Originally Posted by
MRT2
The frame was Tenax, which was Columbus brand Cro Moly. Maybe I should have kept the Schwinn and figured out a way to make it work. Maybe a shorter stem, and some new bars might have done the trick. Or kept as it and my son could have grown into it. But that was years ago. Better that someone else got a chance to enjoy it, and I am happy with my Salsa Casserol, which is the best bike I have ever owned, even if the frame is generic Taiwan made Cro Moly instead of Columbus. Even though I wanted to love friction shifting, in the end, I just prefer indexed shifting, and having the controls at my fingertips rather than on the downtube.
Casseroll is an awesome, underrated/overlooked bike IMO. I’m really bummed Salsa discontinued it.
Do you have the 1st gen (with caliper brakes) or the 2nd gen (with cantis)?
I’ve got a 1st gen (wife rides it now), and I find the ride quality top notch, regardless of the type of steel they used.