 You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
Whatcha reckon?
Do you think i could use it in a cross race?
[url= http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8158136208_2a11c3869f.jp g" target="_blank">
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/65116677@N02/8158136208/ ]Toccoa commuter[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/65116677@N02/ ]marcusandcath[/url], on Flickr
good god! thats a commuter?!
Do you think i could use it in a cross race?
seriously? 😆
What's the rack mos?
looks nice.
if you are going to use a beam rack I think the Carradice SQR bags are a better solution. With a big frame like that you could use a SQR Tour.
if you need to go bigger then you should be on a proper 4 point rack
good god! thats a commuter?!
+1 & there was me thinking that my 5 year old Kona kula was a bit posh for commuting
Not a commuter without proper mudguards. D'oh!
Stuff me. I'm a bit jumpy about using an 853 Inbred with a smattering of "old but nice" bits on it.
I crap myself when I leave it locked up!!!
spendy but still ugly.
Its a circa 1999 'titanium bike for life'. Or at least it was before XC forks started coming with more than 63mm of travel & i realised i get on better with frames that have a TT about an inch longer.
Won't sell as it has some sentimantal value, plus i'd prob get next to nowt for it.
Rack is a topeak one i think.
Would be locked up in my workshop during day.
Mos, how are you getting on with the single chain ring up front? About to start building a Kaff and would like to avoid the front mech. Horrible brutal things!
gaffney - I have a Kaffenback with just a single ring up front (36T with 11-32 cassette). Works a treat, occasionally spin out on very fast descents, but other than that it's a good compromise.
I use an ngear jump stop and BBG superlight bash for chain retention.
[url= http://n-gear.com/whatis.html ]Jump Stop[/url]
[url= http://bbgbashguard.com/superlights.html ]BBG[/url]
nice mos, why not?!
gaffney - 1x9 here too. Surly 48T with a Paul Chainkeeper + 11-34 cassette. Reasonably steep hills round here, and it's fine at the bottom end. 700x35c tyres.
That looks way, way to nice just to commute on 😉
Mos, what make are the front forks?
It's not a commuter without full mudguards but otherwise it looks comfy and capable 🙂
Thanks for the links Ned and Woody, that's made my mind up! Will post pics when I get the thing built.
Anyone got recommendations for good guards for Kaffs? Would like to keep the weight down if poss.
They are RC31ti's
it would look nicer if you fitted a traditional rack.