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Well, it's not all new as some bits came from my Felt F65x but it is pink! Looking forward to riding and racing it 🙂
Frameset is Trek Crockett (my first Trek!)
Wheels - Stan's Crest, Stan's 3.30 Front, Novatec Rear, Sapim Race, Terra Pro tubeless tyres
Groupset - Ultegra 6800 with some prototype 685/785 hyraulic shifters/calipers, Wheels Manufacturing BB
Finishing Kit - S-Works Seatpost & stem, cheap Spesh bars from my Tarmac, Toupe Expert saddle, Lizard Skins DSP tape. Still undecided on pedals.
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That is indeed, pink.. !
[i]prototype 685/785 hyraulic shifters/calipers[/i]
Why prototype - Have you had them a while? How did you find bleeding them?
That looks great.
For you. 😉
Why prototype
Because they were free 🙂 Have had them a few months, they work well. I didn't bleed them myself, let one of my workshop colleagues have that pleasure (didn't look particularly arduous though)
Noiiiiiiice..
Free? Nice!
I bled mine - compared to the old MTB ones they were a right pain to get right!
Just wondered if you had any tips 🙂
Just wondered if you had any tips
Not really! Syringe at caliper end, funnel at lever end and move fluid back and forth until no bubbles come out is my guess 🙂
looks great!
Liking that, very nice, how you getting on with tubeless with cross, what kind of pressures are you running?
S-works stem and rubber on a Trek!
Nice looking bike that, race it hard.
Stybar kicked off the whole pink CX bike thing and I think its great
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Nice! You know us at Lovecrossed like pink! Tyre review please.
how you getting on with tubeless with cross
Very well indeed. Have done 4 races this season and no issues.
what kind of pressures are you running?
About 24psi on my pump. I'm rather fat (90+kg) so wouldn't really want to go much lower. On my local rocky trails then I run about 40psi (used to run 70psi with tubes and still got pinch flats. I'm clumsy as well as fat!)
Tyre review please.
They're bloody ace 🙂
S-works stem and rubber on a Trek!
And seatpost, bars and saddle 🙂
No dropper? I thought all new bikes posted here had to have a dropper?
They look a better mud option than the vittoria I'm running in this seemingly very muddy winter to come!
They look a better mud option than the vittoria I'm running in this seemingly very muddy winter to come!
I was running Vittoria XG Pro but the rear was very worn so needed a change anyway. It coincided with all of the rain arriving 🙂
No dropper? I thought all new bikes posted here had to have a dropper?
It's got 2 chainrings and a front mech too!
That cable inner must be nearly long enough to drag along the ground! 😉
I feared when I clicked this I'd have to rant about CX bikes not having mud guards, panniers and generally commuter crap. But no, we have a real CX bike, with a proper CX chainset, proper tyres and no unnecessary paraphernalia. It's great to see and it's a lovely looking bike.
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I feared when I clicked this I'd have to rant about CX bikes not having mud guards, panniers and generally commuter crap. But no, we have a real CX bike, with a proper CX chainset, proper tyres and no unnecessary paraphernalia. It's great to see and it's a lovely looking bike.
Splitting hairs it's still not got tubs 😉
They are sorted frames crocketts. Really good mud clearance and no chainstay brace on a race frame. It's s ruddy miricle.
How did you find the fit of the Terra's on the crests please? Need to replace my Hutchinson Toros which are silly tight to fit and a bit of a pain.
Splitting hairs it's still not got tubs
I used to run tubs (Terra Pros) but for a fat knacker at the back end of a cross field there's no disadvantage to me running tubeless. In fact, I think it's better as I'm certain that I'm less likely to puncture. I can also happily use the same wheels/tyres for any other riding I do on the bike 🙂
How did you find the fit of the Terra's on the crests please? Need to replace my Hutchinson Toros which are silly tight to fit and a bit of a pain.
They went on really easily and pumped up first time without any sealant.
That cable inner must be nearly long enough to drag along the ground!
I know! Will sort when I can be arsed 🙂