Habanero ti ‘cross/gravel/touring frameset + extras
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I have my new travel couplers frame now, so am going to move over my components and sell my current commuter/gravel frame, along with the Spot full-carbon fork (pictured) and my Flo30 wheelset (pictured) and a spare-but-dented-rim Grail wheelset (for parts or winter or just riding since it is still works fine).
59cm
https://www.habcycles.com/cross.html
This frame only has ~5k miles on it. It was a a warranty replacement last year.
Important: I’ve made a few “mods” to frame: (1) drilled out cable stops for full-length shifter housing and hydro hose; and (2) I removed the cable stop on back of seat tube for the front derailleur (so I could mount my light on the seat tube to free up my seatpost for Weehoo hookup, etc.) — This means the frame is 1x only (unless you use a problem solvers cable stop).
I love this frame, but I have no room N+1. It is perfect for gravel. Heck, it won Monster Cross Open CX this year!
I am posting this now before I strip off the components in case anyone wants to ride it.
A few notes:
– Full rack and fender mounts.
– ISO disc mount on frame. Frame clears 160mm rotors no problem; that’s what I’m running. Post mount on fork for 160mm minimum. (Not sure if frame or fork would clear rotors larger than 160.)
– Clearance for 700x45mm tires in frame & fork. Frame looks like it’d handle 27.5 x 2.0 (or more?), unsure on fork.
– 27.2mm post. Seatpost binder works great, but is picky on seatpost size tolerance. (E.g. I use carbon paste not grease with the Syncros ti post I’m using now.) .
– 68mm BB shell. I am using a road double with a 44t Wolf Tooth chain ring. That clears fine, but a 46t X-Sync chainring barely does not clear the chain stay. (X-Sync are offset inboard by 2mm) . The X-Sync ring would work with a wide crankset (e.g. MTB width) or works with a 2mm spacer on outside of this particular crankset.Details on wheelsets:
– Both wheelsets use same [mismatched] Hope Pro2 rear + DT Swiss 240s front hubs. The Flo30 has a blue rear hub; the Grail has a silver rear hub. They are loud hubs and I love that they don’t match, but I realize that’s not for everyone.
– The hubs use 135x10mm and 100x9mm DT Swiss RWS “thru-bolts”. I.e. they fit in QR frame + fork, but are thru-axles. (This is supposedly stiffer.)
– The rear hubs cannot be converted to road 11sp (though you can put some Shimano 11sp MTB cassettes on there or get SRAM
driver). Or I hear Jan at Bikenetic can make them 11sp compatible with a Dremel.
– The Flo30 wheelset uses CX-Ray spokes. The rims are in good shape, but have a couple of surface scratches. They’ve been used for many thousands of miles now (20k?) but not off-road; never had to adjust them. Expect them to keep going forever. I am running these tubeless.
– The Grail rims have a few dents, one significant (mostly the rear). They still seat up tubeless just fine and I don’t hesitate to ride them. These rims are generally known to be a bit soft, I guess. (They are probably my favorite rims form a build perspective, though. And the tubeless performance is fantastic.) . If I was keeping the wheelset, I’d just replace the rear rim and be a little more careful not to run such low pressure off-road. (But my new frame is thru-axle, so it doesn’t make sense to keep the wheelset.)Forum price $500 for frame, headset, fork, Flo30 wheelset, Grail spare-parts wheelset. I’ll include the stainless cages (pictured) and a stem in 100mm or 110mm sizing if you’d like.
Will post more details and better photos when I disassemble it next week.
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PLEASE BUY IT!
Jokes aside, I didn’t catch your post. You clearly have first dibs. And, hozn deserves a pound of my finest home roasted coffee for being a gentlemen of extraordinary deals (if he’s at all into coffee).
@Judd 158901 wrote:
We are probably going to have to bike joust over this sweet piece of bike and I’ve been training.
I might have embellished your comments to bolster my motivation
@ian74 158918 wrote:
Whoah!!! I don’t know if I said that! I just had forgotten you were also freakishly tall like Judd! When you stepped off your bike yesterday to help me out out a lightbulb went off! Plus you mentioned you had no bikes made out of titanium YET!
@anomad 158921 wrote:
I might have embellished your comments to bolster my motivation
It sounded like something Ian would say. Bonus points for believability.
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Whew! Thank you. Saved me some cash and “problem” of having another bike. I would have to had suffer the embarrassment of adjusting it for the overweight and inflexible posture anyway.
Roasted up a pound of Burundi Mutambu Rubanda yesterday for hozn. Who I assume, drinks coffee, own’s and operates a grinder, and acceptable brewing apparatus.
@Judd 158924 wrote:
Hozn was kind enough to let me take his bike out for a spin yesterday in the rain. I’m buying it
It was my first time riding a titanium frame, a one by drivetrain and tubeless tires. The frame is very light. Similar to my carbon frame. It also had a nice smooth ride. Cruised right over trail bumps and felt good on the C&O and Georgetown Branch Trail.
I’m likely going to copy the setup Hans had since I liked how good the bike felt. I’ll change the stem angle though since Hans had it set at Monstorcross champion angle and I prefer inflexible lumberjack angle.
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@anomad 158931 wrote:
Roasted up a pound of Burundi Mutambu Rubanda yesterday for hozn. Who I assume, drinks coffee, own’s and operates a grinder, and acceptable brewing apparatus.
Wow, I don’t know what I did to deserve that, but thanks!
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@Sunyata 159000 wrote:
You think YOU got baptized in mud?
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Did you notice if anyone bothered to use fenders? All the pics I’ve seen show everyone with the mud stripe straight up their back, chest, and face. I would’ve at least fashioned up a large Evian/Deer Park fender for the front by cutting it in half!
BTW, if you’re new to mountain biking, this is a HUGE NONO on public trails. However, the Bakers Dozen (where this pic was taken) happens on a private farm in Leesburg, and apparently they don’t mind the bikers roosting mud on their property. NEVER ride muddy trails in parks because it destroys trails and there are lots of volunteers that put in a lot of time to design, build, and fix them (including Sunyata and Dane in the pic).
Do whatev’s on privately-owned trails, but you might want to get permission first
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