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Yeah that Tiagra is maybe good lookin’ in a dark light. Good thing is, a LOT of LBSs will have take off cranks laying around. Check your local racer/tri shops to see what they took off. I picked up a two month old set of Rotor 3Ds for $150. Or your fave LBs probably has something kicking around for dirt cheap

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kelonwheels;50875 wrote:

when i go with a space horse i’m going to see if i can afford to swap out the crankset. That stock tiagra 4600 is fuuuuuugly.

ftfy…

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Yeah. I can’t wait till the CX Freds need new disc brake wheels. Gonna try to score some cheap tubulars!

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@hozn 50729 wrote:

My commuter (cx/touring bike) was first a cantilever setup (Avid Shorty 4). I spent months tweaking those brakes — I had really poor braking performance. Switching to salmon pads helped, though I would say I never had a great setup. I have talked to others with cantis that had much more positive experiences. I considered buying higher end cantis, but decided instead to switch to TRP mini-v brakes. That was a huge improvement. No need to mess with toe-in to stop the shudder and squealing. Braking performance was much better. They were grabbier than disc, but on the whole this was a huge improvement.

Shorty 4’s are notorious for poor braking. The 6s are a bit better. TRP cantis are very nice and their mini-vs are stellar. I’m still an Avid fan- Ultimates on my CX. My neighbor has Paul Mini Motos. Those are NICE.

I just feel there are some great choices for cantis/v brakes for the same or less money than disc set-ups. And don’t forget the poor showing for CX disc set-ups in Kentucky. Granted that was a bit of an extreme situation, but I’ve never had my cantis so gunked up they stopped working or destroyed the braking surface on my rims.

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I would have found a way to get that home. Too cool.

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@Dirt 50708 wrote:

Fat one had to double back to try to figure out what the hell this thing was. I *almost* took it home with me to preserve such a treasure…

Awesome! like a FEMA advent calendar…

What’s the little doohickey in the drive side fork leg?

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@dbb 50615 wrote:

The Opus One wasn’t hurt was it?

Nope. Safely in my liver.

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@KelOnWheels 50629 wrote:

Oh, I have a spreadsheet.

Space Horse 49cm
HTA 71
STA 74.2
ETT 530 mm
ST 480 mm
CS 435 mm
BB Drop 75 mm
Fork Offset 52 mm
Fork Length 395 mm
HT 110 mm
Wheelbase 1018.8 mm
Standover 766 mm

Cross-Check 50 cm
HTA 72
STA 74
ETT 541.8
ST 500
CS 425
BB Drop 66
Fork Offset 44
Fork Length 400
HT 91
Wheelbase 1005.3
Standover 769.4

So what I can see is more touring/rando geos for the Space horse, and CX geo for the Crosscheck. The lower BB drop on the Spacehorse will feel more stable loaded down with gear. But the Crosscheck will be a bit more nimble. But the Spacehorse comes in that blue….

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Also now looking for road hubs as well. 18h front/24h rear.

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@KelOnWheels 50626 wrote:

That was pretty much my take on it I just have to figure out if the geo is right for me. I’m thinking it’s sorta-kinda close enough to a Cross-Check that I can extrapolate from test riding one.

Check Surly’s and A/C’s websites. I’m pretty sure surly posts the geos on the site and I know A/C does.

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@KelOnWheels 50619 wrote:

Learn me about AC bikes. I’m reaaaaaallly considering a Space Horse.

It’s a really well thought out kinda “do everything” bike. Clearance for big rubber, fender mounts/rack mounts, but best of all are the semi-horizontal dropouts a la old school roadies. This allows running geared or single speed or even internallly geared hubs. Basically the same geo as the Macho Man. And that silvery blue color is teh sex.

I know I come off as a fanboy and I’m ok with that. They put out a serious product with a very good amount of bang for buck. Jeff (the dude who runs A/C) races, throws killer alleycat and CX races, drinks cheap beer, and is just generally a cool cat.

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@ShawnoftheDread 50607 wrote:

Now you’re just showing off. A cloud of envy has permeated the air in Washington.

yeah well…. /aw shucks smile

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@dbb 50292 wrote:

You: The gents on the eastbound scooter on the PA Ave cycletrack about 0710. If you want a ride with a gasoline motor, please use the big wide lanes that are there for those type rides. The way you were weaving, it looked like the additional lane width would have been fully utilized. Thanks!

Motorpacing? I see this on occasion. Best was the guy on the motorized beach cruiser blowing by me up a bridge and all I saw as I crested it was a bunch of stopped cars and a pile of what used to be a beach cruiser straddling the bike lane and car lane.

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I see it all the time, and finally stopped worrying about it. It makes me kinda bitter when there’s an empty sidewalk 2 feet away, but I feel like I’d make more of a difference if I just banged my head against the wall.

Personally, #iblamebikelanes

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Run off the road in Miami on the Venetian Causeway. Pouring rain, inattentive driver, really tall curb. In that order.

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