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feels like i've been waiting 4 years for this article; it did not disappoint

thanks for the kind words marty. cass linked here from his recent review of the jones swb complete. i'm glad to see people are still finding it interesting and informative

sorry, i didn't weigh the bike

long term follow-up: i just bought a trace. based in no small part on your teardown insights and review. thanks again andrew

comment-section cherry on top of an already stellar review. compelling writing and voice coupled with thoughtful insights and a keen eye for detail. i really enjoyed this

in terms of ride feels, does the presence and weight of the gearbox offset the high bb?

"so nice to have suspension that works... after years!"

shots fired - but at whom?

hahahaha

I had a first generation chromag samurai. 6'2″ on a large frame, the 71 sta was the only thing I disliked about that bike. currently on a last-generation chromag surface with a 73 sta, no offset seat post and my saddle slammed forward, which is better - but for steep up and down riding, I dream of 75/76*…

ftr I run a Thomson layback post on my road bike, saddle slammed back on a 72* sta frame - apples and oranges

haha, sorry couldn't tell you. i never took the cranks off or looked at it that closely. i would give jeff a call and ask him yourself

Oh and mine's a wagon wheeler.

🔥

you're building an adhoc

i am sure if you want to get right into it, a bike with slightly longer chainstays and steeper head tube might be better at flatter and faster terrain then what is in the sea to sky. but i would not trade the reach of a BA for that if my surface.

thank you

seen single track from all over the sea to sky, that mysterious "interior" B.C., a huge swath of the northern USA, and a quick bump to NZ. yet to see a down side to the long low slack short thing.

i've been wondering about this. i've had the opportunity to ride my v1 surface back to back with bikes with more progressive geometry, mine and others, and the short reach and conservative geo are noticeable. i recently moved out east, where the trails are flatter and tighter - while i imagine the new crop of long/low/slack chromags are well suited for local and sea-to-sky riding, i've wondered whether they're less versatile than the last generation, and whether they'd suffer on less aggressive terrain

there were several guys racing flat barred cx at the Squamish provincials, but the purists were like…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/palleus/30912499940/in/album-72157677053382296/

that's how i imagine racing cx always feels

gtrguy nailed it

schwalbe rocket ron is a decent option: light-ish, cheap-ish, aggressive-ish

https://www.bike24.com/p2100867.html

http://nsmb.com/spawn-savage-2-0/

I haven't really looked into it that much, but how is the Surface different from the Primer (besides the Dekerf vs. Truelove welding?)

primer

surface

The builder matters too; Truelove vs. DeKerf.

only in terms of the beauty of the welds, afaict

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=160277

ah, that sucks. great bikes and very progessive designs. is anyone making production bikes in canada anymore?

i just sold my adhoc but i really grew to like that bike. i think i would have kept it for years if i'd stayed in vancouver

Bummer…we love our Xprezos…still hope I can find a couple of linkage rebuild kits.

i found a website that purports to sell them

http://cyclesxprezo.bigcartel.com/product/rebuild-kits

but you can't actually buy anything. anyone know a source?