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[J_Bass]

View attachment 4507546 View attachment 4507545 The post just said FS. Looks like front.

How tall are you? That Trek looks really small.

I would go with the Specialized. You can find a steep fork for cheap if you don't like the suspension.

Also, personally, I would take of that suspension seat post off I went with the Trek. All that it will do is make you bounce around while you're pedaling.

 

[pie_man_25]

How tall are you? That Trek looks really small.

I would go with the Specialized. You can find a steep fork for cheap if you don't like the suspension.

Also, personally, I would take of that suspension seat post off I went with the Trek. All that it will do is make you bounce around while you're pedaling.

I guess I stand corrected

 

[Inky13]

How tall are you? That Trek looks really small.

I would go with the Specialized. You can find a steep fork for cheap if you don't like the suspension.

Also, personally, I would take of that suspension seat post off I went with the Trek. All that it will do is make you bounce around while you're pedaling.

Pretty short. 5.5.

 

[Inky13]

For the record, both bikes are $75 which I feel is pretty good for a real bike.

 

[J_Bass]

I guess I stand corrected

I don't understand what you mean.

Is it because you said you would prefer the Trek?

Maybe you're the one who is right, the Trek looks good, too.

They seem like 2 different sized frames, and maybe the Trek will fit @Inky13 better.

The Trek seems to have city tires, too.

 

[pie_man_25]

I don't understand what you mean.

Is it because you said you would prefer the Trek?

Maybe you're the one who is right, the Trek looks good, too.

They seem like 2 different sized frames, and maybe the Trek will fit @Inky13 better.

The Trek seems to have city tires, too.

Yeah, but you considered things I didn't even notice, I've never even heard of a suspension seat post.

 

[pie_man_25]

https://www.poseidonbike.com/products/fx-tracklocross-frameset

Anybody have experience with Poseidon? These look kinda tempting to me. I don't need one, but when has that ever stopped TB?

 

[J_Bass]

https://www.poseidonbike.com/products/fx-tracklocross-frameset

Anybody have experience with Poseidon? These look kinda tempting to me. I don't need one, but when has that ever stopped TB?

Looks good!

6061 aluminum, that's pretty standard, no problems there. Not the lightest, but more than adequate.
The frameset includes the seat post and ring, that's a bonus.

Make sure the material you already have is compatible with the frame. BB, wheels, etc..


I would buy one for my singlespeed.

 

[J_Bass]

I like the black frame, but the "raw" frame looks super cool. Gives that retro vibe, or even a titanium feel to the bike.

 

[pie_man_25]

Looks good!

6061 aluminum, that's pretty standard, no problems there. Not the lightest, but more than adequate.
The frameset includes the seat post and ring, that's a bonus.

Make sure the material you already have is compatible with the frame. BB, wheels, etc..


I would buy one for my singlespeed.

That's great to hear. It looks to have similar geometry to my current bike, but the hiten steel frame and generally old and cheap parts has had me wanting alternatives. Seeing as this thing would come out to about $430 CAD after shipping (I'd probably have to pay some duties at the border, maybe as much as another hundred), a similar surly frame would come out to about a grand before any parts were bought.

That being said, this is all in the "I'm mostly window shopping" phase, my CCM has taken me places and I'm honestly kind of attached.

Edit: I'll also say that I like the silver over the black, and that I live in an apartment with limited bike spaces that are assigned. I've only got the one space, so, this is an either or situation for now.

 

[J_Bass]

That's great to hear. It looks to have similar geometry to my current bike, but the hiten steel frame and generally old and cheap parts has had me wanting alternatives. Seeing as this thing would come out to about $430 CAD after shipping (I'd probably have to pay some duties at the border, maybe as much as another hundred), a similar surly frame would come out to about a grand before any parts were bought.

That being said, this is all in the "I'm mostly window shopping" phase, my CCM has taken me places and I'm honestly kind of attached.

https://www.regalbicycles.com/

 

[pie_man_25]

https://www.regalbicycles.com/

You're either really helping or really not helping

 

[J_Bass]

You're either really helping or really not helping

Well, you're from Canada, no problem at the border, now!

Also, this is TB, home of the enablers.

Plus, black frame, raw fork, oh my, that's delicious. Brown seat, Ritchey stem and, probably, seatpost, too. Looks good!

 

[J_Bass]

Flip flop hub! Could it get any better? Haha!

 

[DirtDog]

View attachment 4507546 View attachment 4507545 The post just said FS. Looks like front.

What kind of riding are you planning to do?

 

[fdeck]

https://www.poseidonbike.com/products/fx-tracklocross-frameset

Anybody have experience with Poseidon? These look kinda tempting to me. I don't need one, but when has that ever stopped TB?

Rear hub spacing is 120 mm. That might not fit your existing wheel. If it were a steel frame, you could spread the stays a bit, but that's a no-no on aluminum. Measure what you've got right now.

This is a side effect of the old bike hobby -- figuring out dimensions. When I go somewhere to look for parts, I carry a mm ruler or a caliper with me to see if stuff will fit any of my bikes.

I like it. That would look good on a couple of 3-speed wheel sets that I own, and where the 120 mm spacing is not a problem to set up. And 3 speeds pretty much defines what kind of riding I do.

 

[pie_man_25]

Rear hub spacing is 120 mm. That might not fit your existing wheel. If it were a steel frame, you could spread the stays a bit, but that's a no-no on aluminum. Measure what you've got right now.

This is a side effect of the old bike hobby -- figuring out dimensions. When I go somewhere to look for parts, I carry a mm ruler or a caliper with me to see if stuff will fit any of my bikes.

I like it. That would look good on a couple of 3-speed wheel sets that I own, and where the 120 mm spacing is not a problem to set up. And 3 speeds pretty much defines what kind of riding I do.

Honestly I'd probably sell the old bike and get a different set of wheels... Or lace a new hub onto the old bike wheels. Honestly that whole old CCM still has plenty of life now that the seatpost has been sorted. It's not a "cool" bike but it works plenty fine for commuting - so I'd feel bad about scrapping most of it just for parts for this bike.

 

[fdeck]

The other thing I just noticed is that the only options for brakes are calipers, so you'd have to find some extra long reach caliper brakes. Hmmm... that would be a problem for me, no longer impressed. At the very least I'd need to know what kind of brakes it can accommodate. The marketing fluff talks about brakeless fixie, which I consider to be suicidal.

 

[pie_man_25]

The other thing I just noticed is that the only options for brakes are calipers, so you'd have to find some extra long reach caliper brakes. Hmmm... that would be a problem for me, no longer impressed. At the very least I'd need to know what kind of brakes it can accommodate. The marketing fluff talks about brakeless fixie, which I consider to be suicidal.

Yeah lots of fixie folks seem to talk about brakeless or front brake only - that frame has a thing for disc brakes on the front. I can see that potentially working in Windsor - my hometown - which is VERY flat. In Kingston? I'm just thinking of going down the hill to go from my place to cross the bridge to get to downtown, or anywhere, really, and a few other hills that honestly I wouldn't go down without brakes.

I could do calipers if it's got the space, I'm basically of the mind that I could buy the frame first, then look patiently for reasonable parts to accommodate the frame, and then try the bike out. I think tracklocross is some sort of hyperspecific take on gravel riding? I have no clue, that side of biking is so new to me, but the folks that take it seriously seem to take it very much so. Kinda feels like obscure metal subgenres.

But yeah, window shopping, it's good to hear all of these considerations that I honestly don't think about, then I can write it all down and look at future items with more considerations.

 

[fdeck]

Ah, I didn't notice the disk brake mount. That would be fine. The wheels that I'd use include a rear coaster hub, so I only need a front brake.