My monster cross - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T10:31:33Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/1198434:Topic:12275?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A12346&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGlad I could help!! Don't for…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-09-14:1198434:Comment:397762009-09-14T04:01:28.630ZAlbinohttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/CraigPiburn
Glad I could help!! Don't forget, you might have to trim the side knobs to get them to fit.
Glad I could help!! Don't forget, you might have to trim the side knobs to get them to fit. Sweet looking bike! I just di…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-09-12:1198434:Comment:395562009-09-12T14:33:09.587ZJoe Millerhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JoeMiller
Sweet looking bike! I just discovered the term "monster cross" a few days ago after having sold all my bikes but my cross bike and having to use my cross bike as a mtb. At first I didn't like it so much, but now that I feel more dialed I am just loving riding the cross bike on the trails I loved my mtb on. So I started thinking about racing my cross bike as a mtb next year and I just started racing it in crits and it works great! (And, of course I race it in cross!) So anyway, I'm looking for…
Sweet looking bike! I just discovered the term "monster cross" a few days ago after having sold all my bikes but my cross bike and having to use my cross bike as a mtb. At first I didn't like it so much, but now that I feel more dialed I am just loving riding the cross bike on the trails I loved my mtb on. So I started thinking about racing my cross bike as a mtb next year and I just started racing it in crits and it works great! (And, of course I race it in cross!) So anyway, I'm looking for the fattest tires I can fit for mtb racing. I ordered the same you have, the panaracer fire/cross 45mm and if the back won't fit I'll return the rear and look for something 42ish or something. It was your pictures that turned the light on for me. Thanks! Hey I got some shots for you…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-08-05:1198434:Comment:338752009-08-05T03:31:57.555ZAlbinohttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/CraigPiburn
Hey I got some shots for you to see. I don't have any of the chain stay clearance but it's about the same as the seat stay clearance. These tires have awesome side knobs that need to be trimmed to get them to fit like you see here.
Hey I got some shots for you to see. I don't have any of the chain stay clearance but it's about the same as the seat stay clearance. These tires have awesome side knobs that need to be trimmed to get them to fit like you see here. Nice! Could you post a pictur…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-07-26:1198434:Comment:333852009-07-26T15:11:28.219ZJohnhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/John723
Nice! Could you post a picture of the clearance between the chainstays at the bottom bracket?
Nice! Could you post a picture of the clearance between the chainstays at the bottom bracket? F-Yeah man! I just put some o…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-04-02:1198434:Comment:292242009-04-02T02:57:29.114ZGhostshiphttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Ghostship
F-Yeah man! I just put some of those on my cross-rig. I took it into work the other morning and had fun running through folk's lawns, hopping curbs and generally riding anywhere I felt like it. It feels like a monster truck for sure...<br />
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F-Yeah man! I just put some of those on my cross-rig. I took it into work the other morning and had fun running through folk's lawns, hopping curbs and generally riding anywhere I felt like it. It feels like a monster truck for sure...<br />
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Gship albino, keep us posted on you…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-03-29:1198434:Comment:289852009-03-29T06:53:15.298Zandrewhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/cyclocross
albino, keep us posted on your project, we'd love to see how it turns out.<br />
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on another note, not sure if you saw this: <a href="http://cxmagazine.com/new-product-spotlight-voodoo-cycles-nakisi-fat-tire-crosser">http://cxmagazine.com/new-product-spotlight-voodoo-cycles-nakisi-fat-tire-crosser</a>
albino, keep us posted on your project, we'd love to see how it turns out.<br />
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on another note, not sure if you saw this: <a href="http://cxmagazine.com/new-product-spotlight-voodoo-cycles-nakisi-fat-tire-crosser">http://cxmagazine.com/new-product-spotlight-voodoo-cycles-nakisi-fat-tire-crosser</a> I'm so glad you posted this.…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-03-28:1198434:Comment:289022009-03-28T16:57:36.909ZAlbinohttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/CraigPiburn
I'm so glad you posted this. I've been talking with a local frame builder about a custom steel frame that would bridge that gap between MTB and cross a little better than just putting larger tires on a cross bike. I'll probably have a 132.5 rear spacing so it can go either way, 700c or 29er with plenty of clearance for tires. I'm curious about your set up. Frame geometry, type of brakes and bars.
I'm so glad you posted this. I've been talking with a local frame builder about a custom steel frame that would bridge that gap between MTB and cross a little better than just putting larger tires on a cross bike. I'll probably have a 132.5 rear spacing so it can go either way, 700c or 29er with plenty of clearance for tires. I'm curious about your set up. Frame geometry, type of brakes and bars. That is a very nice looking b…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2009-03-28:1198434:Comment:288472009-03-28T13:43:12.741ZJeffhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Jeff61
That is a very nice looking bike you have there! After owning a few CX bikes over the years I recently sold my Poprad disc and built-up a custom 29er ti black sheep monster in order to ride further and deeper into single track sections than possible on my Poprad. Although the frame is designed specifically for off-road drops, it is clearly not what I would call a drop-bar mountain bike, and not really a monster modified CX like yours either. Regardless it does personify a bike style which…
That is a very nice looking bike you have there! After owning a few CX bikes over the years I recently sold my Poprad disc and built-up a custom 29er ti black sheep monster in order to ride further and deeper into single track sections than possible on my Poprad. Although the frame is designed specifically for off-road drops, it is clearly not what I would call a drop-bar mountain bike, and not really a monster modified CX like yours either. Regardless it does personify a bike style which favors the speed and feel of a drop bar bike with the tough nature of a mountain bike. This niche type of machine can really bridge the gap between a regular CX and a full-on mountain bike. If that gap fits where you ride, then its perfect, and your bike looks great for that kind of purpose!!<br />
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JR Hmmm, how'd you do that??
Ye…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-10-12:1198434:Comment:123892008-10-12T16:42:05.890ZAlbinohttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/CraigPiburn
Hmmm, how'd you do that??<br />
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Yes, I had to trim knobs front and rear.<br />
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It rides like a 29er mtb with drop bars.
Hmmm, how'd you do that??<br />
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Yes, I had to trim knobs front and rear.<br />
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It rides like a 29er mtb with drop bars. No teams, just you against th…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-10-12:1198434:Comment:123542008-10-12T04:13:44.060ZJoshhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JoshPatterson
No teams, just you against the Flint Hills.
No teams, just you against the Flint Hills.