Building out an old mountin bike as a cross racing bike? Any advantages? - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T08:23:02Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/building-out-an-old-mountin?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A76571&xg_raw_resources=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noKind of a cross post here (no…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-20:1198434:Comment:789002010-12-20T19:55:03.914Zcurt khttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/curtk
<p>Kind of a cross post here (no puns *ever* intended), but I had been looking for a 'cross bike for my 11 year-old daughter and wound up, with a lot of help, putting together an old, small mountain bike into a nice 'cross bike. Seemed relevent to this discussion! More details here --</p>
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<p>Kind of a cross post here (no puns *ever* intended), but I had been looking for a 'cross bike for my 11 year-old daughter and wound up, with a lot of help, putting together an old, small mountain bike into a nice 'cross bike. Seemed relevent to this discussion! More details here --</p>
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<p> </p> Go ahead Shimano, can 5, 6,7,…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-19:1198434:Comment:786672010-12-19T05:15:11.992ZChrishttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Chris29
<p>Go ahead Shimano, can 5, 6,7,8 and so on speed cassettes. Still won't stop me from taking apart cassettes to make one's that will work.</p>
<p>I learned to do this way back when they first came out. Back when Shimano had allen bolts holding the cassettes together way back in 94.</p>
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<p>Go ahead Shimano, can 5, 6,7,8 and so on speed cassettes. Still won't stop me from taking apart cassettes to make one's that will work.</p>
<p>I learned to do this way back when they first came out. Back when Shimano had allen bolts holding the cassettes together way back in 94.</p>
<p> </p> I certainly wish you the best…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-15:1198434:Comment:784092010-12-15T20:41:05.516ZJohn K.https://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JohnK
<p>I certainly wish you the best of luck. This was to be my year to get into cyclocross and all I have is a mountain bike myself. A few injuries have slowed me down but there is always next year. Since I am new to the scene I am hoping I can sneak my mountain bike into a beginner's race. No reason to exclude me. This is a sport that needs new participation to be its lifeblood. Spec-ing folks like me out of it before the word GO is a bad thing. </p>
<p>I certainly wish you the best of luck. This was to be my year to get into cyclocross and all I have is a mountain bike myself. A few injuries have slowed me down but there is always next year. Since I am new to the scene I am hoping I can sneak my mountain bike into a beginner's race. No reason to exclude me. This is a sport that needs new participation to be its lifeblood. Spec-ing folks like me out of it before the word GO is a bad thing. </p> Andrew, I am clueless. 20 yrs…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-06:1198434:Comment:767722010-12-06T16:07:28.633Ztad hodgerthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/tadhodgert
Andrew, I am clueless. 20 yrs ago we annually redesigned the TT frames we built to adopt to UCI 'progressions'. Today, I try to just play. Brad Ross the race director here responded to my query that the 'true drop bars' and 'tire width' rules would be enforced as would the '700c requirement' in ALL age groups, 'even on Wednesday'...I race 65+. No, they are not keeping their sport(s) accessible with these meaningless barriers...especially in the 'meaningless' (entry pathways, handicapped, aged,…
Andrew, I am clueless. 20 yrs ago we annually redesigned the TT frames we built to adopt to UCI 'progressions'. Today, I try to just play. Brad Ross the race director here responded to my query that the 'true drop bars' and 'tire width' rules would be enforced as would the '700c requirement' in ALL age groups, 'even on Wednesday'...I race 65+. No, they are not keeping their sport(s) accessible with these meaningless barriers...especially in the 'meaningless' (entry pathways, handicapped, aged, etc.) catagories.<br/>
Oh well, the snow is superb, we've a nordic race season to train for, and 2 dozen family for Christmas...ON ON ! really? 700c? hmm. I didn't k…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-06:1198434:Comment:767502010-12-06T08:03:25.638Zandrewhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/cyclocross
really? 700c? hmm. I didn't know there is that rule. so, the vertically challenged cannot ride a 26" wheel? hmm...hmm. usa cycling rule? starting with what age group?<br />
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I wonder if there are rules written for this, given the whole emergency thing is so recent. does it define wheel sizes, tire width? after all, uci does not recognize singlespeed...so it should be all usa cycling rules.
really? 700c? hmm. I didn't know there is that rule. so, the vertically challenged cannot ride a 26" wheel? hmm...hmm. usa cycling rule? starting with what age group?<br />
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I wonder if there are rules written for this, given the whole emergency thing is so recent. does it define wheel sizes, tire width? after all, uci does not recognize singlespeed...so it should be all usa cycling rules. They did arrive, look good, b…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-06:1198434:Comment:767302010-12-06T03:37:51.166Ztad hodgerthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/tadhodgert
They did arrive, look good, but Brad Ross the race director says we all need 700c wheels, too. Am bumming. Are you going to be here?
They did arrive, look good, but Brad Ross the race director says we all need 700c wheels, too. Am bumming. Are you going to be here? i used those last year...bar…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-06:1198434:Comment:767282010-12-06T03:18:56.791ZA. di Michelehttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/UBUcxxx
i used those last year...bar tape helped disguise them, ha!
i used those last year...bar tape helped disguise them, ha! As a serious frame builder of…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-05:1198434:Comment:766362010-12-05T04:17:48.549Ztad hodgerthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/tadhodgert
As a serious frame builder of progressive bikes a couple decades ago...tried to patent a curved seat tube for TT bikes, a lot more, as a citizen cyclist and racer, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU! THANKS.
As a serious frame builder of progressive bikes a couple decades ago...tried to patent a curved seat tube for TT bikes, a lot more, as a citizen cyclist and racer, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU! THANKS. If you mean the officials at…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-05:1198434:Comment:766022010-12-05T00:21:40.853ZBeth Hamonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BethHamon
If you mean the officials at the USAC/UCI level who, in their quest to support and promote the Elite level of racing, must also make nice with bicycle manufacturers, good luck with that. I've worked in the industry for over 15 years and I am convinced that the only goal of bicycle manufacturers is to develop new products and make more money. It does not behoove the bicycle industry to promote an ethos based on "run what ya brung" when their entire business strategy is based on a constant…
If you mean the officials at the USAC/UCI level who, in their quest to support and promote the Elite level of racing, must also make nice with bicycle manufacturers, good luck with that. I've worked in the industry for over 15 years and I am convinced that the only goal of bicycle manufacturers is to develop new products and make more money. It does not behoove the bicycle industry to promote an ethos based on "run what ya brung" when their entire business strategy is based on a constant schedule of planned obsolescence. And it gets hard to keep your twenty-year-old bike going when you can't source parts for it anymore -- because the company no longer makes them.<br />
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(Don't believe me? Call up Shimano America and ask them how much longer they'll support 8-speed drivetrains. They stopped making 5-speed freewheels two years ago. Next year 6-speed is going away, and 7-speed is not be far behind. It's not a big deal for those who can afford to run 9- or 10-speed systems; but for those just getting into bicycling and doing so on a very tight budget, being able to keep an older bike going means everything.)<br />
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Sorry if this threatens to become a rant, but the bicycle industry thrives on getting folks like you and me to be regularly dissatisfied with our bikes so we will want to upgrade every year. I am stubbornly sticking with my bike -- flat pedals, 26" clincher tires and all -- for as long as I can, and this winter I will work on upgrading ME instead. Please, share your opinion wi…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-12-04:1198434:Comment:765922010-12-04T16:49:10.754Ztad hodgerthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/tadhodgert
Please, share your opinion with those who rule our sport!
Please, share your opinion with those who rule our sport!