Mordorish? Whats dat? My input ( besides discs) is that the 2.2 29er wheels roll over everything. You will be much happier and safer on steep trails and rough terrain with what ever frame you get. Just make sure it's steel. And those big wheels take some work to climb.. that 12-36 cassette will be your next buy.
~Mike~ On Mar 8, 9:04 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, that's another thing, it's definitely an Inland So-Cal bike. > > KMs are pretty reasonable, $460. I'm trying to find a used one for half > that as it's a bit of an experiment. That's why it's hard to come up with > the $$$ for a Hunq. Plus they need a bit longer top tube for the > standover. I'd have to get a 54 to get the standover I want, but the TT is > short-ish for me. The 58 has perfect reach, but ends up w/ only 20mm of > clearance. > > If I really start using the KM to it's full potential (and often), I'll > probably move on and upgrade to a more Mordorish type of a bike. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I find the cable Avid BB7 Road Discs give me decent modulation as > > well. I went that way because I had the really nice wheel set > > though. I think either way will get you where you want to go if set > > up properly. here in Southern Cal the wet weather benifits of the > > discs are not really a gain. > > > And the KM you can go with a traditional Canti and levers, and then > > switch to road discs with road levers down the line if you want. > > Pricepoint usually has them suprisingly cheap, or at least they used > > to. The KM is a fun platform to expriment with. I would go with > > regular levers and brakes to suit if I was starting over from scratch. > > > Rob > > > On Mar 8, 8:34 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've rode my friend's C'dale Caffeine 29er. It has disks and they locked > > up > > > really fast. Not a whole lot of modulation. I like feathering the > > brakes > > > and suppose I could get used to it, but wasn't impressed. I can lock up > > my > > > wheels with cantis w/out problem, so don't see the need. Plus I can use > > the > > > wheelset I have. > > > > I'm probably going to get a Karate Monkey, as mentioned here earlier, but > > am > > > still really smitten by the Hunq. Either way I'm going to use Midge > > clone > > > bars w/ road levers, so am investing now in the bits and pieces I'll > > need. > > > HOpefully ready by Summer! > > > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > one word... well maybe two.. disc brakes. > > > > > when you want to stop big tires in the dirt disc's are in another > > > > world. Hydraulics are best, but Avid cable disc's were damn good too. > > > > I have a steel Haro Mary 29er with hydraulics and the disc's are > > > > almost scary on pavement they stop so fast. But no drop bars except > > > > with the cable versions. > > > > > Of course there is a certain satisfaction in riding those same trails > > > > with your 700x35 knobbies and canti's and drop bars. > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > On Mar 8, 7:36 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > What are the down-sides to using a "regular" road lever (Tektro/Cane > > > > Creek) > > > > > with V- Brakes? > > > > > > I'm starting to piece together a mtn. bike (frame TBD). I'm starting > > > > with > > > > > what I have lying around and going from there... > > > > > > Long shot request. Anyone have a single front Dia Compe 287-V lying > > > > around > > > > > unused and lonely? I need the long-pull "V" kind, not the regular > > 287 > > > > > model. I have a right I'm not using, but the left is on our tandem. > > > > > > FWIW, Cane Creek has a really nice looking updated version. Pricey > > as > > > > all > > > > > get out though.< > > > >http://harriscyclery.net/product/dia-compe-scr-5v-drop-levers-for-v-b.. > > .> > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > David > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. 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