Just a thought, but . . .

FSR_XC
FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
edited December 2009 in Road buying advice
Thinking of an all round bike for a very good price.
Start with a Specialized Tricross Singlecross 2009 and fit a set of Alfine wheels and a Sora 8 speed brake/shifter.

Less than £500 for a winter / commuter bike - wotcha think?

Is there anything I haven't considered?
Is the Sora compatible with the Alfine?
Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50

http://www.visiontrack.com

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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    start with an apple pie and drop a fried egg on top. hmm tastey. :?
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    rake wrote:
    start with an apple pie and drop a fried egg on top. hmm tastey. :?


    Another useful comment frrom the troll :wink:

    Can't see why that's not actually a bl00dy good idea, i reckon, however, the wheels wont take a Sora cassette :?


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  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    IIRC the Singlecross won't take a standard cassette & rear mech, hence the idea of using an Alfine hub gear.

    It retains the single speed look too.

    Anyway, just a thought
    Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50

    http://www.visiontrack.com
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    FSR_XC wrote:
    Thinking of an all round bike for a very good price.
    Start with a Specialized Tricross Singlecross 2009 and fit a set of Alfine wheels and a Sora 8 speed brake/shifter.

    Less than £500 for a winter / commuter bike - wotcha think?

    Is there anything I haven't considered?
    Is the Sora compatible with the Alfine?

    If you decide that it works, I'll give you the shifter free of charge.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,070
    I bought one of those very Hargroves Singlecrosses three weeks ago, very happy!

    But I digress, the frame takes 120 OLD hubs and I believe the Alfine (on my Pylon8, got for 300 squids new in March) is a 135 OLD hub.

    Might be other options, but you could fit a S3X 3-speed fixed hub...
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I'm looking at building an Alfine hub for my go-anywhere bike - currently run as an SS. The Alfine hub is 135mm OLN so simply won't fit your Singlecross - I'm also not sure that the Sora shifter cable-pull will work the Alfine hub - which has a dedicated shifter. JTEK do a bar-end mounted shift lever that works though
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • blackhands
    blackhands Posts: 950
    You've linked to a front wheel - an alfine rear is over £200 with a hub gear.
  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    blackhands wrote:
    You've linked to a front wheel - an alfine rear is over £200 with a hub gear.

    Yeeouw!

    My mistake.

    It starts looking damned expensive now!
    Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50

    http://www.visiontrack.com
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    Hopefully not too O.T. but I could do with some quick input here :
    Seriously considering a Tricross but wondering about the sizing : I would normally plump for a 55cm horionntal TT but this comes in a 54 (545mm) or 56 (560mm) so ...
    Is what I gather the geo to be a bit more upright than a normal dropped-bar bike result in people being happy with what might appear to be a slightly longer/bigger frame than normal ?
  • chip42
    chip42 Posts: 145
    Check out this link http://www.bikerevuk.com/ and go to custom bike gallery and Special Winter Bike,there is a shifter that will work with Alfine.
    Andy

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