help with frameset

tehtehteh

hello people, I'm new here

I was hoping you could help me find a frameset for my new build, I have SRAM rival groupset already

I would like:

disc specific
alu frame is fine but definitely carbon forks
front thru axle if possible
threaded BB is preferred
braze on FD, bottom pull, I don't like those top pull adapter wheel things
full internal cable routing
I prefer the rear disc caliper to be on the inside of the triangle as it looks super tidy, but this isn't a big deal
don't care about mudguards, would rather not have the eyelets etc..... but I do want to fit 2 bottle cages

so far the closest thing I can find is the 2014 Giant TCX frameset, though it's press fit BB

so do you chaps know of any others that come close to fitting that spec?

thanks

Grill

There are pretty much no big names that still use a threaded BB. Nothing wrong with press fit...

tehtehteh

tools, concerns about creaking.... I've ridden 1000s of miles on a hollowtech threaded BB for about 7 years with no problems at all

but I'm open to new tech so any suggestions are welcome

Monty Dog

Don't really see need for a through-axle on a CX fork - doesn't really serve any purpose except make wheel changes more of a faff.
BB86/90/386 is fine IME - BB30 is silly for a CX frame anyway because of the need for tyre clearance.
Braze-on unlikely, particularly with growing popularity of single ring transmissions.

tehtehteh

I'm not racing so wheel changes aren't a problem, for me a thru axle makes perfect sense for disk brakes, but by all means suggest a frame without one, I'm just weighing up my options and I have posted my ideal spec but I don't expect to get a perfect match

Grill

tehtehteh wrote:

tools, concerns about creaking.... I've ridden 1000s of miles on a hollowtech threaded BB for about 7 years with no problems at all

but I'm open to new tech so any suggestions are welcome

Currently have over 7k miles of 4 seasons weather on my Foil's PF BB with no issues.

Thing about cross is that you really need to strip and clean properly regardless of component choice.

tehtehteh

cool

so can you suggest any framesets for me?

Grill

Trek Crockett or Focus Mares AX are pretty close. Ridley has some nice carbon options too.

tehtehteh

good stuff, thanks

jomoj

Kinesis Pro 6?

disc specific - yes
alu frame is fine but definitely carbon forks - yes & yes
front thru axle if possible - no, not really a mass adoption of this yet
threaded BB is preferred - yes BSA
braze on FD, bottom pull, I don't like those top pull adapter wheel things - sort of - bottom pull but clamp on
full internal cable routing - no
I prefer the rear disc caliper to be on the inside of the triangle as it looks super tidy, but this isn't a big deal - no, it's on the chainstay so it's clear of your heel
don't care about mudguards, would rather not have the eyelets etc..... but I do want to fit 2 bottle cages - eyelets for guards, rack and bottles but pretty discrete.

internal cabling is nice and pretty for sure but it's a bit of a pain in the rear to maintain and can compromise the effectiveness of the cables if it's not well designed.