Fuji Sportif with 32mm cross tyres

ovi

Just got this with the Intention of using it mainly for old railway line blasting and a bit of winter road riding. It came with 28mm tyres which I changed for some 32mm cross tyres which leaves plenty of clearance. It has 105 11 speed gearing with avid bb7 brakes. I have changed the bars and stem for some Deda M35 which I already had. The best bit is it came fitted with a bell 8) which I'm going to leave on as prefer to use this when approaching dog walkers.

The cables all need tidying up and the steerer needs reeducing but that's a job for another day.

Matthewfalle

Very cool and looks like it will be good fun as well - good work that man

Paul 8v

Looks fun! You must be a tall man!

ovi

yeah I'm 6'4"

cneifion

What tyres did you fit? I'm looking to do a similar mix of winter road and easy off-road as you and would welcome any advice on tyre choice.

ovi

they are vittoria randonneur cross pro but I dont think they are available anymore. this maybe worth consideringhttp://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-tourride-city-road-tyre/

cneifion

Thanks for that ovi, I'll add the Conti to my list of possibles. Looks a bit on the heavy side though - I suppose the protection belt contributes to this.

ovi

Cneifion wrote:

Thanks for that ovi, I'll add the Conti to my list of possibles. Looks a bit on the heavy side though - I suppose the protection belt contributes to this.

I don't really worry about the weight to much as there's nothing worse than changing a tube when its wet and freezing with mud everywhere. Its a tiny bit of a better workout too.

ovi

Just to add that I have done my first ride on this bike and the only thing I would change is either the Inner ring to a bigger one or swap the cassette to a 11-28. I could lock the wheels up with bb7 brakes no bother and the shimano 5800 works great.