Another major change is to adapt the frame to 100mm suspension forks, something we kind of resisted for a while. You can still run a rigid fork (like our steel fork or the White Bros carbon) on it (It'll change the angles slightly. Follow the numbers for the "80mm fork" below for that. (Specs subject to change.) To keep the cockpit low, we decided to make the headtube on all sizes 110mm.
All in all just as fun and fast as the previous Juices, just now with more fork options, but fewer brake options, because we finally dumped the V-brake bosses. Color: Nickel Availability: Mid December.
11 comments:
No oversized headtube? :-(
I agree - why no OS headtube?
Too bad, I was hoping for shorter chain stays and less BB drop this time around for tight, twisty New England singletrack.
Your mom has an oversized headtube.
The headtube is oversized. You mean overoversized.
26" or 650b or 29er?
If it gets to the point where all suspension forks offer only tapered headtubes, we will move to the 44mm headtube. But right now we think the fat headtube looks out of place on steel bikes.
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Why is there a third housing stop in the middle of the top tube? Shouldn't be required now that the top tube is straight...
What's minimum and maximum chainstay length? Is 445mm at its shortest?
I agree that a 44mm head tube would have given us more options. Overall the frame looks great. I kinda want one now that it's got cleaner lines. Well done!
What's the cost?
Just got mine...beautiful. Classic steel frame-keep it that way damn it. 44mm headtube means fatter top and down tubes-Cannondale already has that covered.
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