Spa Ti Adventure

[Audax67]

Sad to see attention to front mudguard fitting - and advertising it - so 'compromised', from the usually great gang from Harrogate.

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php ... b0s21p3104

That is one fugly bike.

[honesty]

Whilst I can see the attraction and the intended use it goes too far towards the mountain bike for me. I want a Spa roughstuff with disc mounts, but I accept I'm in a definite minority!

[BrianP]

Any geometry numbers yet?

Brian

[reohn2]

Whilst I can see the attraction and the intended use it goes too far towards the mountain bike for me. I want a Spa roughstuff with disc mounts, but I accept I'm in a definite minority!

And a longer headtube

[honesty]

Whilst I can see the attraction and the intended use it goes too far towards the mountain bike for me. I want a Spa roughstuff with disc mounts, but I accept I'm in a definite minority!

And a longer headtube

Nah. That's what spacers are for!

[BrianP]

An option of a well chosen carbon disc fork would be good too. Would be half the weight of steel and a nice titanium frame deserve a top fork.

Brian.

[The Computer Monkey]

Any geometry numbers yet?

They are at the link below for now.

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/smsimg/adventure_sizing.jpg

[reohn2]

Any geometry numbers yet?

They are at the link below for now.

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/smsimg/adventure_sizing.jpg

Good sensible solid figures those for such a bike IMHO
Best of luck with it

[cycleruk]

An option of a well chosen carbon disc fork would be good too. Would be half the weight of steel and a nice titanium frame deserve a top fork.

Brian.

Personally I wouldn't want a carbon fork on a bike that may be subjected to rough stuff.

[BrianP]

Thanks for posting geometries. Look good to me too, perhaps just a tad longer head tube, and resulting slightly higher stack. Close to AWOL and my Fargo.

What is the max tyre width?

Brian

[mnichols]

I'm interested in getting an off road touring bike. Two questions:

Wouldn't a rohloff hub be more robust than a deralieur?
I have and love my ti bike, but is steel better for out of the way places as its easier to repair?

[reohn2]

Look good to me too, perhaps just a tad longer head tube

The headtube's high enough IMO and it needs to be short to accommodate the suspension corrected fork,which offers the option of a sus fork if required.

........ Close to AWOL and my Fargo.

Brian

It's a lot more Fargo (with a slacker s/t angle which is in it's favour) than AWOL or Vaya FTM.

[Jezrant]

Any geometry numbers yet?

They are at the link below for now.

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/smsimg/adventure_sizing.jpg

An intriguing design. The ever-useful yojimg trail calculator gives the small size a whopping 79mm trail with the 26 x 2" Mondials and 75mm trail in the larger sizes with the 700 x 40mm tyres.

[The Computer Monkey]

What is the max tyre width?

It's designed to take a 58mm tyre in the frame i.e. a 2.3

I've run a Continental Mountain King MK1 2.2 in the rear and clearances were ample.

[djnotts]

"That is one fugly bike."

Eye of the beholder an' all that - I think it is a real good looker and, as far as one can tell without riding it, one of the best "just a bicycle" out there. Wish I had reason to own one - surely a bargain.