PVD Monster Cross

Goal

More of a design excersise and just a fun project rather than a performance machine. A fire road commuter? An urban drunk bike? A long haul adventure bike? Who knows?

Adjustable BB Height

A Phil Wood 1/2 link eccentric BB will provide bottom bracket heights within a 6mm range. A subtle tuning feature that could really help the bike. At the very least it will give the bike a single speed option.

Headshok

80mm Cannondale Headshok DLR. A nice little unit with rebound and lockout adjustment.

Geometry Change with Fork Travel

• @ 60mm Ride Height - 71 HA, 285.8mm BBH

• @ 80mm Ride Height - 70 HA, 292.5mm BBH
• @ 0mm Ride Height - 74 HA, 262.2mm BBH

This is uncharted territory. I have to start with something. This seems as close as anything.

Print

Tubing

• Down Tube - Nova 29er DT, 35mm x 8/5/8, 720mm, $16.20
• Seat Tube - NOVA EXTERNAL BUTT SEAT TUBE 28.6 X 460 $13.80
• Top Tube, Option 1 - NOVA CROMO 25.4 X 9/6/9 x 600mm, $9.90
• Top Tube, Option 2 - NOVA CROMO 28.6 X 8/5/8 x 650mm, $13.50
• Chain Stays - DEDACCIAI CRMO ROAD 24mm CHAINSTAY, 16/30 OVAL, $31.84
• Seat Stays - DEDACCIAI 12.5 16mm X 0.6 SINGLE TAPER 560 $24.50
  
  

• IF/PVD Disk Dropouts
• Phil Wood "1/2 link" Eccentric BB Shell, 68mm wide x 2" Dia.
• Pacenti SS StampedHydo Stops:Bikelugs.com
• Pacenti Headshok Head tube

• 27.2 Seat post

Parts

• Front Wheel: Deore XT 775 Centerlock hub on a Alex DA28 rim. 32 hole, 3 cross.
• Rear Wheel: Deore XT 775 Centerlock hub on a Alex DA28 rim. 32 hole, 3 cross. 135mm spacing.
• Tires: Panaracer FireCross 700x45c (622+2x45mm OD, 85psi reccomended fill)
• Crank: FSA Vero Compact JIS Sq 175 34/50 Crankset Black, Suggested Chainline: 43.5mm, Q Factor: 147mm
• Bottom Bracket: UN-52 113mm
• Chainring Option: FSA Pro Rd 9/10 48t & 46t 110mm Black chainring
• Cassette: Ultegra 11-27 10 speed
• Brakes: Deore XT Hydraulic Disc. 6" Front and 5" Rear Rotors.
• Handlebar: Flat, MTB
• Shifters: Shimano SL-R770 10-spd Flat Bar Shifters