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After doing a few cross races races on the Cotic I realised that there is a reason that people have cross bikes. Aim for this one was to keep it as cheap as possible to miminise how upset I am when I inevitably ruin it riding it through muddy fields. Hanger is pretty cooked but got lucky and managed to 'borrow' an ENO hub from a friend.
Overall pretty happy with it and surprised by capable it is. Rim brakes aren't dead apparently
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The Rockhopper in it's latest form. No major changes but did find an old XTR derailleur that cleaned up nicely and adds a bit of OG mountain biking credit
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Built this up to save my Cotic from having to race cross.
It's a 2004 Jamis Nova built around an Eno hub and a variety of friends parts bin parts. Only had it out a few times but been impressed with how capable it is!
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It's a 9 speed sram x7 shifter with a 10 speed SLX clutch derailleur
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I've run the same setup and ran a washer underneath the cable clamp on the rear derailleur. This changes the pull ratio slightly and made it work smoother (for me at least)
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For the description as much as the bike
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Since winter is imminent I've decided to throw some narrow tyres on the Cotic and give cross a go. The geo is a bit wack but the 42c Resolutes combined with a negative rise 100mm stem do make the bike feel a whole lot faster.
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Very in to this. My bike has ended out going through a similar process to yours and have just received a pair of WTB Resolutes to try my hand at cross. Big tyres + steel + drops are just a consistently rowdy time
Got the Cotic muddy