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yeah 169cm dwarf here. BUT i'd take toe overlap over bad geometry anytime. i think most size xs-s bikes are ruined by forcefully trying to avoid toe-overlap, most of the times they slacken out the headangle way more than necessery without adapting the fork.

although the real challenge i realised the last weeks was finding a low enough office chair and desk, thats not made for kids. cant image whats it like to bei even smaller.

Had 12-36 with 48/32 Chainset and nearly all of the b-screw left on the m4000 derailleur, on a genesis cdf. I'd say try it out, 40t might even work without extender if you're lucky.

Theres this guy on mtb-news that runs 2.0 Continental Racekings in his, biggest i've seen so far on the net:

https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/aufbau-grosse-lust-maessiges-budget-wenig-wissen.772763/post-14107198

pictures of cleareances further down the thread. i think its too tight though.

on my 2020 cdf and the old 2016 day one 45mm without guards was rideable without issues.

2020

the 2016 day one with the identical geometry and similar style dropouts i had before already was capable of 37mm slicks with guards - just can't remember which mudguard width i had on that thing. either 45 or 53mm bluemels primus.

Anybody running 40mm tires with mudguards on their Croix de Fer? If yes - which mudgard width fits?

32mm gravelkings with 45mm bluemels atm and got the urge to size up, since this is being used more and more offroad, but still want mudguards for commuting.

steamroller rides nice.

(frame & new carbon fork & original threaded fork for sale, located in germany so get it before brexit)

next try. frame changed to something shorter and gone are the Shimano STI and double chainrings.

@cozey cheaper peugeot models are a good bet. my cologne had the max clearance possible with short reach brakes. 28mm easily, even schwalbe cx comp in 30mm were fine.

just built this, also columbus max and 25mm on open pro already tukt.
needs matching saddle/bartape, not sure on white or black, and maybe a chrome straight fork but that seems impossible to get atm

anybody got some max forks laying around? or recommendations for alternatives?

thanks! yeah we could replace old with anything thin-tubed.

Anybody got some pics of grey/silver 105 r7000 on old, partly chromed steel frames?
thinking of going the MGOOF route but not sure if the grey r7000 will clash with chrome seat-/chainstays .

parts are mostly ok on the tipo pista.

wheelset would be the first thing i'd change with unlimited funds but really not necessary for a start. heavy but indestructable, i still ride the wheelset on my surly steamroller that i got after i sold my tipo pista frameset. i'd recommend riding it until it has some significant wear or start falling apart.

Tires on mine (duro hypersonic 25mm) rolled good but were absolut shit in the rain - if you plan riding in anything but dry conditions i would change these just for safety reasons. unfortunately 25mm was about the max tire size - maybe a 26-27mm could fit but without reasonable clearance.

Regular drop bar levers were a good upgrade, had sram s500 (+jagwire keb sl cable housing) on mine, worked flawlessly with the stock dualpivot brakes.

Gravelking Slick if tubeless and €£¥
Vittoria Zaffiro plus if tubed and on a budget

daily whip earned some upgrades:

also the fancy twin now with hydro and 1x

another £10 pricedrop

please buy or im going to put a 26" coaster-brake wheelset and bmx bars on it

Besides looking ulgy - does anybody really use these swapout-type dropouts as they are intended? i've had three of them (on-one, dmr, ragley) and it was usually: Setup with what was there and then never touch again.
With all three of them it was a major pain in the arse to source the extra dropouts after the frames were 3-4 years old since nobody stocks dropouts. If yout got lucky it still meant shipping from who knows where and ££££££. And these were all variants that were advertised as "standards" for various frames or even manufacturers.
It is like getting a replacement derailleur hanger for your 25 year old niché-builder frame, but ten times worse.
Way easier to just source the right hub for your axle standard when needed.

Maybe if they are used to swap between geared and singlespeed they can make some sense - but then i advise to get them right away with the new frame. Or in that case just go for excenter BB or adjustable dropouts.

£10 off

Hello,

title says it all - maybe worth a try before i buy new. Anybody got a Steamroller in size 49cm laying around?

cheers,
Levent

Price drop to £190 for frame/fork/headset/clamp including shipping to UK

trade for steel frame in similar or slightly bigger sizing also possible

@si_mon628 thanks! unfortunately not my bike anymore. had to go to fund other shenanigans
can really recommend these frames for gravel style riding tho