I am putting the finishing touches on mine...I got the one with rim brakes as I am old school. Looking forward to getting it dusty. Mike at BMC was great to work with.
Looks good. How do you like it with 650b? My Black Mountains are a gray version 2 Monster Cross and an orange road. Mike V. designs great frames that are well built and finished.
Really curious about any thought process that went into choosing the MCD over mike’s new road+ frames? I currently am running a canti Monstercross from BMC but am very interested in he 650b wheel size.
I realize the question was not directed at me but I had a similar internal dialogue about the MCD with 700c wheels, MCD with 650b’s, and the Road+. I decided that I wanted to be able to go wider than 650b x 47/48 in certain circumstances. As cool as I think the Road+ is, I felt that the MCD might be a bit more. versatile due to the tire options 700 x mid 30’s to 45, maybe 50mm as well as 650b x 2”+. The Road+ can be ran with narrower 700c’s as an option and the 650b x 47/48 being about the max, I believe.
I don’t think there is a bad choice here. It just comes down to what you want to do with it. Mike is very accommodating and I am sure would be willing to share his opinions as well.
Tire clearance is one difference between them. The bigger difference IMO is that the Road+ features low trail geometry for better front load capability.
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