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I use an Abus Granit with my bikes. Easy to carry (but you do lose a bottle cage) but quite heavy and not as wide as most locks.
drwelby wrote: Boost is a rear hub spacing , not an axle standard. You would use the same thru-axle dropouts from Paragon as 142TA. I'm aware of the spacing part. From perusing a document from Paragon I had the…
Well, I tried the base E5 model at my LBS and loved the geometry. Very comfortable. If they sold just the E5 frame I'd be busy getting components for my new bike right now. Alas, they don't. I didn't try the ones with…
Gerard wrote: First off, it won't require a Boost fork. Whether you choose Boost for the front or the rear are independent choices, no connection. Thanks. I now realize it's a bit of a stupid question really, but not…
Great replies everyone. Many thanks for your insights. I was leaning towards 142mm anyway but MTB compatibility (or the lack of it) bothered me. In the end I think Paragon Machine Works will decide things for me anyway:…
dangle wrote: Honest question: What is it that you want from your potential custom bike that Boost spacing will give you? Basically because of this: smoothmoose wrote: Counterpoint. You go with BOOST spacing if you want…
I'm pondering a custom-built gravel bike at the moment from a framebuilder who's done a friend's MTB. This custom frame thing comes to me from time to time and is usually an exercise in searching for components and…
koekkiejakkie wrote: Been following this thread for a while before ordering a Cfr 696 from Carbona. This is my build. 42mm WTB Resulte tires and 46/34 blades with a 11-40 cassette (Ultegra RX). First test ride was…
Pablo wrote: You're welcome. FWIW, Specialized completely redesigned the Diverge in 2018. I think the new one has a taller stack than the old one. The old one is very comfortable and I had similar concerns about stack.…
Pablo wrote: I have no experience with the 505, so I can't comment there. However, looking at the geometries, it's only a 3.2mm difference for stack but the 505 has a longer reach and a longer effective TT. So you might…
gus6464 wrote: I don't understand the doubt on the 696 just because Workswell also makes it. These are all "open mold" frames after all. Why would Workswell have anything to do with the 696 made by Carbonda? Carbonda,…
Hi folks. New user here. I'm pondering Carbonda CFR505 vs. CFR696 and was hoping I could get some insights as to how they compare beyond geo numbers, but from what I can gather after reading most of the thread nobody…