Monstercross-esque Chisel
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Do I need a wider spindle to run the 0 offset ring? If so where can I find a wide spindle arm set? I've been looking but it appears to only be on transmission. Thank you
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andrewbn42
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No, you can use a zero offset chainring with a normal crank.CAAD8FRED wrote:Do I need a wider spindle to run the 0 offset ring? If so where can I find a wide spindle arm set? I've been looking but it appears to only be on transmission. Thank you
If you want a 55mm crank, you can look for a sram super boost crank, or they make 55mm quarq crankarms. Both a wide crank and zero offset can get you a big chainring, but the chainline will be fairly poor for the big cogs in the back.
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The only things I'd add to think about- water bottle capacity, wheelbase, and head angle. If you're going to be doing long rides, I'd size up for better water bottle space. The bike is going to be quite a bit longer than a gravel bike. With the shorter fork, the head angle is going to change pretty radically - find a website and figure out the change at sag.CAAD8FRED wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:18 amWas thinking of getting a chisel and putting a 40 mm travel fork on it with drop bars and trying to get it close to a monster cross 29er.
Two issues I would like advice on:
Max tooth chainring I can run on a chisel and other similar hardtails that may be able to take a bigger ring?
Would reducing the travel from the stock fork affect the headtube strength of the bike?
I don't understand the shorter fork thing. You're going to get better fork options out of a proper fork. A rigid MTB fork is like 800-900gr, a gravel suspension fork is like $700@ 1300gr(?), and a cheap/good Reba takeoff is $200 @ 1600gr.
Another great option for a monstercross bike would be the previous generation Rockshox Sid SL Ultimate. With 1320 grams it is very light and it was quite recently available for around 450€. You can also always lock the suspension fork if the conditions require that.
In my instance, the shorter fork thing is two fold: to increase the head tube angle a bit, to get it more inline with a gravel bike versus a mtb. And secondly and probably more importantly is simply to decrease the stack. I simply couldn't get my bars low enough in relation to my saddle position to get close to a similar feel as my other drop bar bikes. And this is in conjuction with a pretty extreme stem angle. I do fully understand the argument against a "gravel suspension" fork for this use case though in terms of weight and price.
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wanderlustcycling
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amazing set up!
which parts did you use?
-sram axs xplr rear derailleur?
-axs xplr cassette? which range?
-original chisel crankarms?
-which bottom bracket?
is the xplr rear derailleur compatible with eagle axs mtb shifter?
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Knightyboy27
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Slightly off topic but is the latest Chisel UDH? Can't find any info that it is, but looks kinda similar shape. Looking for a similar aluminium hardtail that is UDH if not.
The Chisel and Epic HT are not UDH... The Epic Evo is, and I'd imagine any new MTB's from Specialized will be UDH.Knightyboy27 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:27 pmSlightly off topic but is the latest Chisel UDH? Can't find any info that it is, but looks kinda similar shape. Looking for a similar aluminium hardtail that is UDH if not.
