Comments on: Fargo http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/05/fargo/ velo vermont Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: mb http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/05/fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 mb Wed, 18 May 2011 19:00:10 +0000 http://littlecirclesvt.com/?p=2752#comment-2590 Apertome – stock is stock. But it will get tweaked. I fuss with fit for awhile… had a pro fit done on my IF, and that was pretty dialed in – so I have baseline reach and saddle height / position to BB / etc. numbers to work with – but the dirt drop bars want to be higher, to allow for full on riding in the hooks while riding single track. But my muscle memory wants them to be in a road or cross location… so I’m trying to find a balance. Currently they are pretty nice for gravel / dirt road – higher than on my ‘road’ bike – but lower than I’ve seen most Fargo setups. I tried some wet, nasty singletrack this morning – and it was so-so. I think some of this has to do with the nature of drop bars – you’re not steering from the top with your torso like on a flat bar MTB, but more steering with your arms and body weight… (and I’m no expert or even amateur MTBr…).

Anyway, yes, looking forward to getting it dialed and finding some gravel grinding tires for it.

]]> By: Apertome http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/05/fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 Apertome Wed, 18 May 2011 17:52:08 +0000 http://littlecirclesvt.com/?p=2752#comment-2586 Seems like a fun, practical build. I’m glad you mention “still working on position” — I always spend what seems like endless amounts of time working on that whenever I get a new bike. Most people never even mention it, so I don’t know if they don’t have this problem, or if they just don’t mention it.

]]> By: jim http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/05/fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-2577 jim Wed, 18 May 2011 14:32:57 +0000 http://littlecirclesvt.com/?p=2752#comment-2577 Looks nice, Mike. Can’t wait to see it out on the road/trail.

]]> By: mb http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/05/fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 mb Wed, 18 May 2011 14:32:43 +0000 http://littlecirclesvt.com/?p=2752#comment-2576 Tim – I really liked the Campy when I first started running it. A few things I’ve come to dislike – $$$$ is the top – I ride so much dirt and gravel and rain and slop that this stuff gets pricey to replace… $90 SRAM 10spd cassette vs. $165 for Campy (Centaur!). The other is lever shape. At first I really liked the shape and size – but I’ve come to like a larger lever shape when I was testing out the Gen 1 Fargo I borrowed – the SRAM stuff seems friendlier in the hand. .

]]> By: Tim http://littlecirclesvt.com/2011/05/fargo/comment-page-1/#comment-2554 Tim Wed, 18 May 2011 02:44:00 +0000 http://littlecirclesvt.com/?p=2752#comment-2554 Replace the Campy? Really? I love my new Campy, although admittedly I haven’t ridden SRAM

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