This is my pride and joy!!! I’ve had this Xtracycle Free Radical for a while now, originally bought for $300 and about 8 pounds of coffee beans. I built it up with another frame (pic 4) and had ridden it that way for the past year or so, but the rim brakes were a pain and I wanted to switch to disc. I used the opportunity to update the drivetrain as well, and had my local shop build me up a really nice pair of wheels. Last step for now is to switch the fork to a shorter one (pic 3) since the current fork is a bit long and causes the platform to slope down a bit, which functionally is fine but bothers me visually. New fork matches the axle-to-crown of the original fork that came with the frame.
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This is my pride and joy!!! I’ve had this Xtracycle Free Radical for a while now, originally bought for $300 and about 8 pounds of coffee beans. I built it up with another frame (pic 4) and had ridden it that way for the past year or so, but the rim brakes were a pain and I wanted to switch to disc. I used the opportunity to update the drivetrain as well, and had my local shop build me up a really nice pair of wheels. Last step for now is to switch the fork to a shorter one (pic 3) since the current fork is a bit long and causes the platform to slope down a bit, which functionally is fine but bothers me visually. New fork matches the axle-to-crown of the original fork that came with the frame.
FRAME: 1995 Diamondback Topanga
FORK: Surly Troll
HEADSET: Cane Creek 40
STEM: No name 100mm-ish
HANDLEBARS: Dimension Urban Cruiser bars
GRIPS: Ergon something
BRAKES: Shimano MT200 hydraulic
SHIFTER: Microshift ADVENT Trail Trigger Pro
SEATPOST: original came with frame
SADDLE: retro mustard yellow Turbo
CRANKS: Truvativ Isoflow
PEDALS: Fooker, Chester knockoffs
BB: Shimano square taper
BASHGUARD: Retro MRP alloy
CHAINRING: RaceFace 36t narrow wide
DERAILLEUR: Microshift ADVENT clutch long cage
CASSETTE: Microshift ADVENT 9sp 11-42
CHAIN: x2 KMC X9.93
WHEELS: Hope Pro 5 hubs, Sun Ringle MTX39 rims
TIRES: Maxxis Hookworm 26×2.5