Originally Posted by
jerk
ok not really. the inox is getting built right now. custom stainless plate drop-outs, custom braze-ons made in house- and the tubeset is really really slick. the thing is going to be the perfect d2r2/paris-roubaix/snot in your face/ride through a barbed wire fence and then get back on the road with no pants and facial contusions kinda bike.
putting all my nonsense aside for a moment- the inox is what a specialized roubaix isn't. it's a super stiff, long wheelbase aggressive road bike that can take 28mm tubulars, won't bounce all over the road and will maintain its line no matter what the terrain. it's got lots of rake- a generous front center, a lowish bb- short headtubes and slackish angles. the headtubes are short too- so the position will be identical on this bike as on the same sized corsa. this makes it easier for an athlete who's dialed on how he sits on his everyday 90% of the time road bike for those rare instances when he's racing on 500 year old cobblestones or in a ditch for hours on end.
anyway- i'm excited. mine is going to be navy blue with my sparkly green graphics. i'll probably put athena or chorus on it and some nemesis hubs laced to record hubs with some fmb tubulars. should be nice.
thanks!
craig
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