Meet Frank N. Bike

[ehirsch83]

Frank looks so neat! Very cool.Maybe one day I can get you to make me a Frank!!

[onimity]

Frank is *such* a cool bike! Cooler too that you put him together yourself.
Nice work!

Anne

[Juligirli]

Sweet bike!!!

[wavedancer]

Thanks everyone for your kind congratulations. I feel like I just had a baby!

I have to thank whoever posted a link to Kerry Litka's site. She has lots of good info on finding small 'cross bikes. I looked at the Novarra Pulse from REI that both Kerry and Eden mentioned, but none of the stores here carried them. Kerry also describes creating a ghetto-cross bike similar to Frank and helped inspire me to give it a try. Kerry Litka's Blog

Frank and I are hoping to go to Brockton on the 27th. Hope to see some of you there!

Linda

[Voodoo Sally]

That is so neat. I love bike builds and cobbled-together bikes. Very resourceful and you can be proud of the result.

I'll be at Brockton.

[ChainsOflove]

I saw Frank at glouscester and I was babbling to my DBF all the way home about the cool Gary Fisher I saw!

He is a pro rider on the Gary Fisher team. He said "well it must be a 29'er because 650 wheels aren't allowed on cross bikes". I wonder did anyone say anything to you about it?

Anyway, Great RACE!!!!

I tried it last year and I shouldn't have, I mean it terrified me so bad, I wasn't ready--this year I'm chicken to do it again, even tho I'm in way better shape.

Your efforts may be inspiring me to try again...

[wavedancer]

I saw Frank at glouscester and I was babbling to my DBF all the way home about the cool Gary Fisher I saw!

He is a pro rider on the Gary Fisher team. He said "well it must be a 29'er because 650 wheels aren't allowed on cross bikes". I wonder did anyone say anything to you about it?

I think the only thing you can't have in Cat 4 is bar ends. Maybe at the pro level they are more stringent.

I tried it last year and I shouldn't have, I mean it terrified me so bad, I wasn't ready--this year I'm chicken to do it again, even tho I'm in way better shape.

Your efforts may be inspiring me to try again...

Definitely do come out again. Like I said, I'm at the back of the race getting lapped, but it really is fun!! Brockton is happening on Saturday. Supposed to be a fairly small race...See you there?

[Eden]

He said "well it must be a 29'er because 650 wheels aren't allowed on cross bikes". I wonder did anyone say anything to you about it?

So far as I can tell this is not true at any level.... all I could find in the rule books was the same old as goes for road bikes - the wheels have to be the same size. I have a friend who has a custom cross bike built up with 26" wheels who is racing as a 3 this year - and that means the same field as the elites for most races.