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Owner: Shawn Meinke
From: Wisconsin, USA
Paint: Shot Peened Raw Titanium
Comments: I love my Ti Planet Cross and over the next two years plan to swap out my mountain and road bike with IF products. The stuff is bullet proof and rides true. There are no better frames available than IF.
I spotted Shawn is running Paul Neo Retro Canti brakes with some interesting straddle carriers on his Ti Planet X . I looked at these when I was spec’ing up the build on my cross bike, but heard negative comments about heel clearance. Here’s what Shawn said:
Yea, I heard a lot of noise about the Paul neo retro’s in the rear and had been meaning to get a set of touring canti’s back there. But after six or seven races last year, I did not run into the neo’s so they are still on the bike. Maybe this year. I was running Spooky Carbon brakes but they got old very quickly as there was no adjustability to them whatsoever. I gave up 50 grams for a brake that worked and was adjustable.
The straddle carriers are from Spooky (check here). I had to order them special to get them in black. Oh the amazing things you do when you own the nicest frame made. 🙂
You can order the cablestradles from cyclocrossworld.com, like $15, the NeoRetros are the best CX brakes out there. They are wider than most, giving them a very positive brake feel, lots of leverage. Not too mention the adjustability of the pads and spring, and if you go with the steel frame, the brake studs can be welded directly on the from for a clean look… I have never ran into mine in 4 years.
Looks great! Are those custom decals or painted on by chance? I like the color combo on the raw ti.
Thanks Craig. The decals are no longer available. I believe they were last generally available in late 2006. They appeared in the 2007 catalog on a polished “Phil Woods” rig. These were some of the last sets available. I too really like the color on the raw Ti. I’m ordering another Ti frame and will be custom ordering the decal set.
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