![]() ![]() For now, here are some details on the bike and its bits. ![]() Details on the Stan’s CB7 wheelset, and everything attached to it, were published in a prior article. I have some high alpine bikepacking trips and home-trail lunchtime rips planned for the build, and nearly every bit but the saddle and shifties will be reviewed in due time. I decided to name it Croass, which means crow in the local Piedmontese dialect. Most frames I build up could be characterized as ostentatious or garish. With the same reach measurement as my main full suspension bike and a race-worthy 150mm fork tucked under the bars, the new steel Norco Torrent frame has all of the character I look for in a leg-suspension bike. So, after handing off my last set of pipes to a friend I decided to build up a new banger. Like a kid from northern Idaho fumbling to mimic a Brooklyn accent, something is amiss. I’m not sure if it’s my rural roots, subconscious pride, or some other ineffable force, but I feel like an imposter without a steel hardtail around. ![]()
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