Comments on: The new Giro-26ATT. Not a 700c bike but… http://www.bacchettablog.com/news/the-new-giro-26att-not-a-700c-bike-but Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Alicia http://www.bacchettablog.com/news/the-new-giro-26att-not-a-700c-bike-but#comment-124 Alicia Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:45:33 +0000 http://www.bacchettablog.com/?p=979#comment-124 Excellent! Thanks for sharing the info. You write really well. Hope to see much more flowing from your end. Cheers :) Excellent! Thanks for sharing the info. You write really well. Hope to see much more flowing from your end. Cheers :)

]]> By: John http://www.bacchettablog.com/news/the-new-giro-26att-not-a-700c-bike-but#comment-115 John Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:32:51 +0000 http://www.bacchettablog.com/?p=979#comment-115 I think that riding a <a href="http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/650c-or-700c-wheels.html/" rel="nofollow">650c or 700c wheel</a> with no overlap is a cop out. It's great seeing the amount of skill that some riders have been dialing into their tricks while dealing with a 700c barspinable bike. I think that riding a 650c or 700c wheel with no overlap is a cop out. It’s great seeing the amount of skill that some riders have been dialing into their tricks while dealing with a 700c barspinable bike.

]]> By: Robin Cather http://www.bacchettablog.com/news/the-new-giro-26att-not-a-700c-bike-but#comment-106 Robin Cather Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:20:54 +0000 http://www.bacchettablog.com/?p=979#comment-106 I'll take one!!!!! Only kidding. I'm going to get a beach cruiser tomorrow. What are you up to??? I’ll take one!!!!!

Only kidding. I’m going to get a beach cruiser tomorrow.

What are you up to???

]]> By: Zach http://www.bacchettablog.com/news/the-new-giro-26att-not-a-700c-bike-but#comment-93 Zach Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:02:27 +0000 http://www.bacchettablog.com/?p=979#comment-93 Congratulations for finally introducing this model! This is the Bacchetta I have been waiting years for. As far as lighter disc brake capable forks with 1" steerers go, it is true most of the lighter weight disc brake compatible forks for 559 mm and 622 mm wheels have 1 1/8" steerers but Wound Up does make a carbon bladed fork with 1" carbon steerer which will take a narrow 622 mm tyre or a wide 559 mm tyre. I'm running one of these Wound Up forks on my 559 mm wheeled Aero since 2005 and would anticipate putting one of these forks on a Giro 26ATT. Regarding running caliper brakes in 622 mm wheel mode, I would prefer the Giro 26ATT NOT have a fitting for a rear caliper brake the way the current steel Giro 26 does. This fitting decreases tyre clearance and thus precludes running really fat 559 mm tyres. The majority of buyers will never run 622 mm wheels and those that do will need to have a custom rear wheel built anyways since the dropout spacing is 135 mm rather than the 130 mm road standard. So might as well run a rear disc hub on that custom built 622 mm wheel. Or for that matter there are now plenty of off the shelf 622 mm disc compatible wheelsets now due to the popularity of "29er" mountain bikes. Congratulations for finally introducing this model! This is the Bacchetta I have been waiting years for. As far as lighter disc brake capable forks with 1″ steerers go, it is true most of the lighter weight disc brake compatible forks for 559 mm and 622 mm wheels have 1 1/8″ steerers but Wound Up does make a carbon bladed fork with 1″ carbon steerer which will take a narrow 622 mm tyre or a wide 559 mm tyre. I’m running one of these Wound Up forks on my 559 mm wheeled Aero since 2005 and would anticipate putting one of these forks on a Giro 26ATT.

Regarding running caliper brakes in 622 mm wheel mode, I would prefer the Giro 26ATT NOT have a fitting for a rear caliper brake the way the current steel Giro 26 does. This fitting decreases tyre clearance and thus precludes running really fat 559 mm tyres. The majority of buyers will never run 622 mm wheels and those that do will need to have a custom rear wheel built anyways since the dropout spacing is 135 mm rather than the 130 mm road standard. So might as well run a rear disc hub on that custom built 622 mm wheel. Or for that matter there are now plenty of off the shelf 622 mm disc compatible wheelsets now due to the popularity of “29er” mountain bikes.

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