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2014 Rocky Mountain Solo CX with recent 1x Upgrade + Extras

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Category: Gravel/CX Complete Bikes

Condition: Excellent - Lightly Ridden
Frame Size: XL
Wheel Size: 700C
Material: Aluminium
Original Post Date: Sep-03-2020 8:40:28
Last Repost Date: Sep-03-2020 8:40:28
Still For Sale: Sold
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I bought this bike a couple months ago to ride on while painting and re-building my normal bike. It's Rocky Mountain's all rounder - with cyclocross geometry, 700 x 35c tires to get you on the gravel (space for wider too), and lots of mounts for fenders and racks if you want to bikepack. The frame is aluminum, so it's pretty light.

Size is XL. I'm 6'2”, and you can see where I've got the saddle.

I couldn't help myself and did the 1x conversion with a 36 tooth Blackspire Snaggletooth narrow-wide chainring with a new bottom bracket and a 10 speed 11-34 tooth cassette. It's taken me up to the top of the local mountains, and had high enough gearing to keep up on flatter group rides. Mostly it's just been awesome for my daily commute. I don't plan on ever having a front derailleur again :-)

Shifters and derailleur are Tiagra, which isn't fancy but I've been really impressed with.

I also added wider 440mm handlebars and cyclocross brake levers, and in the process just replaced all the cables and housing. Added the new Selle Italia saddle and some nicer bar tape too. Also the double sided Shimano clipless/platform pedals.

I'm not a pro mechanic, I just like riding and fixing bikes. I replaced the disk brake pads but they still make noise sometimes. Apparently this is common, but I'm still a fan of rim brakes.

It's a really cool bike, it's just been taking up space since I finished the other one. I spend enough time fixing family and friend's bikes that taking care of another does not 'spark joy'.

This is what I paid for the bike before I did all the upgrades. I got a couple months of fun riding out of it, so I figure that's pretty even. It's also not easy to find these good quality intro cyclocross/gravel/bikepacking rides these days.

Trades for bicycle frame building things. It's a stretch, but worth asking.
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$1,100 CAD
Restrictions: Reasonable offers only, Will consider bike related trade, Will ship within country only
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Member since Sep 3, 2020
Burnaby, Canada
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