# to straggler or not.
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060
**Category:** CX/MTB
**Created:** [February 2, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060 "2014-02-02T21:23:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Marc](https://fixed.org.au/u/Marc)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/21 "2014-02-13T15:29:35Z")
if you are after a 56 stop thinking about it as I bought their last one š
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### Author:  [@the\_quass](https://fixed.org.au/u/the_quass)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/22 "2014-02-13T15:34:18Z")
1. They have 2 left š
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### Author:  [@Marc](https://fixed.org.au/u/Marc)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/23 "2014-02-13T15:43:00Z")
then stop over thinking it and go for it. The only real difference are the color and the brakes as someone mentioned before so what shouldnt work out?!
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### Author:  [@the\_quass](https://fixed.org.au/u/the_quass)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/24 "2014-02-13T16:49:45Z")
Ordered! Woot
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### Author:  [@MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/u/MikeD)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/25 "2014-02-13T17:08:16Z")
errybody is getting new bikes today and quite decisively! nice.
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### Author:  [@Lorday](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lorday)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/26 "2014-02-13T17:29:29Z")
> [@MikeD](#):
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> errybody is getting new bikes today and quite decisively! nice.
Also bought a new bike today #immineownvalentine
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### Author:  [@MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/u/MikeD)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/27 "2014-02-13T17:33:14Z")
#lessfaffFebruary
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/28 "2014-02-13T17:45:45Z")
TC: wish I was getting one of them surly 29ersā¦
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### Author:  [@MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/u/MikeD)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/29 "2014-02-13T17:47:09Z")
> [@avymtal](#):
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> TC: wish I was getting one of them surly 29ersā¦
Tried to convince my boss a Krampus would be a good fleet/shop bike, he didnāt buy it.
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### Author:  [@the\_quass](https://fixed.org.au/u/the_quass)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/30 "2014-02-14T00:40:35Z")
> [@Marc](#):
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> if you are after a 56 stop thinking about it as I bought their last one š
What are your plans? Ride it stock or make some changes?
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### Author:  [@the\_quass](https://fixed.org.au/u/the_quass)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/31 "2014-02-16T19:31:39Z")
well mine just arrived at work. YAY. Will have to learn how to put a bike together now š
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### Author:  [@Lorday](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lorday)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/32 "2014-02-16T21:55:38Z")
At the very lest, take the bottom bracket out and grease it.
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### Author:  [@lokione](https://fixed.org.au/u/lokione)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/33 "2014-06-12T22:16:58Z")
Thread revivalā¦ Iām coming into the market for something like the straggler and I do like. Can you boys post em up and how you finding yours the\_quass??
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### Author:  [@hamishf](https://fixed.org.au/u/hamishf)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/34 "2014-06-12T22:21:57Z")
I would see no reason not to get one. I freakin love my cross check
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### Author:  [@Marc](https://fixed.org.au/u/Marc)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/35 "2014-06-13T17:37:56Z")
> [@amishf](#):
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> I would see no reason not to get one. I freakin love my cross check
+1 and if the Straggler is as good but with disc brakes go for it. Love the colour btw. My Cross Check is one of the most fun bikes I ever had and most certainly the most versatile bike I ever owned. Threw some RockNRoads on it and ride trails on end. Home on tarmac in the drops and loving the speed it gets up to. Its not a light weight but once you got used to it you dont feel the wheight at allā¦and I dont mind it a second.
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### Author:  [@Bigadz](https://fixed.org.au/u/Bigadz)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/36 "2014-06-13T17:45:18Z")
How do you find the RockNRoads? Are they really as good as everyone reckons? Are they on tubeless?
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### Author:  [@Marc](https://fixed.org.au/u/Marc)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/37 "2014-06-13T18:10:13Z")
> [@Bigadz](#):
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> How do you find the RockNRoads? Are they really as good as everyone reckons? Are they on tubeless?
Love them! I run them on very low pressure 30-40psi in the dirt and they perform great. They are also rolling nicely on the road when pumped up a bit harder and dont feel slow at all. They are noisy on tarmac though but I dont really mind it. They have a lot of grip and I feel very confident, especially on trails not really āmadeā for the Cross Check as such. They may wear out a bit faster when riding a lot of tarmac with them but thats yet to be confirmed. They suit my style of riding pretty well, fit great on the Cross Check and I even like how they make the bike look. There a few people in the US having there bikes built around this tire, that must say something as well. Would go for them again, havent flatted them yet (and I ride a lot of pretty rocky trails) and I ride them with tubes.
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### Author:  [@Bigadz](https://fixed.org.au/u/Bigadz)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/38 "2014-06-13T18:12:37Z")
Sweet. Havenāt heard anybody say bad things about them.
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### Author:  [@DICE](https://fixed.org.au/u/DICE)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/39 "2014-06-13T19:50:15Z")
> [@amishf](#):
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> I would see no reason not to get one. I freakin love my cross check
+1. Totally agree. The dropouts look proper wacky but Iām sure they work just fine, and it still has the super short headtube of the CrossCheck but other than that I canāt fault it. I too love my CrossCheck and the only thing that I would change next time is running discs rather than cantis. Short of getting a custom Hunter or Kumo, I canāt think of a single other frame Iād rather run for that purpose (commuting / gravel / light touring / C grade CX).
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/to-straggler-or-not/64060/40 "2014-06-13T20:07:59Z")
Well Iāll keep on with the cross check love vibeā¦ I do all of the above + bunch riding and road races on it.
(Iām eagerly waiting for my Kumo for all roadie duties though)
The cross check will then take on dirt duties only. Iām interested in the discussion on rockNroads above as Iām getting pinch flats on almost every longish dirt rides I do (using ritchey cx tires, probably asking too much of them)
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