My New Caisso by koxx

[maxxistrials]

Here is my new Caisso i got in Les Gets from Dominique Hermance for a super good price...it's signed and everything

[Ross]

OMG, that is one SWEET bike. Whats the geo specs?

[trauma100]

Nice ride..now did you put it in your bed just for pic's or is there something else we dont know about!..lol

[maxxistrials]

im not sure about the exact geometry but i know that the bb is 10mm above zero, 390mm chainstays which feel amazing and a 1065mm wheel base, it rides amazing, before i had this i had the pure 1060 and this is 100 times better for everything, balance, taps, natural, it's just nuts.

The specs are pretty much all tryall with a 190mm louise front disk which feels really good compared to the other disk brakes i've tryed...

[DanBowhers]

Kurt its tried...now whats up with the Pure frame with V brake tabs, wanna sell it to me?

[maxxistrials]

wanna buy it from me? and shut up dude, im like in middle school

[Justin.L]

HAH middle school...ahhh...

[aki]

Whoa I love the design especially the colorrrrrrr :D :werd:

[KeepRollin]

DUUUUUUUDE!!!!!
You HAVE to let me ride that.

When can you go riding

Tell me!!!!
I have to try that beast out!!!!!

(This is Tom btw)

[WhiteRavenKS]

sweet digs mister mason... sweet indeed. im anxious to see you tear things up on that bike!

[Lil RomEo]

Looks cool, How much did you spend$ ?

[Elan]

those bikes are the sex

[Bloodhound]

the cassio would be my choice of frame no doubt.

Sweeeet!

[uownme]

Is it way stiff?

[rush]

those bikes are the sex
:werd:

[JK]

Rode one of those last week. All I know is that it feels amazing. If I had one like that it would have my bed and I would sleep on the floor.

[crescentrider]

im jealous of that bike..

[Johno]

NICE!!How heavy is it?Is it supposed to be competition light?

[oicdn]

Aren't those the same dimensions as his radical? Well, the wheelbase is like 10mm longer, but otherwise it's the same geo...bvut that 10mm I guess changes everything huh?

[JK]

Way different from the radical. BB rise 1cm and 2.5cm longer wheelbase, way slacker head tube 71 versus 74. The frame alone is very light. The bike I tried it with had a 120mm 25 degree stem. The bike felt perfect to me with this setup (I'm 190cm tall)

[trials-online]

ahhhhhh my dream bike , congrats on that shit

[Gaps720]

damn... that is incredibly nice. price tag? jw

[BrettM]

Are they not the exact same geometry and angles as the regular levelboss 1065? Wheelbase, chainstays and head angle were I thought.

[Matt Staples]

[QUOTE=maxxistrials]im not sure about the exact geometry but i know that the bb is 10mm above zero, 390mm chainstays which feel amazing and a 1065mm wheel base, it rides amazing, before i had this i had the pure 1060 and this is 100 times better for everything, balance, taps, natural, it's just nuts.

Hmmmmm I guessing you haven't tried 375mm chainstays :nuts: 390mm is huge by most standards...I'm not dissing your ride dood but aren't the brisa b26/d chainstays 390, and that is wank on the backwheel. I'm sure it probably rides nice though, looks sex...

[AgrAde]

chainstay length isn't the only thing that matters on the rear wheel. i rode a 1060 pure with a 120x5 stem and it was incredible on the rear wheel. my 1080 pure with a 90x5 stem feels gay on the rear. i don't know what it is....

but i could ride them equally well :yum:

that bike kicks ass, i want it

[Cryo-Cube]

yeah and most bikes have ~385mm chainstays, those 5mm wont magically turn the frame into a piece of shit, just like 5mm difference in wheelbase wouldn´t.

[felix]

The Caisso feels great on the backwheel, though the chainstays are sooooo long compared to other frames.
Some people should perhaps ride a frame first before they judge how it feels only by seing geometry datas.

[WhiteRavenKS]

Some people should perhaps ride a frame first before they judge how it feels only by seing geometry datas.
felix is the smartest man in the world right now as far as im concerned. (by the way, this is not sarcasm, we should all listen to him)

[tomacropod]

felix is a clever guy indeed...intelligence seems to have a somewhat inverse relationship to post count...hmmm...

- Joel

[WhiteRavenKS]

:wtc: hitting where it hurts... oh snap

[DangerousDave]

As far as I know none of my Megamos (Expert, Radical and Equip) had a 74 head angle...
Expert and Radical had a 13.25" bb height, Equip 14.25"
1045 wheelbase with 15.5 stays.

Caisso is 1065 wheelbase with 15.35" stays.

As its been said before, wheelbase and chainstays are not the only things that determine how the bike rides...

[felix]

:wtc: hitting where it hurts... oh snap

There are exceptions!


As far as I know none of my Megamos (Expert, Radical and Equip) had a 74 head angle... Expert and Radical had a 13.25" bb height, Equip 14.25" 1045 wheelbase with 15.5 stays. Caisso is 1065 wheelbase with 15.35" stays. As its been said before, wheelbase and chainstays are not the only things that determine how the bike rides...

The Caisso rides completely different than a Megamo
Marc Caisso just seems to know how a bike should ride!

[cck]

i rode his bike in les gets. no doubt a good bike, but feels way shorter than my coust. but i'm much taller than kurt. its amazing how different 20 mm can feel on a bike.

[Elan]

felix is a clever guy indeed...intelligence seems to have a somewhat inverse relationship to post count...hmmm...

- Joel


whaaaa....darf :joshers:

[AndyT]

Marc Caisso just seems to know how a bike should ride!


....for him...

[maxxistrials]

exactly, this bike is made for people who arent like 8 feet tall...more like people who are 5' 4" like me, or Marc Caisso and that is exactly what all the demensions are designed for, the longer chainstays, which arent all the much longer, allow you to use your bike more then your power and long legs to make long gaps, my gaps have increased maybe a foot with this bike, and the slacked head angle makes taps just nuts...

[AndyT]

Good to hear- hopefully you will grow more. Being short is horrible.

[KeepRollin]

Good to hear- hopefully you will grow more. Being short is horrible.
Good thing it's something you can fix :ugh2:

[rush]

There are exceptions!

I was just gonna write that.

[trialskid14]

I seconed the kick ass motion.

[trials-online]

idk what andrew is talking about , but being short kicks ass !!!!!!! rock on sub 5'10 people!!!!!!

[AndyT]

I was just talking about in real life, like trying to talk to girls or being in social situations.

Short guy syndrome is a sad thing :wtc:

[RT Wolf]

There are so many unmentionable things I could say about the bike, but I'll end with a quote:

"those bikes are the sex"

[Tanner]

I dunno, its kinda depressing when you have to tilt your head 90° to kiss a girl. Being tall isnt that good.

[DanBowhers]

how often do you have to worry about kissing a girl?

ZING!

just kidding, yeah being tall sucks

[maxxistrials]

i dont know what your talking about being short and not getting girls, im friggin like 2 feet tall and i get more play then all you...specially Dan

[Ed Gildea]

NICE!!How heavy is it?Is it supposed to be competition light? i want to say my xtp is the same if not lighter..

[Elan]

hopefully i dont get my shins blown off over-seas... because then id never get any..teehee

[WhiteRavenKS]

how would that be different from your pre-shins blown off overseas life?
ok, seriously though- jurt you are going to terrorize on that bike next season. best of luck to ya, i know you got the skills. now you have the beast to go with em.

[ko]

Are they not the exact same geometry and angles as the regular levelboss 1065? Wheelbase, chainstays and head angle were I thought.
Nope. The chainstays are longer on the Caisso.

[AndyT]

i dont know what your talking about being short and not getting girls, im friggin like 2 feet tall and i get more play then all you...
ah...short mans syndrome at its best, i love it :rofl:

[Elan]

napoleon complex is my pet peeve. next to lardass syndrome.

[uownme]

Im short and I dont get girls. Etheir short man syndrom or short penis syndrom. :greddy:

[Tanner]

how often do you have to worry about kissing a girl?

ZING!

just kidding, yeah being tall sucks

:wtc:

[DanBowhers]

I am 6 4 my girlfriend is um....5 6? Kurt is 4 2 its an interesting world.

[ONLY]

The feeling on back wheel depends of stems angel&length and bar rise mostly then of chainstay! so 390 is ok.

[Rob.K]

The feeling on back wheel depends of stems angel&length and bar rise mostly then of chainstay! so 390 is ok.
No actually the chainstay length is one of the biggest factors affecting back wheel balance or the ease of staying on the back wheel. And now a days 390 is on the longer side especially when comparing it to a Bt 5.0 which is 375.

[MegamoMidwest]

yeah but compared with bb height.....and you know what I am not even going to bother because this has gone in so many circles.

[jobottDMB]

Looks sweet to me. (room mate posted on my sn had to take up a post):dunno:

[WhiteRavenKS]

rad post...

[dkoppric]

without a doubt one sick bike...