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Traitor Ruben - "Root Beer"

Frame:
Traitor Ruben 53cm Metallic Brown

Fork/Headset:
Traitor Ruben Fork / Chris King Headset

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
SRAM Red 50/34 Crankset / BlackBox Bottom Bracket

Pedals:
Crank Bros Candy C

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
SRAM Red Cassette

Derailleurs/Shifters:
SRAM Red Shifters / Red Front Der. / Force Rear Der.

Handlebars/Stem:
3T ErgoNova Pro Handlebars / Thomson X2 100mm Stem

Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks B17 / Thomson Elite 26.8 330mm Seatpost

Brakes:
Avid BB7 S Road

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Oval 327CX / Oval Hub / Continential GP 4000s

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Oval 327CX / Oval Hub / Continential GP 4000s

More Info:
Jagwire road pro cables / Niner YAWYD Top Cap

Added by BaltimoreDrew. Last updated about 10 years ago.

3 Comments

CSM

CSM says:

Love it! Another Ruben owner here...

I am considering upgrading my groupset to SRAM. I see that you are running a SRAM crankset. Traitor has indicated to me that you have to be very careful with road cranksets as the arms may interfere with the chain stays. How did you get your SRAM crankset to work with the frame?

Posted over 7 years ago

stalag13

stalag13 says:

Not sure which way you're gonna go, but the look with the matched tires and carbon saddle is superior. Glad to see another Ruben on here!

Posted about 10 years ago

BaltimoreDrew

BaltimoreDrew says:

Thanks!

I actually got a gash on a brand new rear tire and had that ugly blue beast laying around. I added the brooks this morning, so it ended up in the photo until my new tire comes in.

As much as I love the prologo saddle it just wasn't stiff enough. The cut out in the center of the saddle would sink/flex enough that it was just painful.

Very unlike the prologo on my caad9, which is much stiffer - this one is also a bit more narrow so thats also some of it.

Posted about 10 years ago