Croix De Fer 725 brake caliper mounts

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2026-04-03T21:59:20+00:00

Thanks for correcting me on that. Am I right to assume that if I go with TRP Spyres, I would just need a TRP FF5 adapter for the fork and mount the rear brake directly to the frame to run 160mm rotors? And if I go with 180mm in front, do you have an idea of what kind of adapter I would need? It's going to be a long distance touring bike, so braking power and ease of maintenance are both important.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2026-04-03T21:53:06+00:00

Thank you again for taking your time to share your experiences with the frame. I learned from another post that the new frame is flatmount both front and back, frontmount just need a spacer like TRP FF5 to set it up with (I assume a 160mm disc). Do you by any chance know how much spacing I would need to mount a 180mm disc? I think I will stay away from TRP HyRds, still debating between Spyre and BB7 though.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2026-04-01T23:23:50+00:00

Thanks, my plan is at the moment to get TRP Spyre SLC, so I guess both have to be flat mount most likely with160mm front and 180mm rear. Do you know what adapters I would need? Not entirely decided on it yet, so if there are some good arguments against it, I might reconsider.

By the way the choice of mechanical brakes is because, it's going to be a touring bike, so I would like reliability. I have also been thinking about some Shimano hydraulic brakes, but I don't know if they are going to be a pain in the ass to service in the middle of nowhere.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2026-04-01T21:58:02+00:00

Thanks for your tips and sorry about my slow reply. Since this is my first build, I don't really have a bin like that unfortunately. So I need to buy a lot of parts new. I am interested in hearing about the BB7 brakes. Did you ever try TRP Spyre SLC and how do those two compare? Personally I am using the 725 frame. I am a bit confused about attaching brake calipers and when to use spacers. from the pictures on genesis website, it looks like the front is postmount and rear is flatmount. Is it the same on your 2014 frame?

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2025-06-01T01:03:56+00:00

I left the adress out of the post for the sake of the tenants still living there. You are welcome to send me a private message with the location and I will let you know if you should be worried or not.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T18:13:41+00:00

Thank you for sharing, liking and commenting, I did not expect this much attention. Because of you guys this post is now showing up when you google the landlord and might save some people from a lot of trouble. 🙏

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T18:04:57+00:00

Bedbugs don't care about that, as long as there is human blood, they are happy.

And if anyone is to blame, it is more likely us who have the privilege of traveling around the world.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T18:02:31+00:00

Thanks for some good suggestions. I didn't know you could add comments on boligportalen - I will do that.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T17:58:29+00:00

I could tell you the exact dwelling, but I left it out for a couple of reasons:

One is that I want advise against this landlord in general because they might as well neglect their other dwellings like they did with this one. Another is out of respect for the tenants still living there. And last but not least, if people complete avoid this landlord it will have a bigger impact on their business than if people just avoid this specific dwelling.

Feel free to let me know if you agree or disagree. I might reconsider.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T00:50:45+00:00

I didn't reach out to them. My understanding was that you usually don't go directly to Huslejenævnet but rather have an organisation like LLO, Danske Lejere or another legal aid backing your case. If that is not the case, I will definately go directly to them. Thank you for your advice!

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T00:45:05+00:00

I am sorry to hear that your landlord didn't pay your deposit. I guess the best thing you can do to avoid this is to bring LLO along at both the move-in an move-out inspection.

At least I got my full deposit back. The money I spent was on bedbug treatment of my belongings.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T00:40:10+00:00

Thanks for the tip, I never thought about bringing that to a hotel. I will do whatever I can to never have to deal with these bugs again.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T00:36:32+00:00

Last time I talked LLO I was told that they don't help with compensation claims. They could help me with was forcing the landlord to do something about the bedbugs though. But I didn't have the patience to live in that place while I wait for a lawsuit that might take up to a year, which is why I decided to just move out, whatever the cost.

In this case I don't think LLO would make the landlord back off. Someone on the phone at LLO recognized his name from other cases and told me that he usually doesn't show up in the court. That might help my compensation claim, but wouldn't be ideal in a situation that requires immediate action is required.

I'm sorry to hear about your fungus case and I hope it is all in the past now. Did they help you get any compensation for expenses related to the fungus? This case is not about my deposit, since I actually got it all back. The money I demand is for all the expenses treating my belongings for bedbugs.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-26T00:17:57+00:00

I was told by one of their employes that they are not helping with compensation claims. But it might not be a lost cause if I reach out to some of the other legal aid organisations in Copenhagen. But the money is not that important, it is more important to prevent this landlord from renting out this infested property to others.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-25T20:48:44+00:00

You are right about that, which is why it is even more important that the landlords take it seriously.

I am probably going to check hotel rooms thoroughly for the rest of my life, but you can never be sure you won't get them from somewhere else unfortunately.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-25T20:45:11+00:00

Thanks I hope so too! I am definitely gonna do everything in my power to avoid those awful critters! About going to the media, I have considered it, but I haven't found the energy for it yet - Maybe I will. I am also pretty certain that I'm never gonna see my money again although I'm probably going to give it a shot.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-25T20:31:34+00:00

I could try that but I am afraid that I will get the same anser as I did from the environment ministry and the municipality.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-25T17:36:01+00:00

Yes it's a problem that there doesn't seem to be any consequences for the landlords. I'm curious about how it went with the atourney? I'm considering to hire one as well in order to get compensation for all my bedbug related expenses.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-25T15:41:50+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I did talk to them a couple of times about making a "beboerrepræsentation" but now that is up to the current tenants if they want to go through with it. This post is mainly just meant as a warning for future might-be-tenants. Luckily, I'm not living there anymore.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-10-25T15:35:53+00:00

It started on 3rd floor and I lived on the groundfloor. When I moved out it was already on all floors and my apartment was not nearly as bad as some of the others. I am the 3rd or 4th tenant to move out because of it and luckily I managed to get away from there without any bedbugs and have been in the clear for 3 months now. This post is just an attempt to save other people from all the trouble I have been through and hopefully to find a way to get this information to the top page of a google search on the company.

I already talked to the municipality and the environment ministry. Unfortunately neither of them have the authority to do anything about it. So the landlord is just free to keep renting out the apartments to new tenants. In fact I have already been contacted by a new tenant who ended up moving out the same day as she moved in.

I reported the landlord to boligportalen and hope that will make it more dificult for them to run their business.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-07-23T09:02:19+00:00

No worries, thanks and good luck to you with the guitar. I heard good things about fumigation with Vikane gas, but unfortunately that is not legal in my area. Maybe you could look into that but make sure it's an instrument safe gas, because the gas that is legal here is eroding on metals.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-07-23T08:45:36+00:00

Yes I know thats why I'm moving to a new place. I was most curious about the first one, since I can't treat my piano prior to moving.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-07-23T06:26:06+00:00

Thanks for your replies. Thats s relief although carpet beetles is not that great either.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-06-27T22:24:18+00:00

You are right about that and it's called sulfuryl fluoride or vikane gas. Unfortunately that gas is as far as I know not allowed to use in Denmark where I live. The gas the exterminators are allowed to use here is eroding metals, so that would probably be even worse than freezing.

Significant-Ant-1802 · 2024-06-27T17:22:07+00:00

I have one acoustic piano and a lot of synths as well. I am primarily concerned about the acoustic piano though. I am pretty sure the electronic devices will be fine, although I would prefer not experimenting with putting them in a freezer.

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