Monday, April 22, 2024

Steel 650 single speed boost frame and fork

The customer wanted a dedicated single speed so I built this one with rocker dropouts to keep it stylish and functional with east chain tension adjustment. The owner wanted a rigid fork and has no intention of ever using a shock fork. 
Even though it is steel it is pretty light. The owner said that he is unlikely to really beat on it and will ride it on dirt roads near where he lives. I made the geometry pretty current so if he ever does decide to ride the steep downhills the bike should feel good.
This one will be built up this week with Shimano XT components and 2.35 tires.
 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Super tall 7005 frame going to S.C.

They don't get much bigger than this. The rider is 6'9" and I'm sure that he has to have not just his bikes , but all sorts of stuff custom made.
I hope that when he gets on this frame that it feels like home. It has a matte finish and the gold decals were a nice choice. I'll be interested to hear a ride report.

 

WCCX frame going to BC

This full race CX frame will be hitting the courses of the Pacific Northwest where mud and sometimes snow are what you have to deal with on the course
The owner of this frame was very specific about what he wanted , mainly his position relative to the front axle. Having his hands a few CM behind the axle was key- I hope that I accomplished what he asked for.
The rider is pretty tall so I used a 44 MM ID head tube of about 184 mm. This is longer than the integrated style, especially accounting for the extra 12 mm of lower headset stack. 
 

Monday, April 15, 2024

7005 road frame going to south S.F.

The rider of this bike is maybe 130 lbs. so I was free to use very light tubing. The frame is 2 lb. 15 oz.
The seat stays are smaller diameter as well as thinner wall than what I use on CX bikes or road bikes for larger riders. This one will be set up with a Sram/Easton build.

 

Friday, April 12, 2024

WCCX frame going to NYC.

Busy week building a pre-season batch. This one weighs in at 3 lb. 9 oz. and has the heavier duty chain stays.
The bike will be equipped with Sram AXS wireless, hence the absence of der. cable guides
This is a pretty pure race bike but it will take up to 700x 40 tires so that it can do gravel race duties as well.
 

7005 team CX for a local

I think this frame will be doing many rides besides racing. There's a third bottle cage mount and a mount for a top tube bag. I call this the 'lifestyling bag option'. Very popular for people to use bags so that they don't have a ton of stuff in their jersey pockets. 


 

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

7005 gravel frame going to the midwest

Didn't think I was going to buid an aluminum batch in April but now I must. This one is going to Unbound Gravel and that's coming up in March so getting this one done was important.
This one is made for 700x40 tires but it could probably fit 42's if needed.