Here's yer 650 single speed

Just how I like it.......med. size 2.35 tires and fully rigid setup. Its not mine but I have had thoughts of building something like this for myself. I do have around 35 bikes so maybe I'm not really in need and I do have a perfectly good 26" wheel single speed-as a matter of fact it was a cover bike on Mountain Bike action about 25 years ago . Still, I would probably be a little happier with bigger wheels. 

Anyway, this one is going to a bay area customer who wanted a good basic XT build - no carbon, no frilly fancy stuff....just the stuff that performs and keeps performing, The only boutique part is the Boone Technologies rear single speed micro-drive cog and the King headset. This bike is silent.

 

WCCX team frame for RL team veteran

This rider has been on the podium at numerous nationals and has raced the world cup circuit in Europe.

Every season he hints at retirement but he keeps coming back. As long as he wants to race he will have frames like this - he gives me great input on how my designs are doing on the toughest CX courses.

 

7005 SL road frame for junior team member

his frame is going to a very talented rider on the team. The frame is just about 3 lbs. and will sport some King built Enve wheels and Ultegra Di II. 

 

7005 road frame going to Bermuda

Yes, another one. This one has a steepish 75 degree seat angle and is going to sport Shimano Di II. I have not drilled the port holes yet.

This customer is very specific about the features and numbers on the frame and I hope that I have hit them as precisely as he wanted.

 

One-off lugged frame for a bay area rider

This customer provided nearly all the materials for this one and they all came from Richard Sachs. The tube set is the mega-oversize Pego-Ritchie Columbus set. I have not worked with this kit before but tube fit was good. As usual with lugs, the angles of the frame and some of the specs were dictated by the lug castings so a few compromises had to be made to the design. There's only so far you can tweak a lug before things get ugly.

After the frame was built I was a bit worried about overlap but once the bike was all built it turned out that the front center was totally fine. The BB height is a tad higher than I usually shoot for but overall, the bike rides nicely. The only departure from the kit was the Tange wishbone seat stay - this was something the customer asked for- a nod to Strawberry cycles Andy Newlands work. I think it is a great way to build a bike that has the elements of three notable builders , but built by a fourth -me- who is just a guy in a shed .

I did a few practice lugged experiments before building this one and I'm glad I did. I did not realize how rusty I was with lugged construction. Glad I got all the cobwebs out before building this one. It is something I can be pretty happy with. Paint was deftly done by Joe's bicycle painting in Watsonville, Calif. The fork is an Enve that has been painted to match and the customer himself did the build. He's a good mechanic-even brought all his own tools. 

 

CX frame with a fade going to So-Cal.

The fork looks big- that's because it is the Enve 'Adventure' fork with all the fittings for bottles,etc. 

I think there's some bike packing in the future for this rig. It is set up with rack mounts and mechanical shift routing for a 2X setup. 

 

Steel CX/All-road/big tire frame and fork

This one will be headed north. It also has a painted to match stem that did not make it into the photo.

This steel fork has a tapered steerer from Engin- another builder . This is one of the nicest pieces of frame building material I have seen. When the customer told me what it cost , I was stunned.....until I saw the work. You really do get what you pay for.