Single speed boost 29er in steel

I have a few of these on order. This one will not be set up with huge tires but it will take 2.5" tires if the going gets rough. The customer asked if I could build it light so it is jst a hair under 5 lbs. I hope that it holds up for this rider -he does live in an area that has some rocky trails.

 

WCCX In-Route going to Atlanta, Ga.

 This is the first of it's kind but certainly not the last. The WCCX next edition has fully internal routing just like the pro-tour bikes. This one will be hitting the east coast CX races and maybe I'll see this customer at the Pan-am games this fall. The frame is paired with an Enve G-series fork.

Single speed CX/Gravel for Golden, Co.

 

Gold going to Golden- seems fitting. This one has Paragon sliders with a new UDH insert for using a rear der. The frame is mated to a painted to match carbon fork and Cane Creek gold headset.  There's an extra no-der. insert coming with the frame as well so that it can look proper when on the single speed race course. 

Bottles coming !

 Yes, for the first time in over a decade I will have imprinted bottles in stock. I'll come up with a price and a way for folks to order them. Emailing me at paul@rocklobstercycles.com will be the best way for now as I don't think that they , like the hats will be in the web store. Only this size will be available - I think ......

Big tire road for China

 Yes- that's correct- my very first frame going to China . This one has the UDH and is built for wireless shifting and flat mount disc brakes. It also is fitted with the Enve 'All-road' fork so it can take up to 700x38 tires. The color is a canary yellow, the same color I painted a restored Girardengo frame that is displayed in my shop. The customer must have seen it in a blog post- it's a classic shade. The frame is all Columbus 'Life' tubing. I am hoping that the frame arrives safely and that it is just what the customer had in mind. 

NJS style track frame and fork for Portland, Ore.

 I bought this Samson lug set many years ago thinking that I would build a frame like this for myself. Well, I never did and the lugs sat in a box through two shop moves and about 10 years. Just last fall a customer traveled to my shop to pick up his gravel frame and for some reason I told him the story of the lugs. He said that he had wanted an NJS style frame and fork and ordered it right then and there- here's the result of my work. I tried to honor the tradition and the materials to really craft what I think is the best lugged frame I have built in a decade or more. See for yourself and let me know what you think.

I have put up as many photos of the frame as I could take before boxing it up and shipping it to the customer. The finish is powdercoat- would have been nice to do wet paint but it would have driven up the frame price nearly $ 1,000. The clear coat is wet paint at least and for the most part it shows of the detail pretty well. The color is very appropriate for a frame like this. This one is branded "Sadoff" after the time period of 1980-1983 in my frame building life- the decal is the replica of the logo I used to paint on by hand. I hope that the owner is really happy with it- I did my very best to try to make something extra special. 

Steel gravel frame for Idaho

This is a powdercoat fade- only the second one from this painter and the first three color one at that. A little touch up needed to be done to the dark blue in the back but I think it came out really well for a process that does not lend itself to doing fades. I guess if you are an experienced powdercoat shop ,it is doable. 
 

The frame is paired to a Whiskey # 9 CX fork , the same one I have on one of my race bikes. It has a bit less rake than the Enve and works well with steeper head angles like what is normal on a larger frame such as this one. This bike with be set up with Shimano Di II.