Gravel frame in steel going to Morgan Hill, Calif.

The customer of this frame is not only on the CX team but he's a lifer in the bicycle business-that is until recently. He has retired and this bike will hopefully be what he chooses for post-work adventures.

The fork is a big one- Whiskey MCX , made to take cargo, big tires and bottle cages. This is the first one of these forks I have built a frame around. The axle-to-crown length is a bit longer than a regular CX fork.

And of course the frame is completed with one of Jen Green's bronze lobster head badges.