Yes, this is a 'cross frame although it looks like a mtn. bike frame. The person riding it is only 5'3" so it has to look like this. One good thing, it doesn't weigh anything.
There's a few NOS US made tubes in this frame that I save for bikes like this. I don't have much of these tubes left and it will be a sad day when they are gone for good.
My guess is that some sort of newer 'V' type rear brake will be used as the cable room behind the seat tube is minimal.
Yes, the day after tomorrow there will be more than liver and onions, chicken fried steak and oilwells in Bakersfield-there will be a custom single speed cyclocross frame and fork from you-know-who. The blue decals are custom ordered from a local sign shop and are a little different than my stock versions.
I really wish I had a blue seat collar to complete the look but I'm sure one will be on this frame before too long. I had to ship it today with what I had in stock.
And that's exactly what this is.....maybe a month late but it is built and soon to be in the hands of a very patient customer.
You don't see this brand very often, an Eisentraut signature road frame. The frame is about 25 years old and the second owner had it on a roof rack and well, you know the rest. Fortunately, all that is needed is a fork alignment-$ 30 and he'll be good to go, unless I find something else wrong. The lugs are very nice on this bike....understated ,but I know full well how much work went into this frame.
Well, it had to happen some time.....the disc brake revolution on cyclocross bikes has made inroads into my build list. This is certainly not the first disc-only 'cross rig I have built , but the frequency of this kind of request has gone way up in the last few months. There's a lot of advancement in the brake systems and the recent UCI reversal on the disc brake ban at sanctioned races has fuled the latest trend. I try not to have an opinion on this subject and leave it up to how these bikes perform in races. My guess is that they will do fine. I have fun building them.
I made the cable routing for the brake hydraulic compatable so the rider can have a choice rather than be stuck with no alternative to a cable actuated brake.
This is a Euro with a fender package option. No racks, no touring stuff, just a race bike with fenders.
This should be a sturdy reliable ride for town , country roads or the bay area race courses.
The owner of this frame and fork was a founder of Cyclocross Magazine so I know he'll appreciate all the time and care I put into this frame and fork,
