7005 aluminum cross country 29er

This one is going to Santa Barbara, Calif. to a sponsored rider. He's putting in the miles in a big way and has plans to do ultra endurance events of all kinds. I'll be waiting for his ride report. I had one like this of eight years and had a lot of fun with it.

 

Steel all-road frame going to Redlands, Calif.

Yes- another one for Redlands. This rider is about one foot taller than the other rider who is getting a similar frame. This is a pretty big frame but it still weighs only 4 lbs. 11 oz . 

This one will be outfitted with 11 spd. GRX Di II components. Hope they have stuff lined up- I would have little luck hunting it down for them right now. 

 

Steel gravel frame going to Redlands, Calif.

I build a lot of frames just like this- probably the most popular thing I build right now. Frame building is work and can be challenging at times but in the case of this frame I had a pretty easy Friday and part of Tuesday putting it together. Unfortunately the build overlapped a bout of intestinal flu late Sunday and all Monday. I got to know my toilet on an intimate level.......not fun. 

A little queasy and woozy , I got back to work and finished this one with no ugly surprises or train wrecks.

In spite of having no appetite and an unhappy stomach it was a good day in the shop- honestly, I really needed one.  

 

MTB frame going to Woodacre, Calif.

Pretty sure this is a 29er in steel but with the amount of stuff I have been building and the backlog at the painters a whole batch can come back and I don't remember every detail, even some of the big ones. Fortunately every frame is numbered so they wind up going to whom they are supposed to.........99% of the time. It's that 1% that bugs me. 

This one is festooned with all the Paragon bits - dropouts, BB, head tube, seat tube collar and brake mount. The top tube is a NOS True Temper bi-oval 35 mm 8-5-8 , now my go-to top tube for bikes like this . It just makes sense- have the horizontal oval at the head tube , the vertical oval at the seat tube- this really matches up with the tube diameters and also at the head tube reduces the overlap with the down tube on a smaller frame like this one . I may be old but I still think about things...

 

Signature fillet road with crowned fork

I hardly ever build frames like this but I guess I remember how to do it as this one came out pretty nicely.

This frame is for a very avid rider and he will put tons of miles on it very soon. He had a couple of Silca pump barrels that he had painted along with the frame. He also provided the NOS Shimano SF-22 front and rear dropouts. These dropouts were my favorites in the '80's and they are long gone. Fortunately he found some on Ebay for a reasonable price.

 

Near mint 2002 aluminum flat bar CX bike for sale

The original owner passed away sadly so his widow wants this bike to go to someone who will appreciate it. It has a wheelset with King hubs and a King headset. Read der. is an XTR 9-speed with an LX front. The crankset is an FSA carbon triple so it has gears for years. The fork is a steel unicrown that I built.

Virtual top tube is 565 mm. Seat tube is 487 c/t/c. Head tube is 133 mm. I think a 5'9" rider would be ideal.The whole bike weighs 19 lb. 11 oz, not bad for one from this era. Tires max out at 700x33. The bar and post are titanium. It has Time pedals from the era along with genuine Salsa skewers- all the cool stuff from back in the day- Paul Component levers and rear brake. It's like a rolling time capsule- really cool . Asking price is $ 1,200 and the contact email of the seller is hiker.diana@gmail.com and she is looking forward to hearing from you. 

 

Chris King guest house Show bike for sale

Well, the show is over and it was well attended. This is the bike I built for the show- a single speed 29er that can also be set up 1x12 as the King hub has a microspline 12 speed body and there's guides for a rear der. cable you can see if you look closely. The components are really good- the brand new King wheels with proprietary King rims made in Utah. The Fox fork is a 34 with 120 mm of travel . The stem is one that I built of steel. The post is a Fox Transfer SL internally routed. The cranks and BB are Shimano XT.

The brakeset is a custom ordered Paul Klamper caliper set mated to the Paul's levers- they are positively the best mechanical disc brake on the planet. The bar and grips are Race face- a no-rise bar for the retro feel. The frame has a King 'Dropset-3' integrated headset and the frame is fitted with Paragon 'rocker' dropouts for single speed or internal geared hub use. There's even a Jen Green badge. 

I thought that I was going to keep this bike but the heat at our house went down and I have to buy a new fireplace insert. I would not give up a choice bike unless there was a good reason, and reasons happen for a reason. I'm asking $ 5,000- the bike has been ridden once by me at Wilder Ranch before the show. It is made for a 5'9" rider ideally. get in touch at paul@rocklobstercycles.com if you are interested. Pedals are not included.....they are old and beat up- you don't want them.