Page Street Cycles is a cooperative project between Ahearne Cycles and Igleheart Custom Frames & Forks. This bike is perfect for road and off road touring. It was originally designed as a bike that could handle the Oregon Outback, a 400+ mile mostly-gravel adventure through some remote regions of oregon. This frame was built for 650b wheels, with the intention of having 2.0” tires or larger, or for road touring you could run a 700c wheel with a 35 - 40c tire and still have a very comfortable, confident handling bike.
The fork was made by Christopher Igleheart, from Reynolds 953 heat treated tubing, and the frame is a combination of Reynolds and Columbus tubing, to give the best ride quality possible. The bike was designed to carry weight, with the load bias toward the front. The ideal scenario for long-distance touring is about 55-60% of the weight up front, 40-45% at the back. Or as much as 65% front to 35% at the back, and the bike would handle perfectly. You’d need to experiment with weight distribution to work out the best proportions to suit your sense of comfort and handling, but this is a good place to begin.
The front rack set was hand made by Joseph Ahearne, and is rigid enough to hold loaded saddle bags, and the upper deck is good for strapping down a dry bag, has a light mount and internal wiring. The front rack is fully modular, so that when you’re not touring you can remove the low riders, which are independent from the upper deck.
The rear of the bike has mounts for a traditional touring rack, and the bike has three sets of bottle mounts, a kickstand plate, internal wire routing for a tail light, and it comes in this gorgeous sage green.
Frame Specs:
Fits 27.5” x 2.4” tires and fenders
ISO disc brake mounts front & rear
27.2 mm seat post diameter
1 1/8” straight steerer
Traditional vertical dropouts front & rear (front dropouts reversed for braking stability)
73 mm bottom bracket, British thread
Measurements:
Top tube length (effective): 53 cm
Seat tube length (effective): 57 cm
Standover height: ~80 cm
wheelbase: ~110 cm
This bike is for someone who is between about 5’6” - about 5’10” depending on arm length, leg length, and flexibility. If you’re not local to Portland, Oregon, you could go to a bike shop and try a couple of bikes to determine your size, and compare those numbers with this bike to see if it’ll work. Get in touch with us and we can help talk you through the sizing, and offer some suggestions for fit.
This bike is brand new, and has never been assembled with parts. You can buy it as is, or if you’d like help putting together a parts kit, please let us know and we’ll happily assist.