This was one of three bikes I built a few years back as an experiment in low-run production. It’s an on road/off road touring bike, with a long wheelbase and the capacity to carry plenty of gear for the long haul. I rode one of these three bikes on several short bike camping trips, and a month-long bike tour up to Vancouver Island. It was a perfect rig for long road and gravel rides, day after day riding, carrying all the gear required to stay out and be self sufficient for weeks at a time, through varieties of terrain and climate.
Here are features this bike has:
Clearance for 28” x 2.3” tires (as shown in the photos) and fenders, or 27.5” x 3.0” tires and fenders. Either tire & wheel combination will work without significantly adjusting the bottom bracket height.
Hand made racks front and rear; long rear rack with integrated “no rattle” u-lock holder (u-lock not included). Front detachable low rider racks that easily separate from the upper flat deck. Upper deck has a light mount and internal wire routing down to a generator hub (not shown). Large flat upper deck is good for tying down a dry bag, or potentially mounting a basket.
Double chain stays — a style of chain stay that helps stiffen the back end of the bike (a little bit) but mainly looks cool. Because the stays are narrower it allows for larger tires without limiting chain ring clearance.
Disc brakes mounts front and rear. Front and rear dropouts are slotted, so they accommodate standard quick release wheels: 100 mm front axle spacing; 135 mm rear. The front dropouts are flipped in reverse to prevent the wheel from being pulled in heavy braking.
73 mm bottom bracket shell with standard British threads, 27.2 mm seat post, 1 1/8” steerer for standard threadless head set.
3 sets of bottle bosses, kickstand plate, wire routing through the down tube and out the bottom bracket for a wired tail light.
Matte clear powder coat finish. There is a 2-part process for powder coating that allows the final finish of the bike to keep the “dirty” look with burns from brazing. Matte clear powder is very durable, and it shows all the work underneath. The rear rack has been “field tested”, meaning it’s seen some use on another bike, so there are some worn patches in the powder from where the saddle bags were hanging, but it is still in excellent shape. The frame, fork and front rack set are brand new, never been ridden.
Bike Specs:
Effective top tube length: 60 cm / 23.5”
Effective seat tube length: 60 cm
Stand over height: ~82 cm
Wheelbase: 1120 cm / 44”
If you have questions about sizing, and whether this bike might work for you, please get in touch and we can discuss it, I can let you know what’s possible, and what’s not.
This bike can be sold as is, without parts, or I’m happy to make suggestions, or help you order anything you might need. This bike will make a great touring companion and all around get-shit-done kind of ride.
This bike is SOLD.
3% of the sale was donated to the Black Resiliency Fund on 24 June, 2020.
