This bike is ready to travel. A Pinion 18 speed gearbox and belt drive gives a huge range of gearing, and almost no maintenance. Two wheel sets that are interchangeable (650b for bigger tires and 700c for mid-size tires), generator hub powering the lights & USB, so many options for carrying gear, and so on — this bike was designed as a way to pull all stops for what a touring bike could be.
Page Street Cycles is how we put together the talents of two long-time bike builders in one bike: Christopher Igleheart of Igleheart Custom Frames & Forks, and myself, Joseph Ahearne of Ahearne Cycles. We teamed up on this bike for the Oregon handmade bike show in 2018 and since then I’ve ridden the bike on several road and gravel tours to field test the Pinion drive train, and the bike’s ability to hold up while on tour. And it has been awesome. The bike is stable, it’s comfortable, it rides well loaded or unloaded, and the weakest link in the whole system was me, the rider. This is a bad ass machine.
To be clear, this is a used bike. It has been ridden, I’ve done a handful of shorter tours on it, and it is only just beginning its life as a touring rig. The bar wrap is new, and I replaced the carbon drive belt, the tires have minimal wear (replaced not so many miles ago), but all in all the bike is in excellent shape. The most noticeable wear is in the clear overcoat of paint, which has some chipping where the bike has been leaned agains poles and bike staples, but nothing to worry about. Even the powder coat has many years of life left. Because of the wear, I’ve discounted this bike by about $5K from what it would cost brand new.
Listing out parts and features will give you plenty to think about. If you have questions, please email me: joseph (at) ahearnecycles.com and I will tell all. This is truly a unique bike, one of a kind, thoughtfully designed from top to bottom. One of the best things about it now is, if it fits you, it is as close to custom as you can get without having to wait — it is ready to ride. Not to mention you’ll save a few thousand on the overall cost. You could take it today and start your tour tomorrow.
This bike includes, in no particular order of importance:
18 speed Pinion drive train, including cranks (175 mm), belt cogs (32T front and 32T rear) and belt (118T)
Co-Motion drop bar twist shifter for Pinion
One of a kind chrome front rack with a roll cage for the front light, loops for straps or bungi cords, fender support, detachable low rider racks for large or small panniers
One-of-a-kind rear rack with a custom X-Pac bag made by Black Star Bags, hand sewn in Portland. The rack has triple mounts with the titanium Manything Cages by King Cage; and Mini Panniers made by Andrew the Maker. Also, the bag upper has a quick release Nitto bracket mounted on the seat rails, which makes for easy on/off of the bag.
Two wheel sets: one set of 650b wheels with 2.4 Continental X-King tires, the other wheel set 700c with 40c Marathon Supreme tires. Matching hub sets: Schmidt SON28 generator front hub, 12 x 100mm thru-axle; White Industries rear, 12 x 142 mm thru axle. Matching hubs means you can swap wheels without having to adjust anything, and you can easily transform the bike from a road or hard-pack touring bike to off-road touring in more extreme conditions. This also makes the bike versatile for switching between touring & commuting, because we all want to stay out of our cars as much as possible.
Generator powered lights front and rear; the front is a B&M IQ-X, and the rear is a Schmidt SON light mounted at the back of the saddle, with the wiring hidden and internally routed. There are magnetic connectors in the seat tube so you can easily remove the seat post if needed.
Sinewave Cycles Stem cap USB charger— charge small devices from the power of the front hub while you ride — This is an extremely useful feature while touring, especially when you’re riding remotely and depending on a GPS
Paul “Klamper” disc Brakes
Paul “tall n’ handsome” seat post
Brooks Cambium C17 all weather saddle
Phil Wood headset
Honjo H-95 wide alloy fenders
Gates Carbon Drive 118T belt (brand new), Brooks Microfiber bar wrap (also newly wrapped), new brake hoods
Security bolt on the seat binder, and corresponding wrench
Paragon Machine Works “Toggle Drop” rear dropouts: complicated looking dropouts that make rear wheel removal simple, without having to adjust belt tension. Also includes the seat stay splitter to be able to replace the drive belt when needed.
And don’t forget the titanium spork head badge connected with a wing nut — this is, after all, a camping bike.
Specifications:
This bike is good for someone between about 5’10” & 6’3” tall, depending on leg, torso and arm length. Depending on your body specifications you may need to adjust the saddle forward or back, or replace the stem with something longer or shorter. I’m about 6’1”, and I’m averagely proportioned, and this bike is very comfortable for me for long rides. My body position is fairly upright, with not a lot of weight on my hands.
TT length: 575 mm
ST actual length: 570 / effective: 620
ST angle: 73 degrees
HT length: 220 mm
HT angle 71.5 degrees
Standover: ~ 885 mm
Handlebar & saddle are within 1 cm of the same height from the ground
BB drop 70 mm
Chain stay length in current configuration: 473 mm - adjustable for other cog/belt configurations
Fork length: 415 mm
Fork offset: 67 mm
Trail with 650b wheels: ~ 47 mm
You may see other bikes come and go, but this is the one you want to have for life.
Any and all questions welcome. If you’re within reach of Portland, Oregon and want to come for a test ride, please message me and we’ll set up a time. joseph (at) ahearnecycles.com
Thank you.