The sun has been out and the trails have been dry so I removed the fenders from the 24″ Diamond 18 speed bike.
Tonights ride started out sunny and ended with thunder and rain.
My bike takes me to where I should be.
It was a good ride.
On June 14th I’ll be visiting Speedgoat in Pennsylvania with a few of my bikes. More info here.
I just finished a run of the modified 17-34t XT 6 speed cassettes.
Cassettes that were on order are shipping today.
I have about 10 available right now.
There is more info here and in the blog.
…and you can always call me if you can’t find your answers there.
Chris from Speedgoat came by for a day of riding.
We traded bikes several times for comparison.
steel and ti.
Chris wrote more about the ride in the Speedgoat blog.
Here’s Albert’s Jones with a Rohloff hub.
The bar was custom bent by Seven.
The hub fit up without the need for the speedbone adaptor.
The bike is 24lbs.
I think this is the bike I’ll be riding the most this summer.
I can run the fat front tire or a normal 29″ but the fat tire works so well for me that I’ll probably keep it on most of the time.
It’s under 26lbs as shown, without the bottle but with the crudcatcher and bottle cage. […]
It’s more than half a pound lighter compared to the steel fork.
A wheel build for a Spaceframe bike build.
Chris King single speed hub.
The spokes are the same length on both sides.
17-34t 6 speed
Steel makes sense. It’s a great material for bicycles.
The new steel Jones frame set has the same geometry and handling as the titanium versions.
With an EBB and removable derailleur hanger it can be built up with one speed, a few, many or Rohloff
The fork has very good tire clearance.
The short rear end has good […]
