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Gnarly seat angle you got there
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Some details:
Frame is ti, built in 2010, has both disc and canti mounts because this was when disc was juuuuust starting to become the standard and it wasn’t clear if it was going to stick. Paragon sliding dropouts that were useful both for when I used to race it singlespeed / dinglespeed and it also allows me to move the rear axle back to make room for bigger tires when needed. The driveside one actually broke a few years in because they’d removed too much material, but the builder welded it back up for me and it’s been fine since.
Another note on the frame: rear triangle is spaced to 130mm because at the time it wasn’t clear if CX bikes were going to stay at 130 or move to 135 and the builder guessed at 130, which turned out to be wrong. Phil Wood was one of the only companies making a 130mm disc hub which is how I ended up with this wheelset, but it’s so heavy I ended up having a different, lighter 135mm set built, and the frame flexes to fit it no problem. That’s now my road wheelset.
Shimano 9-speed drivetrain, Dura-Ace Shifters, Ultegra FD, XTR RD. (Back with 9-speed you could mix and match road and mtn)
White Industry cranks. Currently with 50/32t rings, but I’ve changed them many times, which is a big benefit of these cranks. When I had a separate road bike and only used this for dirt I had 42/28 on it.
Wound-Up Team X fork – had it made with both disc and canti mounts like the frame
Thomson seatpost and stem. (Ignore the seat angle, it’s tilted temporarily while I deal with some saddle sores)
Phil Wood hubs with Stans rims. Although they have the weight issue I just had them serviced for the first time in 10+ years and mechanic says the bearings are basically still like new.
Currently has around 14,000 miles on it, but that’s going up quicker now that it’s both my road and gravel bike.
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This is a cool bike and that fork looks nice. With those canti bosses it screams for a little rack and a randobag.
Brokenspokes68 on
I was thinking about this the other day. Seems like a Surly Karate Monkey would be a predecessor to the modern gravel bike. Almost makes me want to find an old frame and build it up that way.
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Gnarly seat angle you got there
Some details:
Frame is ti, built in 2010, has both disc and canti mounts because this was when disc was juuuuust starting to become the standard and it wasn’t clear if it was going to stick. Paragon sliding dropouts that were useful both for when I used to race it singlespeed / dinglespeed and it also allows me to move the rear axle back to make room for bigger tires when needed. The driveside one actually broke a few years in because they’d removed too much material, but the builder welded it back up for me and it’s been fine since.
Another note on the frame: rear triangle is spaced to 130mm because at the time it wasn’t clear if CX bikes were going to stay at 130 or move to 135 and the builder guessed at 130, which turned out to be wrong. Phil Wood was one of the only companies making a 130mm disc hub which is how I ended up with this wheelset, but it’s so heavy I ended up having a different, lighter 135mm set built, and the frame flexes to fit it no problem. That’s now my road wheelset.
Shimano 9-speed drivetrain, Dura-Ace Shifters, Ultegra FD, XTR RD. (Back with 9-speed you could mix and match road and mtn)
White Industry cranks. Currently with 50/32t rings, but I’ve changed them many times, which is a big benefit of these cranks. When I had a separate road bike and only used this for dirt I had 42/28 on it.
Wound-Up Team X fork – had it made with both disc and canti mounts like the frame
Thomson seatpost and stem. (Ignore the seat angle, it’s tilted temporarily while I deal with some saddle sores)
Phil Wood hubs with Stans rims. Although they have the weight issue I just had them serviced for the first time in 10+ years and mechanic says the bearings are basically still like new.
Currently has around 14,000 miles on it, but that’s going up quicker now that it’s both my road and gravel bike.
This is a cool bike and that fork looks nice. With those canti bosses it screams for a little rack and a randobag.
I was thinking about this the other day. Seems like a Surly Karate Monkey would be a predecessor to the modern gravel bike. Almost makes me want to find an old frame and build it up that way.