7, which still uses QR dropouts (my hubs are bolt-on). The fork is not an All-City fork it comes from Whisky Parts Co., another QBP brand. I’ve never ridden a frame this nice before. When the joints are welded together, the seams become even stronger.Ī Reynolds 853 frame is super stiff, super light, very strong, and can last a lifetime. Reynolds 853 uses a special treating process so that the steel hardens fully after heat is applied one last time. Most frames weaken at the joints once heat is applied at the welds. Reynolds 853 is an air-hardening, heat-treated steel tubing. I could have lost a lot more weight on the build, but I made pretty specific choices for my intended use. The rest of the build is pretty light the Thomson kit is very minimal and the crankset is pretty lightweight for an alloy crank. I took a perfectly light racing frame and made it boat-anchor heavy with a Brooks saddle, Paul Klamper disc brakes, and portly pedals. Front Wheel: Surly Ultra New Disc Hub, Stan’s Notubes Grail Rim, DT Swiss Champion spokes, brass nipples.Rear Wheel: Hope Pro 4 Trials Rear SS Hub, Stan’s Notubes Grail Rim, DT Swiss Champion spokes, brass nipples.Pedals: Crank Brothers Doubleshot Pedals.The only thing I’m missing is the rear brake rotor I’ll have a matchy one on there real soon. The resulting bike is pretty weird, but for me, it’s totally dialed in. But, I spend so much time on my bikes, and I know exactly what I want them to do, and exactly what components suit my riding the best. It lacks the rack mounts of a touring bike and the lightness of a racing bike. It’s not a perfect match in any category. The final build lives in the gray area between racer, randonneur, commuter, and explorer. Like all my bike builds, I put durability on a pedestal and then went from there. The singlespeed MTB forum clydesdales helped me pick a bombproof hub combo. The build started in a MTBR thread, where I waxed and waned on component choices so many times, my head was spinning. I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting myself into Tyler, a local cross racer, just picked up the same frame and loved his, and I’ve seen and ridden several All-City bikes over the past two years. The geometry compares well to my Soma Double Cross, but I went for it without ever having ridden the complete bike, which was a little risky. I snagged the Nature Boy frame on clearance through my local shop. Two months of poring over cyclocross threads, hand-picking components and pulling extra hours at work to afford everything.Īnd today, I finally finished the bike! Photo: Kelley Bryant Two months of staring at a bare frame, dreaming of speed. That’s two months of commuting 50-60 miles per week on a Pugsley fatbike. My Nature Boy project bike has been in the works for almost two months.
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