As winter really settles in for the long haul we're reminded of a recent custom rack project for a customer with a Seven fatbike.
Our customer wanted something light and minimal, enough rack to do the job at hand and nothing more. Built for use with @RevelateDesigns micro panniers for quick overnight trips.
Light, strong, and down to get it on in the snow!
Back by popular demand, we have a small number of Ti & Handsome production seatposts in stock now in 31.6mm diameter. We run small batches of the larger diameter post from time to time and they always sell out quickly so jump on this quickly if you'd like to get your hands/butt on one!
These posts offer the same Paul Component precision machined high strength 2024 aluminum alloy head with 26mm of set-back and two-bolt micro-adjustment as our 27.2mm seatposts.
Classic Bright Brushed titanium finish with Matte Etched PDX/ORE graphic and minimum insertion mark.
100% made in the USA.
It is that time of year again! Autumn is a time when Pacific Northwestern cycling fans revel in the dark art of cyclocross, road racing's estranged half-brother with mountain biking overtones. Better known simply as "CX" Cyclocross is both a grueling test of cycling skill and physical stamina, and a festive, self-deprecating, raucous good time.
CX is mud, sweat, and gears. CX is heckling, handups, and Hup! Hup! over the barriers.
CX is fun with bicycles.
To get a taste of the speed and terrain at an early season dry/fast race, check out the view from @SethPatla's cockpit on the opening sprint and first lap of Het Meer 2015 -- with a cameo by 2014 UCI Cyclocross World Champion @LarsVanDerHaar!
After building a fantastic titanium bike for a new customer, keeping an older one on the road is the next best thing. Our repair services bring us much joy, and of course our customers are pretty pleased as well!
Most of the frame failures we see on frames manufactured by other builders fit into predictable categories. One of those is "the Serotta crack" on the beautiful windowed dropouts found on Ottrott, Legend Ti, and other frames, which in turn is often linked to improper maintenance of the seat stay bearing those dropouts are used in conjunction with.
If your Serotta frame with this dropout design has not cracked but your bearings have never been serviced, now is the time for some preemptive maintenance. Please get in touch to make arrangements for sending in your frame for bearing service. (Because of the bearing location being in such close proximity to a crucial carbon/titanium bond joint we strongly discourage anyone not familiar with this particular construction from attempting to service the bearings.)
If your Serotta frame with this dropout design has cracked don't fret, we can bring it back to life!
We have done a number of these repairs and have great success. Our current pricing is ~$375 for the full repair service, including the dropout repair and bearing replacement. Bearing service only generally runs ~$125 including parts and labor. You can read more about it on the Serotta Dropout Service page.
Over the next week or so we will be populating our Complete Bike Gallery, starting with a collection of images of our fleet from the 2017 North American Handmade Bike Show. We had a bunch of very sweet bikes!
Want Dave to build you a titanium Dream Bike? For free?
Check out http://enve.com/builder-contest/ and vote for our Ultralight all-road bike as your favorite in their Builders of the Year collection and your dreams might come true! All courtesy of ENVE Composites.
This build uses our flagship bespoke frame with Enve fork and 650Bx40 Schwalbe tires on Enve/ DT Swiss wheels, Shimano-Road Di2, White Industries headset, Astute saddle, and our stem/seatpost.
Swap in 700x25c wheels and it is ready to race.
Features dedicated left/rear brake routing and subtle ano/etched details in a clean, classic, stately package with all the essentials.
Congratulations to Enve on their 10th Anniversary and an amazing collection of 22 exquisite Dream Bikes!
All sizes of production titanium seatposts are now in stock.
Just added two more excellent fork options to the store. These REN Cycles carbon production forks have been extensively tested by the PDXTI cycling team with great results!
Both are light, stiff, and have classic straight leg styling for a fresh and clean look.
REN CX1 fork is sold out and no longer available
Our friends at Eliel Cycling are doing a limited edition US-made bib and jersey for us that has gone on pre-sale.
