So it all started with this bike: This was a request from a client in England. Long travel. 650b. 12mm TA rear. Long front center. Short stem. Short Stays. 30.9mm Dropper Post. Those last 2 things required a 1.375″ O.D. radius seat tube. That’s a significant hurdle to overcome. The nice part, was this frame …
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44 Bikes XXX Project Heavy : Radius Seat Posts of the 30.9mm Kind
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44 Bikes XXX FAT : My Ride · Part 2
So by now you’ve hopefully read through PART 1 of this Fat Bike Saga. Welcome back – if you haven’t though, you really should read that first as it gives you some back story with where I have been, and how I came to arrive where I am now. Up above is where I am …
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44 Bikes XXX FAT : My Ride · Part 1
This will be the last installment of my “Why I build What I Build” series. This one is on my personal fat bike. To understand where I am today, and where I am headed actually with the next iteration of this monster, we need to discuss where it is I came from. I grew up …
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44 to 40 : There’s a new boss in town…
As the saying goes: “The Eagle Has Landed”. More on this including my detailed description of my personal fat bike soon. Hold onto your butts. This ones going to be good… Till then, enjoy the shot above.
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Forks
Seems I’ve been building a lot of forks as of late. Clients and requests all the same. Mostly fat forks of the tapered steel unicrown kind. Here’s a few that came together recently. All sport different Axle to crown measurements but all are 135 spaced with clearance for 5″ tires. Some are 15x142mm TA. We’ll …
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Next up : Huntsman
Repeat customer coming back for a Huntsman to round out his stable. He had me build a 29er the previous season. So up above is pretty much everything you need to build a bike with the exception of the seat stays (I typically make those once the bike is all tacked together to get the …
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Ray’s 29+ / Fat
Finished up Ray’s fat bike which will see most of it’s life in 29+ mode for now. Build is pretty strait forward with a set of custom wheels buit around I9’s 135/170mm Torch Classic Hubs and Velocity’s Dually Rims, Thomson Stem/Seat Post, Watson Ti Bars, Avid BB7 Disc Brakes, a mix of Shimano Drivetrain components …
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2014 Hampshire 100 X SWEEP REPORT
So this year I didn’t race the local event, The Hampshire 100. I figured (and wanted) to give back to such a great event so I volunteered Saturday to help out with registration. I had a few bikes on hand too, but it was more about answering questions, helping riders find their way and in …
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44 Bikes MTN. SS XXX : My Ride
Originally, the 3rd installment of my “Why I build” series was going to be on my own personal fat bike. I’ve decided to shelve that one for a bit as I have some special updates for the 2015 Winter Season in order, which I think will be best addressed with the current build and compare …
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David’s Huntsman Signed, Sealed and Delivered
It’s always nice to finish up a build, finalize all the details with the client and then watch as Fedex picks up the big box of goods. Some may thing this is a tough thing to watch. I have to admit it gets me excited. The reason for this excitement is I basically put myself …
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