This hardtail 29er will be racing the Ontario cups. The frame is built from True Temper OX Platinum tubing and matched to the 80mm travel DT Swiss fork. The bike is built up with XTR drivetrain and disc brakes, a Chris King headset and a Thomson Elite seatpost. The bike rolls on the new Shimano tubeless 29er wheels.
This bike is a singlespeed 29er specifically for endurance racing. The rider is a 5′7″ woman who was looking for a bike for endurance races such as the upcoming “Crank the Shield” stage race - lots of hours in rough terrain. The custom frame is built from True Temper OX Platinum tubes and is designed around the Pace RC29 S80 suspension fork. The down tube features a large gusset for stiffness and for good clearance of the fork crown. The bike is designed to have the same bar height and geometry as her rigid 29er at the ‘active’ height of the suspension during hard riding. Our ‘test pilot’ just raced the bike to 1st place at the Kelso O-cup and is very happy with the bike’s handling, and the performance of the Pace fork.
Alana’s singlespeed 29er frame has one of the nicest paint jobs to come out of here for a while. Alana gets all the credit however, as it is her design. The letters and design are masked in rich, wet paint - the paint job is stunning when you look at it up close. The frame is True Temper OX Platinum, disc specific, with an eccentric bottom bracket. The build includes a Pace carbon fiber rigid fork, Hayes brakes, Shimano XTR crank and handbuilt wheels using XTR hubs.
We are still settling in to the new location in Guelph, but the bikes are rolling out agian! Here are some pictures of Jeff’s stunning hardtail 29er with a custom steel fork and a touring bike dressed up with mango Chris King hubs and headset.
Here is a sneak peak at one of the bikes we will be showing at the Toronto International Bike Show. The bike is a 29er hardtail with a handmade OX Platinum frame, eccentric bottom bracket and a gusseted down tube. The frame can be run as a single speed or a geared bike, and is built around the Pace (now DT Swiss!) RC-29 S80 80mm fork. Currently the bike is build with a full XT build including the new shadow rear deailleur and the soon to be available XT level Shimano 29er wheels. The bike is finished of with a FSA K-Force seatpost and bar, FSA OS-115 stem and an SLR saddle. The tires are the 29er Hutchinson Pythons, run tubeless. The bike will be seeing duty over the summer as a demo bike, before heading off to BC to race in the BC bike race under David Dermont.
