Thursday, July 27, 2006

Custom Cross bike #7: Jim's Strong


Another sweet orange custom cyclocross bike for the Custom Gallery. This is the first Strong frame though. Check it out.

Frame: Custom Steel, S3 front triangle with a Focco rear.

Headset: CK

Fork: Alpha Q

Stem: Bontrager

Bars: Ritchey

Seatpost: Easton EC 90

Saddle: SLR

Brakes: Pauls neo front, Touring rear

Wheels: Ksyrium SSC

Tires: Vittoria Open Pave EVO CX

Cranks: FSA SLK

Pedals: Frogs

Drivetrain: Ultegra shifters and front derailleur, DA rear derailleur, cassette and chain, 9 speed.

Jim says, "My Strong is mostly my commuter/fun bike. But she does get knobbies and gets to play. It comes in at a hair over 18 lbs"

Pretty nice bike for a commuter bike Jim. Thanks for the rig!

If you have a handbuilt/custom cross bike, send it in to me (there's no weight restrictions) at plusonelap@gmail.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

that is one sweet bike, bet you're almost afraid to take that thing off road.