Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Josh's Marinoni

Hey,  really enjoy your site. Just built up a 2010 custom Marinoni Fango cross bike. Thought I would send you the details and some pics to maybe include in your site. Cheers, Josh.


Frame: Marinoni Fango cyclo-cross, Columbus Nivacrom steel tubing
Fork: Evo carbon cyclo-cross 
Headset: FSA Orbit-MX Orbit-1
Stem: FSA OS-99 3.0 AL 7050 -6 degrees
Handlebars: FSA Wing Pro Compact 44cm
Front brake: Tektro CR720
Rear brake: Tektro CR720
Brake levers: Shimano Ultegra ST-6700
Front derailleur: Shimano Ultegra FD-6700
Rear derailleur: Shimano Ultegra RD-6700
Shift levers: Shimano Ultegra ST-6700
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra CS-6700, 11-25T
Chain: Shimano Ultegra CN-6700
Crankset: Shimano Ultegra FC-6750 compact, 175mm, 34/50T
Bottom bracket: Shimano Ultegra BB-6700
Pedals: Shimano Deore XT 25th Anniversary Edition
Wheelset: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Road Tubeless
Front tyre: Hutchinson Piranha 34 tubeless
Rear tyre: Hutchinson Piranha 34 tubeless
Saddle: Selle Italia SLK SE
Seat post: Cadence PPK
Carbon Bottle cages: n/a
Computer: n/a

Critical measurements
Rider's height: 1.83m (6' 0")
Rider's weight: 75.5kg (166lb)
Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 810mm
Saddle setback: 50mm
Seat tube length, c-t: 560mm
Seat tube length, c-c: 545mm
Tip of saddle nose to C of bars (next to stem): 550mm
Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 45mm
Head tube length: 165mm
Top tube length: 560mm

Total bicycle weight: 9.04kg (19.93lb)

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Curtis' Magpie

I've been checking out your blog for a while, lots of fun.  Please keep it going.

Here is a photo of my handbuilt cx  "magpie cycles" for your handmade/custom gallery.

This is the build:

Frame:            2009 magpie cycles custom (Columbus Zona)

Fork:              Custom Columbus

Drivetrain:      SRAM Force with TA Chainrings

Wheels:          Stealth Version DT Swiss 240 hubs, Mavic Open Pro CD Ceramic Rims, Sapim CX ray Spokes, Handbuilt

Headset:        Cane Creek 110

Stem:             Deda Zero 100

Bars:             Deda Zero 100

Saddle:          Selle San Marco Regal

Seatpost:        Campagnolo Record Titanium

Pedals:          Shimano XTR

Brakes:        TRP Euro x Carbon

 Weight:  20.0 lbs

Hope you like.

Curtis

Durham, NC

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Greg's Pereira

Here’s my submission to the handmade cross bike gallery:

Frame:                  2007 Pereira Cycles

Fork:                      Edge Composites Cross Fork 335mm

Drivetrain:           Campy Centaur 10 Speed Group

                                50/34 Centaur Compact

Wheels:               Cane Creek Volos XL

Headset:              Chris King

Stem:                    Thomson Elite

Bars:                      Salsa Bell Lap

Saddle:                 Terry Fly Titanium

Seatpost:             Thomson Elite Setback

Brakes:                 Paul’s Touring & Neo Retro

Tires:                     Ritchey Alfa Bite Trail Mix

Pedals:                 Shimano XTR M970

Other:                   Problem Solvers FD Clamp & Cable Hanger

Check out the RD cable routing

20.03 lbs

Dual Gallery Bike: Jeff's True North

Here's one for both galleries, as it's under 18 lb and handmade/custom. True North Cycles is a local builder who does super work and has built me steel mtb and road frames before I got the cross bike.

The ride is fantastic, with a stiff rear end for putting the power down but enough compliance to pop out of corners like only Ti can. I went for a very low BB (70mm BB drop) and though I clipped a pedal a few times in practice at first, the cornering benefits are very worthwhile in my mind.

See the attached *.xls for the parts list. The frame comes in at 1596 g, not bad for being a 60 cm x 57 cm, and not your average scandium or monocoque carbon. Total build weight is 17.2 lbs with the Hope Pro3/Velocity Escape wheels. I've got a few wheel options depending on the conditions. I wanted to get it sub 17 lbs, and still can with the right wheels but I'm happy with just over anyway.

Non weight-weenie sacrifices were made for functional (preference) reasons in the Q-ring and Bontrager bar, and for cost cutting in crank and brake selection. That said I'm quite pleased with the weight as is, and don't see many changes ahead. Maybe the BB, since the Race Face was just what I had on hand.

Build:
Frame TN Custom Ti/Carbon
Fork Alpha Q CX20
Headset Chris King nothreadset
Stem Alpha Q Prolite 90mm x 8° w/Ti bolts
Bars Bontrager Race Lite VR 44cm
Tape OCTTO Professional grade
Seatpost Eriksen "Sweetpost" Ti layback
Post binder Token Carbon/Ti
Saddle Selle Italia SLR XP
Pedals LOOK Quartz Carbon
Crankset Ultegra SL 175mm
Chainring Rotor Q-ring 40t
Guard Aluminum outer guard
Chainring bolts a2z alloy chainring bolts
Chain retention N-Gear Jump Stop
BB Race Face Cadence w/Enduro bearings
R Derailleur SRAM Rival
Shifters SRAM Rival '08 (no left internals)
Cassette SRAM PG-1070 11-28
Chain KMC X10-SL TiN
Housing SRAM generic
Cables generic stainless
Brakes Velo Orange Grand Cru
Pads SwissStop Flash GHP
F Wheel Hope Pro3/Velocity Escape 28h
R Wheel Hope Pro3/Velocity Escape 32h
Skewers KCNC
Tires FMB SSC 34c coton (2)

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Gary's Sycip

Ok here is a pic of my second Custom Sycip submitted to this site. It is made of lite weight Columbus Tubing, ovalized at the headtube, then to round then back to ovalized at the Seatube, for the down-tube, it is ovalized at the Bottom-bracket as well as the seat-tube at the bottom bracket.

I really wanted to use the New Niner EBB (Biocentric) bottom bracket (Shell) for this frame and at the time it was only available in steel which is now available in Al as well. The frame weight is 3.5 lb. in what would be about at 51cm frame. It weights the same as the tricross frame that it replaced that was clubbed together into a single speed setup.

The complete bike as shown in the pics weights 15.8 which is awesome, my first CX Geared frame by Jeremy weighted 2.6 lb. which would have been crazy lite if we built this one in that manner. I raced the bike twice since it was built once in the CrossCrusades SS race then later that same day in the SSCXWC and truly loved the geometry and handling of the bike. Thanks for posting this bike.

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: James' Wilkins

A retro rig, I like it.

I bought this old "Brian Wilkins" Reynolds 531 tourer second-hand nearly two years ago with the idea of doing it up into some sort of all-purpose, early '70s-style, mean machine: not a pure cyclocross bike as such, but more like one than anything else. I started the upgrade / part-replacement at the start of 2009 and finished in the summer - and I have enjoyed taking inspiration from your website throughout the process... Thanks P.O.L.!

I have tried to keep to vintage parts by-and-large, but without getting too hung up about it and without spending too much money.

SPEC.
Frame: Brian Wilkins, London circa 1973 vintage. Cantilever mounts added - 2008. Resprayed - 2009.
Wheels: Mavic Open Pro (new)
Tyres: Normally Specialized Borough 32s (for daily commute). Here race-ready Schwalbe CX Pro 32s.
Brakes: Shimano Altus (I think - new)
Levers: Weinmann (original with NOS e-bay hoods)
Saddle: Iscaselle Tornado (NOS e-bay)
Seatpost: Kalloy (NOS e-bay)
Handlebars / Stem: Cinelli Campione del Mundo / Cinelli (both NOS)
Rear derailleur: Shimano 600 (NOS e-bay)
Gear levers: ditto but with Arabesque styling (NOS e-bay)
Front derailleur: Suntour Superbe Pro (NOS e-bay)
Cranks & Chainset: Sakae SR (original)

Weight: unknown but around 21lb? Total cost including re-spraying approx GB £700. I take part in my first cyclocross race tomorrow ("Muddy Hell" at the 'cross track around Herne Hill Velodrome, London, UK). It's in the dark and the course goes through the beer tent... Hopefully the forecast rain will have stopped by the evening!

Thanks again. Hope you like the photos - and keep up the good work!

Regards,
James W.
London, UK

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Ross' Speedvagen

Vanilla Speedvagen 2009
Oval concepts Bars 44 c-c

Syntace F139 stem

IRD cable hangar

Chris King headset

Fizik Arione saddle

Paul neo-retro front, touring canti rear

10 spd Campy Centaur groupo w/ Parlee front derailleur clamp

Campy record chain and BB cups

39t campy record inner chainring, 46t TA outer chainring

Shimano M970 pedals

Campy record hubs laced to mavic ceramic open pro clincher rims, Challenge Grifo XS tires
The cassette is a 13-29 that I turned into a 12-26, but since the pic has been taken I have gone back to the 13-29.

19.5 lbs as pictured

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Jeremy's Skagen

Here's a bike submission for your Handmade CX gallery.

It's handmade by my good friend and co-worker, Larry Skagen up in the land of the frozen tundra, Fargo, North Dakota. He's been building bicycle frames for a number of years, mostly as a hobby. This is only his second lugged frame - fillet brazing is his specialty. We have a Quint that he built over one of the winters here hanging in our shop at the Great Northern Bicycle Company.

The tubing is 953 Reynolds with stainless lugs from Llewellyn. The rear stays were left polished, as were the lugs, but I wanted the frame and fork to look uniform, so I painted the main triangle. She ain't the lightest, but boy, ain't she pretty.

Alpha Q forkChris King headset
Campy Centaur shiftersDeda Newton shallow barsBrooks tape
Thomson X2 stemDt Swiss 240 hubs laced to Mavic Reflex tubular rimsPaul Neo Retro brakes front, Touring cantis rear (high polish finish)Campy Centaur Crank/BB, BBG bashguard, 40t Surly SS ringXTR pedalsThomson Masterpiece seatpostSpecialized Phenom SL saddleCampy Centaur R/DCampy Centaur 13-29 cassetteChallenge Grifo XS 34mm tubulars (also a set of Fangos glued to identical wheels)
19.5 lbs.

Handmade Cyclocross Bike: Adam's Miles Cycle

This is cool, some posh components on a rusty custom made frame! Check out below...

"Hello! Wanted to submit my cyclocross bike to your gallery.

Handmade by my good friend Joshua Thayer in the sketchiest part of San Francisco: Hunters Point! He works under the name Miles Cycles but has never had any proper decals on his bikes. Its just a long time hobby.

Mix of Columbus tubing, fillet brazed. It was never painted as I was too impatient to get out and ride the thing, and havent been able to part with it long enough to strip it down and have it taken care of. Hence the rusty finish (note how my legs keep the top tube nice and shiny!)



Wound up CX fork
Chris King cross hubs laced to Ceramic Open Pro's
Paul Neo Retro brakes front, Touring canti rear.
Paul CX levers
Paul Moon unit hangers
FSA SLK Pro carbon crank, cyclocrossworld.com bashguard and TA 42t ring
Campy Record 9 spd shifters
Deda Newton Shallow bars
Deda Newton stem
XTR Shadow mid cage rear derailleur
XT 11-32 Cassette
Jtek shiftmate
Thomson Post
TI Rolls saddle
Time ATAC XS Pedals
WTB 700x38 Interwolf front
WTB 700x32 Crosswolf rear
Crank Bros Cobalt SL direct set

20.5 lbs"

Lightweight and Custom: Joe's Desalvo

So here is my custom built Ti Single speed cyclocross bike. It started out as a raffle prize that Mike DeSalvo donated to the Southern Oregon Outlaw Cyclocross series in 2007. Upgraded the frame set to Ti (check out the sweet etching. not a single drop of paint or sticker on this machine!) and built it up as follows.

Frame: DeSalvo Ti Single speed with track dropouts (spaced to 135mm)
Fork: Alpha Q CX 20
Wheels: Chris King Single Speed laced to Mavic Open Pro 32hole
Tires: Kenda Small Block Eight (with spinskin tire liners)
Cranks: FSA SLK light with a 38t Chainring
Seat post: Thompson Masterpiece
Stem: Thompson X2 90mm
Handlebar: Salsa Bell lap
Grips: ESI silicone grips-(heavy but very effective in wet/muddy conditions)
Brake Levers: Cane Creek
Brakes: front-Paul Neo Retro rear-Paul Touring Canti
Saddle: Selle San Marco Aspide Ti
Pedals: Crank Bros 2Ti

Final Build weight with heavy grips, tire liners, & pedals etc......16.71lbs

Thanks,
Joe

Lightweight and Custom: Owen's Kelly

My new Kelly, comes in just under 18lbs.

Frame: 50cm Kelly Knobby X, 1-1/8" Head Tube, True Temper Platinum Ox

Wheels: Planet X Pro Carbon 50 Tubular, with American Classic Hubs, bladed spokes.

Tires: Challenge Grifos, 32mm

Drivetrain: Campagnolo Record QS 10spd Shifters/Campagnolo Record Rear Derailleur/ Campagnolo Record Front Derailleur/Campagnolo Record UT CT Crankset /Campagnolo Record Bottom Bracket

Brakes:
Front: Paul Neo Retro w/ SwissStop Yellow King
Rear: Paul Touring w/ SwissStop Yellow King

Seatpost: Campagnolo Record Carbon

Saddle: Selle San Marco Racing Replica (Ti)

Stem: Ritchey WCS

Bar: 3T Prima 199

Tape: Cinelli

Headset: Cane Creek 110

Extras: Deda Dog Fang chain watcher

Handmade Cyclocross Bike #23: Gary's Curtlo

Gary sent in his blue Curtlo, which is almost light enough to make it into both +1lap galleries.


Here is the skinny:

Steel frame – True Temper S3 tubing; 3.4# for the frame.

Alpha Q fork

Campagnolo Chorus derailleurs and shifters

Cane Creek SCX-5 Brakes

One Salsa Crosstop lever – Rear Brake

Bontrager Race X-Lite tubular wheels with Tufo T30 Pro tires

12-25 Cassette, 39/46 rings on Chorus cranks

SPD Pedals

Ritchey WCS stem, bar and seatpost

San Marco Era saddle

Total bike is 18.7# with the tubular wheels. Doug built it up with curved seat stays, and it handles and rides like a dream! For those that believe that a ‘Cross bike has to be ultra stiff, I have proof otherwise. The flex in the rear allows the bike to hook up better in rough terrain, and I have less fatigue. The bike still sprints well, too.



If you have a handmade cyclocross bike or one under 18 pounds email it to me at plusonelap at gmail dot com

Handmade Cyclocross Bike #22: Michael's Rocklobster

Michael sent in his Rocklobster that almost came out under 18 pounds to put it into both galleries. No matter, this bike looks great. Love that sky blue with the cream panels.

Rock Lobster with Scandium tubing, slight sloping top tube and corners like nothing else

Fork: Easton cx90
Wheels:Ksyrium SL & Hand built wheelset Salsa Delgado rims lace to Chris King Hubs both with Dura Ace 12-25 cassette
Tires:Vittoria Cross XG
Drivetrain: Dura Ace Drive train
Ultregra Chain
FSA 46/38
Brakes: Pauls Touring
Pedals: Shimano XTR
Seatpost: Salsa Shaft
Saddle: Fizik
Stem: Salsa Scandium
Bar: Deda 215
Tape: Deda
Headset: Chris King

Weight 18.2lbs with Ksyrium wheels and 19lbs with Chris King wheels

If you have a sub 18 pound cyclocross bike or a handmade one, email it to me at plusonelap at gmail dot com

Dual Gallery bike: Mark's Primus Mootry

Another dual gallery bike (Custom and under 18 pounds) is Mark Legg-Compton's (Mr. Katie Compton) bike. This bike is #21 in the Custom Gallery and #35 in the Lightweight Gallery.


Frame: Primus Mootry Tenbosse-X carbon3. Custom geometry Carbon 3 main tubes with Scandium tubing

Fork: Reynolds Ouzo Pro Cross

Wheels: Rol CX 38 carbon tubulars. DT Swiss 240 hubs, Sapim CX-Ray spokes, 20F, 24R
Rol D'Huez clincher wheels

Tires: Dugast Rhino by CyclocrossWorld.com 32mm
WTB CrossWolf Clincher 32mm

Drivetrain:
Campagnolo Record QS 10spd Shifters
Campagnolo Record Rear Derailleur with Enduro Ceramic pulley wheels
Campagnolo Record QS Front Derailleur
Campagnolo Record 13-26 cassette
Campagnolo Chorus Crankset, 34/46 175mm
Campagnolo Record Bottom Bracket with Enduro Ceramic sealed bearings

Brakes
TRP CR950 cantilevers
TRP RL 950 brake levers

Pedals
Crank Bros 4Ti Eggbeaters

Seatpost
Thomson Masterpiece 27.2

Saddle
WTB Silverado Ti

Stem
Thomson Elite X2 110mm

Bar
Deda Newton 42cc

Tape
Deda

Headset
Cane Creek Solos

Extras
3rd Eye chain Watcher
IRD Long drop brake hanger
Enduro Ceramic Bearings

Weight sub 17lbs



If you have a sub 18 pound bike or a custom tailored one, email it to me at plusonelap at gmail dot com

Custom Cross #20: Leonard's Waterford

Leonard sent me some pics of the first Waterford to hit the Plus One Lap custom gallery. This bike has that bad ass look that makes you go, "yeah now I remember why cross is boss." Or some crap like that....

Thanks Leonard for the pics and info. We all thank you.







Leonard wrote:
Like the site. Here is a Waterford custom X14. 19 lbs. I think it might be the first on your site.

Campy
Pauls
Mavic ceramic/Camp Record/Mud II
FSA
Thomson
King
Deda



If you have a custom made cyclocross bike or a lightweight cross bike under 18 pounds, email it to me at plusonelap @ gmail dot com

Custom Cross #19: Yash's Hampsten

Good morning, my name is Yash Katsumi and I visit your site quite a bit. I just recently had a Hampsten Mudpig built by Hampsten via Co-Motion.

2007 Hampsten MudPig

Frame: Size 54cm, Reynolds 853 Tubing with a Pearly Mica White Paint
Fork: Alpha Q CX-20 painted

Wheels:
Race Wheels 1: Fast Fast Fast conditions...
Wheels: Shimano 6600 Ultegra hubs, DT spokes, Velocity Escape Tubular Rim
Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace 7700 12-27
Tires: Dugast Typhoon 700X30

Race Wheels 2: Little rougher conditions...
Wheels: Reynolds Solitude Wheelset
Tires: Schwalbe 700x35 Fast Freddy Lite
Cassette: SRAM 970 12-26

Drivetrain
Shifters:Shimano Dura-Ace STI, 7700
Front: Derailleur Shimano Dura-Ace 7700
Rear: Derailleur Shimano Dura-Ace 7700
Crank: Shimano Dura-Ace Ten speed with 48/38 FSA Rings
Bottom Bracket: Dura-Ace Ten speed
Pedals: EggBeaters Sl

Components
Saddle: 2007 Specialized Alias 143mm
Seat Post: Ritchey WCS Aluminum
Handlebars: Ritchey WCS Aluminum Classic Bend 44cm, OS
Stem: Thomson X2 Silver 100mm
Headset: Chris King 1.125" Silver
Cable Hanger: IRD Long Drop
Brakeset: Shimano BR-550 with SwissStop GHP brake pads and Salsa Wide Yoke

Total weight 14 pounds + some number X.

I took it for a quick ride last night after building it. After riding a track bike for 4 months, it felt strange to have gears and to ride so upright. The bike feels twitchier than my specialized and I feel that I am more confident going around those slippery 180’s. There is some toe overlap, actually there appears to be a lot more than on my specialized, but I think it should be okay.

Some neat things: The rear brake boss is pretty trick, and it is not drilled to accept water bottle cages.

The frame is a Hampsten, built by Co-Motion.

Custom Cross #18: Chuck's Sadilah

Recently, Sadilah frames has been added to the database of custom cyclocross frame builders. Here is Chuck's own Sadilah bike.

"The graphics are actually real... graffiti. Photos of actual graffiti were resized and made into decals. By the way, I am the builder and the painter of this bike. If you liked it, please check out some of my other frames at www.sadilah.com"






Columbus Zona tubing
Davidson Carbon Rear end
Velocity wheels
Campy Centaur throughout


If you have a custom welded cyclocross frame or a cyclocross bike under 18 pounds, email it to me at plusonelap at gmail dot com