Well, I'm glad you like it.

 

Handsome bike.
I like the internal brake line.
24 lbs is pretty middle of the road to maybe a little heavy for a 26" singlespeed; just curious why you brought it up?

 

Beautiful craftsmanship! I'll bet it rides as good as it looks.
Drbbt

 

Actually, 2nd one I've seen...

in the last two months.

I ran into Steve Sprague on his 29er version. Very beautiful bike in person. Steve even had Bob run the brake cable inside the left Seat stay as well. Turned out very clean looking.

 

Very nice. Love the colour.

 

Very nice, clean looking ride. Now get it dirty and scratched up.

 

Roger - yes, I have seen photos of the one Bob built Steve as well. Of course, mine is better though.

CB2 - The only reason I listed it's weight is because I have noticed other people seem to always ask that in similar threads. Personally I don't get caught up on weight that much and work on leg strength, fitness and body weight.

 

Thumbs up on every thing but the stem. Personal preference and all that, but I've seen that pinch type stems damage the steerer tube. Also that particular stem has a tendency to have the tiny little bolts deform, strip out and/or sieze up in the threads. Like I said all personal, but it might help you avoid a problem in the future(?). Very nice bike though.

 

I can't help but see the similarities to SyCip bikes, from the font and location of the S logos to the segmented seatstay/yoke. Any chance this guy worked for/with the bros. SyCip?

 

I liked the Sycip seatstay design, so I had the builder work it up that way for me as part of the custom build. The logo is his design, and no, he never worked at Sycip.

heck out his website as he is a self-taught frame builder who is an engineer by training. He cranks out custom frames in his spare time. He's retiring in about a month and will have more time.

Post initial ride report - the friggen fork blew up on me. Seals on the ETA side are blown with oil leaking all down the fork leg and a little dripping down the other side. WTF!!!!!???!!

 

I liked the Sycip seatstay design, so I had the builder work it up that way for me as part of the custom build. The logo is his design, and no, he never worked at Sycip.

heck out his website as he is a self-taught frame builder who is an engineer by training. He cranks out custom frames in his spare time. He's retiring in about a month and will have more time.

Post initial ride report - the friggen fork blew up on me. Seals on the ETA side are blown with oil leaking all down the fork leg and a little dripping down the other side. WTF!!!!!???!!

seems common woth that fork.... i read elsewhere a few who owned that dfork had the same issue. go on the suspension board and marzocchi has a csr who posts there,.

 

Put your rear tire on the right way. :thumbsup:

 

wtb weirwolf is believed to have more traction when mounted backwards.

 

Yup. It does have more traction for the rear tire when mounted backwards. I've tried it both ways (the tire that is) and it works much better as a back tire mounted in that direction. Give it a try radioactiveeric!

 

Dang! That's a nice bike! I usually don't like orange, but that color looks so sweet! Beautiful!

 

Thanks speedmetal! Funny thing... In person, the color is red, but for some reason, the camera makes it look orange'ish. I've tried several cameras and same results... I'm sure it's my slacker camera skillz.

 

Something about this picture messes with my perspective.

 

Something about this picture messes with my perspective.

its like one of those optical illusions, which is closer the tire or the seatstay.

 

I have a one word assessment...

BOOOOIIIING!!!!

NICE sled!

:thumbsup:

 

wtb weirwolf is believed to have more traction when mounted backwards.

No kidding! Never heard that before. Cool!

 

That is one of the nicest frames I've ever seen. Very nice.

 

Thanks indyfab25!! I picked up a 2008 RockShox Reba Team fork this weekend to replace the blown Marzocchi, so I hope to get her out soon for a real ride and report.

 

Very nice! not personally very big on the seatstay construction, but it's nicely executed.

"Steve even had Bob run the brake cable inside the left Seat stay as well"

How does that work going through the seat tube? or does it come out and head back in again? I've toyed around with ideas for completely internal cable routing, but seat-tube or BB area always creates problems. Not insurmountable for a custom frame, but I'd be interested to see how he's done it.

 

Ahh, now I see, had a look at the website... Nicely done and aesthetically I prefer that kind of seat stay arrangement.

 

Nice frame. Not so keen on that seat stay arrangement either but got to agree with Sam that it's been very nicely done.

I'm loving the clean look of the 29er SS with internal brake routing, but it does make using hydraulic brakes a PITA as you have to disassemble them, then thread the hose through, then reassemble and bleed the brakes afterwards (definitely a frame for using mineral oil brakes, I'd have thought).