I thoroughly enjoy SS riding and the understood shared pain and gain we all feel and share on the trail and the forum. Great camaraderie. Kudos to the SS community. With all of that enthusiasm I have been lead astray (you must all share the blame for my expenditure here). Some may remember my earlier SS bike, Greystoke - a carbon Highball SS.
Once I start on it, it took me months to get off it again. It was so much fun, and super fast.
After the 2 hour ride mark though, it started to hurt. The forum word "steel" kept popping into my head at these weaker moments of pain, especially around the 3 hour mark. It is probably me (my physical and mental weakness) and I am purely rationalising my reasons for self serving purposes. Anyhow, I have now entered the grand experiment. I am changing from a Carbon SS to a Steel SS. (although I do have unfaithful eyes for the new One RDO rigid - I admit it, I am very ill)
Aside from new bike delirium at all things carbon, I'm looking forward to the feel of steel. You bastages better be right
Here is my new steed, in the making.
A big thanks and wrap to Walt at Waltworks. Great service and attention to detail. Walt is a very professional operator. I enjoyed working with you mate.
Naked
Nice bits include curved top tube for clearance and one size up on the down tube, not that the smaller size couldn't do it. This size will track the rough better perhaps.
Not so naked
Okay, so I added stuff. Just so I will know which one is rigid...
And routing for a dropper post
Should be built up by the end of the week.
You guys had better be right about steel.....
Seriously, can't wait to ride it. Although I am in fear. I sold the Highball to a friend, I had the normal lead time, and Walt has done a great job and when my name reached the short list and it started to happen, it all happened quickly.
The design and geo that I ended up choosing was speculative to some extent, so I am still very nervous about how it is going to ride. It has a lot of similarities to a Nimble 9 and a Ros 9 geo wise, so I shouldn't be too far off the mark.
However, I haven't ridden SS for many months and I know there is a lot of underlying jelly in those legs, just waiting to scream at me and bring about involuntary collapses, particularly when the wife asks me to do jobs around the house...
I'll show you some pictures when it's built up.... later. Looks like I might be riding him on Sunday.
Once I start on it, it took me months to get off it again. It was so much fun, and super fast.
After the 2 hour ride mark though, it started to hurt. The forum word "steel" kept popping into my head at these weaker moments of pain, especially around the 3 hour mark. It is probably me (my physical and mental weakness) and I am purely rationalising my reasons for self serving purposes. Anyhow, I have now entered the grand experiment. I am changing from a Carbon SS to a Steel SS. (although I do have unfaithful eyes for the new One RDO rigid - I admit it, I am very ill)
Aside from new bike delirium at all things carbon, I'm looking forward to the feel of steel. You bastages better be right
Here is my new steed, in the making.
A big thanks and wrap to Walt at Waltworks. Great service and attention to detail. Walt is a very professional operator. I enjoyed working with you mate.
Naked



Nice bits include curved top tube for clearance and one size up on the down tube, not that the smaller size couldn't do it. This size will track the rough better perhaps.
Not so naked



Okay, so I added stuff. Just so I will know which one is rigid...


And routing for a dropper post

Should be built up by the end of the week.
You guys had better be right about steel.....
Seriously, can't wait to ride it. Although I am in fear. I sold the Highball to a friend, I had the normal lead time, and Walt has done a great job and when my name reached the short list and it started to happen, it all happened quickly.
The design and geo that I ended up choosing was speculative to some extent, so I am still very nervous about how it is going to ride. It has a lot of similarities to a Nimble 9 and a Ros 9 geo wise, so I shouldn't be too far off the mark.
However, I haven't ridden SS for many months and I know there is a lot of underlying jelly in those legs, just waiting to scream at me and bring about involuntary collapses, particularly when the wife asks me to do jobs around the house...
I'll show you some pictures when it's built up.... later. Looks like I might be riding him on Sunday.