Custom UL frame built by Nick Crumpton in Austin Texas. Thm fork with integrated/internal front brake and the usual smattering of weight weenie components with a finished weight of 8.7 pounds (3.9kgs)
Ant-Solo on
Looks great, but I find the stem angle and the shape of the drops… challenging.
BeersBikesBirds on
Maintenance be damned, integrated front brakes are beautiful
homeofscott on
(zero snark) … but what’s the purpose of the integrated front rim brake?
It’s a climbing bike – it doesn’t need to be aero, and the rider is already sitting up because of that stem; it doesn’t seem to save weight, and It’s got to be harder to adjust/service.
I don’t see any advantage.
If the designer HATES the way rim brakes look, but doesn’t want the weight of disc brakes, why wouldn’t he put the rear brake under the chainstays by the bottom bracket like late 80s mtbs?
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Custom UL frame built by Nick Crumpton in Austin Texas. Thm fork with integrated/internal front brake and the usual smattering of weight weenie components with a finished weight of 8.7 pounds (3.9kgs)
Looks great, but I find the stem angle and the shape of the drops… challenging.
Maintenance be damned, integrated front brakes are beautiful
(zero snark) … but what’s the purpose of the integrated front rim brake?
It’s a climbing bike – it doesn’t need to be aero, and the rider is already sitting up because of that stem; it doesn’t seem to save weight, and It’s got to be harder to adjust/service.
I don’t see any advantage.
If the designer HATES the way rim brakes look, but doesn’t want the weight of disc brakes, why wouldn’t he put the rear brake under the chainstays by the bottom bracket like late 80s mtbs?