Figured I would share here since I haven't seen much about the new Stinner Refugio Select online yet. Took delivery of frameset a couple weeks ago. The matte finished powder coat is stunning. Built up beautifully with rival axs wide 2x drivetrain. Rolling on tufo thundero 44s mounted to astral outback carbon hoops on white industries cld hubs, cockpit care of cane creek 110 headset, zipp sl70 xplor bars wrapped with ergon all road bar tape, and a good old Thomson stem, Cannondale SAVE carbon post and selle Italia slr boost gravel superflow saddle.
Low bottom bracket, longish reach and slightly longer chainstays make this bike supremely smooth and comfortable. Have had it out on fast group rides and it is plenty responsive in reacting to attacks, pushing the pace on climbs, etc.
Super happy with how this turned out, and extremely happy with stinners customer service and communications. This is a fantastic USA made steel frameset for a very fair price. I also looked at the fairlight secan (actually cancelled a deposit on one to go with the stinner). Also looks like a lovely frameset, but ultimately MUSA with no import duties or shipping delay helped seal the deal.
Hope this helps someone else with their decision if they are considering this model!
by StreetAd9472
2 Comments
Looks great, priced well, I think the big concern for steel always comes down to weight. It’s also notably missing from the website. Do you mind sharing where in clocks in at? I’m guessing with the massive tires 28 lbs.
Killer build! waiting to take delivery of my Refugio here in the next couple of weeks.
How’s the clearance with those 44’s?