Just finished building up my new Bingham Built “all road” road bike. Where I live we have lots of paved rural roads that aren’t the greatest condition so I was wanting something comfy and smooth for the roads we ride.
With Brad everything is 100% custom. Got to spec how I wanted including adding a chain holder.
My dad had bought a 2001 Merlin Extralight when I was a kid and still has it. Always dreamed of that bike and wanted something similar. My dad (my life long riding partner) had Brad build him a gravel bike in 2018. After seeing his Built I was sold… FINALLY!
Overall the process with Brad was great. He came in under his time for the build by a couple weeks (including a break for surgery…).
The fit and finish is next to none… I had worked in a bike shop all through high school and college and have been around very few bikes of Brad’s attention to detail and quality.
Only have rode it around the neighborhood at 1AM this morning and couldn’t be happier with the ride quality. Looking forward to many more miles!
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by seabiscut88
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Very nice! I’ve only seen a handful of these in person over the years and they’re incredible. Enjoy the hell out of it.
Stupid question, why not make the headtube a bit longer instead of running a flipped up stem?