Here is a bike we put together ourselves with some choice equipment lying around the shop. We think it turned out pretty rad! Like this bike? It is still for sale! Stop by our shop and take a closer look at this finely tuned machine. 

What a beautiful Gunnar Roadie! We just love the orange steel frame! This is a project we worked on last Spring for a guy who knew exactly what he wanted. He had been dreaming about a solid, lightweight steel road bike for a long time. The color scheme was something he had been longing for ever since childhood. Last Spring his dreams came true, and we put together this magnificent Gunnar Roadie for him. 

In this case, our job was easy, he already knew what he wanted. He had a few questions, and asked for a few recommendations, but he already had the vision. We advised him in selecting the best frame to suit his needs, and we did a proper fitting, utilizing the Fit Kit bicycle fitting system, which comes highly recommended by Gunnar. Then, we placed the order for a frame. In this case, the Gunnar stock size frame was perfect; no custom geometry. Although the paint color, and panel with the pin stripes was chosen by he customer.

The build on this bike is pretty solid. Campagnolo Athena derailleurs, shifters, and crankset, cassette and Campy chain. Mavic Ksyrium wheelset. Ritchey stem, seatpost and bars. Cane Creek headset. The total bike weight was not much more than 18.5#  On the test ride, it felt like a rocket! And so smooth! The Gunnar Roadie is one lively, fast bike.

Highlights on the Dragon 650B include: a hand built wheelset, SRAM X9 6-bolt disc hubs, 9/10sp rear, 15QR front, laced with Wheelsmith double butted spokes and brass nipples to Velocity Blunt SL rims, 32H.  1x10spd drivetrain, SRAM X9 Type II rear mech. and a Reynolds 853 air-hardened, heat-treated steel frame.

Frame/fork: Jamis Dragon 650B Reynolds 853 main tubes w/ an XFusion Velvet 15QR suspension fork, approx 130mm travel

Wheels: hand built w/ SRAM X9 hubs, Velocity Blunt SL rims and Wheelsmith double-butted spokes w/ brass nipples

Tires: WTB Wolverines 650B

Headset: FSA Orbit MX, green  1-1/8"

Derailleurs: SRAM X9 Type II 10spd. rear mech. only

Shiftlevers: SRAM X9 ball bearing trigger shifter

Cassette: SRAM 1050 12-36t

Chain: SRAM 10spd PC1051

Crankset: TruVativ Stylo Singlespeed cranks, 34t EThirteen Guide ring, ano green w/ bashguard

BB set: TruVativ GXP

Pedals: DMR V8 flat pedals

Brakeset: Shimano Deore M596 hydraulic brakes, Avid G2

Handlebars: TruVativ Husselfelt 700mm 20mm rise, white

Stem: TruVativ Stylo T20 90mm

Seatpost: TruVativ Stylo T30 27.2x400mm

Seatpost Binder: Thomson 29.8

Saddle: WTB Rocket V Comp

Grips: Ritchey SpeedMax Pro Lock on

Weight: 26.75# w/ pedals

The Gunnar Ruffian is your ticket to single-speed paradise.  A single-speed mountain bike is a joy to ride because it relieves your mind from shifting, so you can just enjoy the ride.    Single-speeding is pure and simple.  Its about getting back to the basics, and doing those things well.  It is all about keeping your momentum and learning to 'flow.'  Its about crunching through rock gardens without worrying about mashing your derailleur.  Its about light-weight mechanical simplicity, and it is beautiful.  It is especially beautiful whenever you are riding a buttery smooth steel frame handcrafted by one the best frame makers in the business, Gunnar Cycles.

The Ruffian we have here is very nicely spec'd without going over the top.  Highlights include: A hand-built wheel-set on Paul hubs, with a White Industries freewheel - single speeding in style.  Chain stays on this frame measure 17.75" in its current position(sliding dropouts).  The effective top tube measures approx. 27" w/100mm stem.

Frame/fork: Gunnar Ruffian/ RockShox REBA 80mm

Wheels: hand-built, Paul hubs, WTB Speeddisc rims 32h, w/ White Industries ENO 20t FW

Tires: WTB, Exiwolf Ft, Mutano Raptor Rr.

Headset: Chris King

Derailleurs: NA

Shiftlevers: NA

Freewheel: White Industries ENO 20t red FW

Chain: SRAM PC-50

Crankset: RaceFace Evolve XC, 33t w/ bashguard

BB set: RaceFace, out board bearing

Pedals: NA

Brakeset: Avid Elixir 1

Handlebars: Easton

Stem: Thomson Elite 25.4 100mm 15^

Seatpost: Thomson Elite 27.2

Saddle: WTB Laser V

Grips: Oury

Weight: 24.3#

The Surly Troll is one of our favorite bikes available from Surly for many reasons, but mainly because of its versatility. This bike was very popular while it was on our sales floor, and two 650B Trolls have already came and gone through here already. While this bike is no longer on the sales floor, we could build another one up right quick. The Troll can be run geared or singlespeed, and it can accommodate 26" wheels (which it was designed for), and 650B wheels (as seen here), or even with 700c disc wheels, if you really want to push the limits! A 29er wheel clears the fork just fine, but does not fit in the rear. Split wheel options are certainly possible, too. The Troll also has frame mounts for a Rohloff hub, Surly trailer, or B.O.B. trailer. It can be built up with canti's or v-brakes, or disc brakes. The frameset includes the rigid fork, but a suspension fork can be added easily. The Troll is all about being simple and effective and burly. Its a really fun bike that could hold its own anywhere no matter how you decide to build it.

Highlights on the Troll include: P35 Velocity rims are super wide, 35mm wide, so the tires on this bike look huge and provide excellent traction and volume for stomping singletrack! Also, the 1x10spd drivetrain really simplifies things out on the trail, while still providing a wide range of gears.

The Kona Big Unit is a frame that Kona has specifically engineered and refined, based on rider input, to provide some of the best features that contemporary mountain bikes have to offer. This custom spec'd Kona frame is one of the nicest custom rides to grace our sales floor.

It all starts with Kona Scandium 6069, which is boasting about 40% higher yield strengths than previous Kona Scandium alloys. Strength to weight ratio is reduced greatly, creating a super-light, strong, tight-handling, stiff frame. 

Added to that, are great frame features like a tapered headtube with a zero-stack headset, which strengthens the front end of the bike, giving you that 'point and shoot' feel that improves the bike's handling and inspires confidence in its rider. The Big Unit also has a compact rear triangle.  Short stays improve the handling characteristics of the 29" wheels, for better traction, acceleration, and tight-handling in switchbacks. The sliding rear dropouts are 12x142 thru-axle, with four 6mm bolts, and allow the use of a derailleur, or single speed set ups. The compact rear triangle and the 12x142 thru-axle on a hardtail mean all out trail handling performance like you have never known before.

An X Fusion Slide 29 fork w/ 140mm of travel and Stan's ZTR Arch rims on SRAM X9 hubs compliment the ferocity of the frame. TruVativ Stylo single speed cranks and a Surly 20t cog make for a solid, dependable drivetrain. Its not an over-the-top build, but the bike weight came out to be only about 24.5-lbs. 

This bike is capable of tackling anything you can ride. Geared or single speed, with 140mm up front, an ultra stiff, lightweight frame with excellent handling characteristics, and a parts package that will never let you down.

Our retail price on this build is $2999