A few show tidbits left...

Finally dragged my butt home EARLY yesterday morning just as a major winter storm was beginning, 12 inches of snow and later an inch of ice...YUCK!

Spent the day unpacking and answering a lot of post show emails. I received a fair bit of interest and the build list is swelling. Kind of excited to be able to share my love of bikes with others but also hesitant about taking on too much as I want each project to manifest my absolute best effort possible.


Anyhoo, I took some pics of a few of the show frames and bars that are still available. I learned an important lesson...have credit card ability available at the next show. Had I done so, all the bikes would have new homes and I would not have needed two sherpas and a Llama to lug stuff through the airport :)


If you are considering a custom bike from me, take a hard look at what is available. This is your chance to get a beautiful frameset without the 6-8 month wait.

On to the pics...

The first frame is a Bigwheel 29er. This guy is set up with;

- 24" top tube

- 16" center to center seat tube length for lots of standover clearance

- 72.5/73.5 head tube to seat tube angles

- suspension corrected Ho Down fork for 80mm with disc tab and 42mm of rake

- Paragon drop outs for use with SS or Rohloff dropouts

- custom twin cable routing on the down tube and four stop zip tie disc routing

- 68mm Paragon bottom bracket shell

- Columbus S bend stays

- Custom head badge

- 27.2 mm seat tube with front pinch clamp

- Beautiful PPG radiance paint with airbrushed black graphics and Prismitic added to the clear

I have all the components for a full build, including Phil Wood/Rohloff/Mavic wheels, Phil BB, King Headset, Painted to match bar, Magura Marta brakes, Thomson stem and post, etc...

The bike is available as a frame kit with bar or with any of the additional items, please email for details and prices.

Up next is the Rasta old school build... I did this one for the show to take me back to my roots. This frame is designed with fixed modular dropouts and an EBB to allow to be run as a 1x9 or as a Single Speed with rim brakes. Designed around the dimensions of a medium/large Yo Eddy, the frame was a super fun build and will be pictured in a few magazines I did interviews with. Here are the details;

- 23.3" top tube
- 16" center to center seat tube length for greater standover than the old school rides
- 71/72 head tube to seat tube angles
- suspension corrected Ho Down fork for 63mm with canti studs
- Custom Modular drop outs for use with SS or geared dropouts
- custom internal cable routing on the down tube and top tube
- 68mm Paragon bottom bracket shell
- Custom single bend non-tapering stays
- Custom head badge
- 27.2 mm seat tube with front pinch clamp
- Striking rasta splatter paint with 3 sanded layers of clear.

This is available as the frame set or with the components of the complete build, including; Phil Wood 8 speed wheelset, Magura Hydraulic rim brakes, Grove Hot Rod Cranks painted to match with Shimano External BB, Thomson post, NOS Flite White Perforated Saddle, Pauls love levers and thumbies, custom bar/stem combo painted to match, and a King rasta headset.

Please email me for price or details.

Next up is the VW inspired Bigwheel cross frame. This guy is too sweet! Here we go;

- 24" top tube
- 16" center to center seat tube length for lots of standover clearance
- 72.5/73.5 head tube to seat tube angles
- suspension corrected Ho Down fork for 80mm with disc tab and 42mm of rake
- Window cut Paragon drop outs
- External four point rear brake cable brazeons
- 68mm Paragon bottom bracket shell
- Hand bent non-tapering S bend stays
- Custom head badge
- 27.2 mm seat tube with front pinch clamp
- Beautiful PPG acrylic paint with panels and three layers of clear

- Custom "Potts" style LD stem updated for Aheadset use

It is available as a frame/fork/stem kit or with complete parts for the build, including; Phil Wood SS/Mavic wheels, Eno crank, Phil bb, Avid mechanical discs, WTB dirt drops, Cane Creek levers with natural gum rubber, Brooks leather bar wrap, Thomson post with custom chopped Brooks saddle, and a whole lot of lovin thrown in :)

Lastly, I had three bars left out of the almost 20 we took. These are the standard Luv Handles with some hopped up colors for fun...come on, I know you're man enough to sport these outrageous paints on your steed ;)

Available are Jolly Rancher green metallic, Silver metallic with blue crackle splatter, and Silver metallic with radiance purple dots.

All bars are 110.00 plus 10 bucks shipping in the US... Paypal to rody@groovycycleworks.com to purchase.

So that does it, still have a few shirts left as well. It was a fantastic show and I'm already planning some cool projects for next year.

As some of you have already noticed, the base costs for frames has gone up post show. I really had to look hard at what many of my mentors/fellow builders had to say about the high quality of my builds and asking/receiving just compensation for them. As one of the few builders who still does ALL the work in house and the attention to detail I put into each project, I feel it is prudent to follow their sage advise. After all, I want to be doing this in another 20 years just as they have. Those who are already on the books will have their prices locked in at the original rates. For new builds, you are still getting a lot of quality for the price when compared to other builders, I hope you understand and are willing to compare.

cheers,

rody