Long-distance ATB - Hulsroy X Witslingers

It got much better for Bespoked. Custom-made on the lathe because simple spacers wouldn't do.

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And here it is in all its glory, fitted with the whole set of bagagerie by award-winning @Tijmen
(pics by @Hulsroy - more on his topic --> there

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insanely good work from everyone involved

It was my first time in Bespoked - and of course the first (and probably the only) time in my life having my bike exhibited. Needless to say it was a bit intimidating.
That bike is the culmination of more than ten years of riding, experimenting and finding what works for me, so quite a personal build ; part of me was worried that people would find it stupid or wouldn't understand its intend.
But it draw a bit of attention and we have had super positive feedback all weekend long.

Thanks again @Mads and @Tijmen to make the dream happen. It looks exactly as I envisionned it, it has a great ride quality, and I couldn't have dreamed of a better bags integration.

The saddle looks damaged in Hulsroy pictures?
Beautiful bike, the straight extensions look really nice .

Eagle eye. The clear coat has cracked/peeled off a bit. I think it happened during transport a while back. It's a bit ugly but I can live with it, the carbon is intact.
As for the extensions, I must confess that they are here just for the show (at least in this form).
I'll have replaced with S-bends soon, and I will probably add a small spacer under the armrests to really dial the position.

Thanks G ❤️🙏

this a rather nice road++ with a respectable weight/clearance ratio. do you get shimmy? would the professor dare to reveal any tubeset details?

It is soooo light. Also its right on the edge in terms of being strong enough. But I trust it will hold!
28.6mm Zona top tube and Zona chainstays. Both sqeeeezed to perfection. The rest is Spirit. Head tube is as light as it comes with tiny reinforcement rings. Wishbone is my skinniest T45 option with a custom piece to make them take the wider mudguards. The wishbone came out lighter than the equivalent ordinary seat stays.

Frame weighs 1400g and forks 900g. Insane for a steel disc frameset imo.

that's indeed pushing the envelope, wow. a dream concept. must feel like an elven horse with those herse slicks...

That’s pretty impressive
How much do you think you could lose switching to rim?
I imagine more off the forks than the frame but would be interested to know

51 is where it's at. With a 32 front

How much do you think you could lose switching to rim?

All of your front teeth!

But not a lot tbh. The fork legs are disc specific so you'd save some there, but the big weight savings are in the fork crown and custom dropouts.

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That’s utterly bonkers. I can’t imagine rim brakes would be an advantage either as mud season closes in!

I did a few big pass descents, no shimmy at all.
The bike actually feels quite planted. I think we got the geometry spot on, with a low bottom bracket and a good front/rear weight distribution.

The frame actually weighs a bit more that the number @Hulsroy had - I think 1400g were for tubes only. Still, we're at a very respectable 1815g finished with a heavy, multiple-coats powdercoating. (and 930g for the painted fork).

Aha that might be the case. Sorry for lying

I'm doing expectancy management for your future customers. ;-)

Thats 1200g lighter than my frame hehe. Not bad!

That’s the weight of an aluminium mason bokeh frame. Unbelievable