I am not the greatest photographer... not even what I would consider good. Photos do not do this bicycle justice in my opinion. I just love it. Here are the build details:
All Rounder - Joel Green, fancy paint, fancy lugs
Nitto/Rivendell Lugged Stem 10cm
Nitto/Rivendell 46cm Noodle bars
Chris King 2-Nut no-logo headset
Nitto Jaguar Seatpost
Brooks Swift Saddle
Phil Wood 116mm stainless Bottom Bracket
TA Zephyr 172.5mm Crank 36,48T rings
Phil Wood Hubs - Custom Bolt-on with fancy Phil logo cone washers.
Mavic Open Pro rims 36 hole
Continental Top Tour 2000 700x47 Tires
Rivendell Silver shifters
Paul Touring Cantilever brakes; lovingly sanded and hand polished to a mirror finish.
Suntour Superbe Pro brake levers
Suntour Superbe Pro Front Derailleur
Suntour Superbe Pro Read Derailleur
Dura Ace 9sp cassette 12-23.
Nitto Touring Stainless water bottle cages
Speedplay X2 Pedals
Shows variation in color "Joel Green" with a bit of the fancy paint showing from the brake bridge. Pick up a bit of the shine from the Paul cantilevers.
Nice close up shot showing variation in the "Joel Green" also shows the bit of sparkle to the paint. This color looks simply amazing.
Amazing quality of paint work by Joe Bell. Note how clean the masking is on the detail.
Proudly displaying the lugged stem. Brass bell, Chris King headset. Carefully polished brake hanger. Polished Paul cantilever. Nicely extra carved up lugs.
Another shot of the headlugs.
I like the color in this shot. Picking up yet another bit of the variation in the color. I love the detail of the lug work.
Nicely colored headbadge. Shows a bit more of my handy-work on the polish of the Paul Touring cantilevers. Note the tire clearance. Not quite enough for fenders, but these are 700x47 Continental Top Tour 2000.
Just trying a bit of a different angle to see if we can pick up just how shiny those brakes are. Check out the retro cable stradle hanger. Old DiaCompe with built in quick release. This allows me to run the brakes nice and tight yet plenty of ability to get out the stradle cable when using the quick release.
I love Phil Wood products! There isn't a finer hub made. Nothing performs for as long as reliably and as well made. It also helps that they are the most beautiful too!
The hubs were a special order. Requested with their nice chromed and logo washers. I prefer bolt on hubs for security and for asthetics.
Again, custom bolt on rear hub. The Phil inscribed washers are knurled so they absolutely will not slip in the horizontal drop outs.
I've seen many paint jobs on a lot of different bikes. Joe Bell does an amazing job. I will proudly point out his initials any time. Check out the detail again on the lugwork and fender mount.
Nitto Jaguar seatpost and Brooks Swift saddle.
