Find out more about the building of Sheila’s bicycle in these posts.

Frameset

Frame – Folk Engineered fabricated, “Home Sweet Home” inspired, 100% custom-fabricated & Rohloff-ready frame utilizing a mix of straight-gauge & single- and double-butted True Temper stress-relieved 4130 Chro-Moly “Verus” (main triangle) and heat treated “Verus HT” tubing (all stays).  The construction features a lugged main triangle utilizing Henry James “Mountain” lugs, a fillet-brazed Phil Wood 4130 Chro-Moly eccentric bottom bracket shell w/17-4 stainless steel stand-offs and Henry James double-eyeleted stainless-steel “Mountain” rear dropouts [scroll down].  Accessory bits include a full set of cantilever brake bosses, triple water bottle bosses (stainless) & a full compliment of stainless steel rack and fender bosses and cable guides & stops.  All powder coated gray, with one logo and fabricated in Newark, New Jersey by Ryan & Marie.  [All Made in USA]

Fork – Folk Engineered custom-fabricated fork w/1” steerer, Pacenti “Paris-Brest” crown, True Temper stress-relieved Verus fork blades, Henry James double-eyeleted stainless-steel “Mountain” dropouts with lowrider bosses and fork-crown bosses (to allow the mounting of a rear rack to the front of the bike).  All powder coated gray, with no logos and built by Ryan & Marie.  [Made in USA]

Transmission

Bottom Bracket – Phil Wood Standard Eccentric (non-relieved) & Phil Wood Stainless Bottom Bracket w/Phil Wood Cups, English  [All Made in USA]

Cranks – Sugino XD2 600 Square Taper Crank, 165mm (74-110 BCD)  [Made in Japan]

Crank Bolts – Sugino Autex Self-Extracting Crank Bolts, NOS  [Made in USA]

Chainrings – Sugino 38T chainring  [Made in Japan]

Rear Derailleur – None!

Front Derailleur – None!

Cassette – None! One (1) Stock 16T Rohloff cog  [Made in Germany]

Chain – Wipperman 808 8-speed chain w/ Connex links  [Made in Germany]

Shifters – Rohloff “Grip”Shift mounted ‘bar-end style’ with the use of a HubBub drop extender.  [Made in Germany, Made in USA]

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Wheels

Front Hub – Phil Wood FSA Touring, 36-Hole  [Made in USA]

Rear Rim – Sun-Ringle Ryhno Lite XL 26” 36-Hole, drilled for Schraeder  [Made in Taiwan]Front Rim – Sun-Ringle Ryhno Lite XL 26” 32-Hole, drilled for Schraeder  [Made in Taiwan]

Front and Rear Nipples – Wheelsmith Brass Nipples  [Made in USA]

Front & Rear Spokes – Wheelsmith (DB-14) Double Butted Stainless Spokes & DT straight gauge stainless spokes  [Made in USA, Made in Switzerland]

Front and Rear Rim Tape – Velox cloth rim tape  [Made in France]

Front and Rear Tire – Schwalbe Marathon Plus- black sidewall w/reflector, 26”X1.75”  [Made in Indonesia]

Rear Hub – Rohlof Speehub 500/14 CC EX OEM (8015) silver, 32-Hole  [Made in Germany]

Front & Rear Skewers – Pitlock stainless steel locking skewers  [Made in Germany]

Front and Rear Fenders – SKS Chromoplastic P65 Fenders, Black  [Made in Germany]

Mudflaps – DIY following these instructions (our thanks to the illustrious Alex Whetmore)  [Made in USA]

Steering

Stem – Nitto Technomic  [Made in Japan]

Handlebars – Nitto ”Noodle” Model 177, 42cm  [Made in Japan]

Headset – Chris King 2-Nut 1” Threaded, Silver  [Made in USA]

Handlebar Tape – Off the Front NeoPro, NOS  [Made in USA]

Brakes

Front Brakes – Paul Components Touring Canti’s, Silver; lightly used (Ebay)  [Made in USA]

Rear Brakes – Paul Components Touring Canti’s, Silver; lightly used (Ebay)  [Made in USA]

Brake Cable Hangers – Wheels Manufacturing, Inc.  [Made in Taiwan]

Levers – Shimano R600 Levers, Silver on Black  [Made in Japan]

Pads – Koolstop Thinline Threaded  [Made in USA]

Barrel Adjuster - Jagwire In-Line Barrel Adjuster (ZRG217)  [Made in China]

Headset Cable Hanger – DiaCompe Alloy Hanger, Silver NOS  [Made in USA]