Sheila’s Touring Bicycle
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.
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.
Transmission
Bottom Bracket – Phil Wood Standard Eccentric (non-relieved) & Phil Wood Stainless Bottom Bracket w/Phil Wood Cups, English
Cranks – Sugino XD2 600 Square Taper Crank, 165mm (74-110 BCD)
Crank Bolts – Sugino Autex Self-Extracting Crank Bolts, NOS
Chainrings – Sugino 38T chainring
Rear Derailleur – None!
Front Derailleur – None!
Cassette – None! One (1) Stock 16T Rohloff cog
Chain – Wipperman 808 8-speed chain w/ Connex links
Shifters – Rohloff “Grip”Shift mounted ‘bar-end style’ with the use of a HubBub drop extender.
Wheels
Front Hub – Phil Wood FSA Touring, 36-Hole
Front Rim – Sun-Ringle Ryhno Lite XL 26” 32-Hole, drilled for Schraeder
Rear Rim – Sun-Ringle Ryhno Lite XL 26” 36-Hole, drilled for Schraeder
Front and Rear Nipples – Wheelsmith Brass Nipples
Front & Rear Spokes – Wheelsmith (DB-14) Double Butted Stainless Spokes
Front and Rear Rim Tape – Velox cloth rim tape
Front and Rear Tire – Schwalbe Marathon Plus- black sidewall w/reflector, 26”X1.75”
Rear Hub – Rohlof Speehub 500/14 CC EX OEM (8015) silver, 32-Hole
Front & Rear Skewers – Pitlock stainless steel locking skewers
Front and Rear Fenders – SKS Chromoplastic P65 Fenders, Black
Mudflaps – DIY following these instructions (our thanks to the illustrious Alex Whetmore)
Steering
Stem – Nitto Technomic
Handlebars – Nitto ”Noodle” Model 177, 42cm
Headset – Chris King 2-Nut 1” Threaded, Silver
Handlebar Tape – Off the Front, NOS
Brakes
Front Brakes – Paul Components Touring Canti’s, Silver; lightly used (Ebay)
Rear Brakes – Paul Components Touring Canti’s, Silver; lightly used (Ebay)
Brake Cable Hangers – Wheels Manufacturing, Inc.
Levers – Shimano R600 Levers, Silver on Black
Pads – Koolstop Thinline Threaded
Barrel Adjuster - Jagwire In-Line Barrel Adjuster (ZRG217)
Headset Cable Hanger – DiaCompe Alloy Hanger, Silver NOS
Seat
Seatpost – Thomson Elite, 27.2 X 330mm, silver
Seatpost Collar – None (integral with frame)
Saddle – Brooks Flyer S Special, black
Waterproof cover – Randi-Jo Fabrications Saddle Cover for Brooks B17
Water Bottle Cages
On the bike – Bikebuddy MK3 (2), Klean Kanteen Cage (1)
On the front rack - Klean Kanteen Cage (2), Minoura Adjustable Bottle Mount BH-95X (2)
Racks
Front Rack – Tubus Cosmo, new version, stainless steel (Made in China*)
Rear Rack – Tubus Cosmo, new version, stainless steel (back when they were made in Germany!)
Pedals
Platform – The combo of MKS Touring Platform Pedals & Power Grip Straps
Kickstand
Frame Mounted – None.
External – Click-stand Max-5 with Fat Foot
Miscellaneous
Cable Housing – local shop bulk
Cable – Shimano stainless steel
Ferrules – Jagwire Nylon Ferrules – keep rust at bay!
Bell – Incredibell w/thermometer
Frame Pump – Zefal HPX Classic #2 Frame Fit Pump (Medium)
