Find out more about the building of Sheila’s bicycle in these posts.
NOTE – The description has been updated to reflect the parts currently installed on the bike – the images are dated and may therefore differ.
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 Japan]
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 Hub – Rohlof Speehub 500/14 CC EX OEM (8015) silver, 32-Hole with Rohloff Axle plate CC OEM2 (8227) [Both Made in Germany]
Rear Rim – Sun-Ringle Ryhno Lite XL 26” 32-Hole, drilled for Schraeder [Made in Taiwan]
Front Rim – Sun-Ringle Ryhno Lite XL 26” 36-Hole, drilled for Schraeder [Made in Taiwan]
Front and Rear Nipples – Wheelsmith Brass Nipples [Made in USA] and DT Swiss Standard Brass [Made in Switzerland]
Front & Rear Spokes – Wheelsmith (DB-14) Double Butted Stainless Spokes [Made in USA] & DT Swiss Champion straight gauge stainless spokes [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]
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 – 1″ Nitto Technomic 100mm reach [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 – 2x Off the Front NeoPro (double wrapped), 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] – Switched to Tektro RL341 short pull levers for easier manipulation [Made in Taiwan]
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]
Seat
Seatpost Collar – None (integral with frame)Seatpost – Thomson Elite, 27.2 X 330mm, silver [Made in USA]
Saddle – Brooks Flyer S Special, black [Made in England]
Waterproof cover – Randi-Jo Fabrications Saddle Cover for Brooks B17 [Made in USA]
Water Bottle Cages
On the frame – Bikebuddy MK3 (2) & King Iris Cage (1) [Made in England, Made in USA]
On the front fork – King Iris Cage (2) & Minoura Adjustable Bottle Mount BH-95X (2) [Made in USA, Made in Japan]
Racks
Front Rack – Tubus Cosmo, new version, stainless steel – mounted to threaded bosses installed on the fork crown [Made in China*]
Rear Rack – Tubus Cosmo, new version, stainless steel (back when they were made in Germany!) mounted to all four dropout eyelets using a 6mm bolt fastened to a custom stainless steel standoff (itself mounted to both eyelets on each dropout [Made in Germany, Made in USA]
Pedals
Platform – MKS Touring Platform Pedals [Made in Japan]
Kickstand
Frame Mounted – None.
External – Click-stand Max-5 with Fat Foot [Made in USA]
Miscellaneous
Cable Housing – Shimano [Made in Japan]
Cable – Shimano stainless steel [Made in Japan]
Ferrules – Jagwire Nylon Ferrules – keep rust at bay! [Made in China]
Bell – Incredibell w/thermometer [Made in USA]
Frame Pump – Zefal HPX Classic #2 Frame Fit Pump (Medium) [Made in France]
