It's a Crust DFL, a 26"x3" dirt touring bike. Pretty cool bike I'd say. It can also run 650Bx2.5" tires, possibly even 2.8 from what I've seen online.
The frame is steel with a very interesting finish. In the dark, it looks black. But when the light hits it, blue and purple flakes in the paint start glittering and turn it into a bit of a disco ball. I'm running it with SON28/White Industries CLD hubs, Velocity Dually polished rims, Surly Knard 3" tires. White Ind. cranks, XTR m952 rear derailleur, unknown front, dura ace bar end shifters, Soma Portola dirt drops (or June Bugs if I can find some, as I need a 31.8 bar), and a LD/Gooseneck stem. I'm having Porcelain Rocket make me a custom frame bag to match the Carradice Camper bag I've got, and plan to get a second Carradice so I have matching bags front/rear. This will not in any way be replacing my Atlantis. If anything, I think it will complement it. I love my Atlantis and enjoy running it with fan tires, but the places I've been taking it are getting rougher and swampier it seems. I wanted something with a bigger footprint, more float (for winter in the snow), lighter (no big racks or panniers. It's really hard to lift my Atlantis over fallen trees or drag it up steep embankments) and the addition of a few Riv-Condemned modern touches....like disc brakes. The Atlantis will probably have fenders and the fattest slicks I can find on a more permanent basis, with the real rough stuff saved for this new bike. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HZP6KBFz3wQ/VzTSqL-XKBI/AAAAAAAAQZY/ul7NjH_gCkcT0Xcv30WJA2Vu8cBfY48NQCLcB/s1600/File_000%2B%25282%2529.jpeg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q4E1uBekq6Y/VzTSl7GxgwI/AAAAAAAAQZU/jlH-N00Pe9ov5CSOgSUyqnqLHJIM7Wg4QCLcB/s1600/File_000%2B%25281%2529.jpeg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
