Ted’s classic inspired road bike

May 17, 2019

Being that this is the second bike that I’ve built for Ted, I thought the process would go quicker. The fact that it’s a road bike should have also made it go quicker but alas, it didn’t. There’s a lot of details integrated into this lightweight roadie.

There are loads of ways this bike could’ve been lighter (seat, post, and stem to start) but there were reasons for choosing each one of the components. This was a very intentional build right down to the brake cable hangers. Ted was looking for a classic inspired bike with modern performance and that’s what he got.

To keep the weight down, we used a lot of titanium components (cassette, bottom bracket, etc.) and bolts. The drillium on the brake arms was modeled after a set that was done by the late Jon Williams of Drillium Revival. This wasn’t so much for weight savings but for style. I do what I can to keep his name alive. This complete bike weighs in around 18 pounds with pump and pedals and there’s not a bit of carbon.

I don’t normally do multi-color paint jobs but these Richard Sachs Newvex lugs called for it. I had done a similar scheme on a green road bike back in January and thought it would look great on this one. Finding the right blue was a tough task but after scouring chip book after chip book we came up with this metallic blue. The silver lining is subtle but it’s a great transition color between the blue and off-white. Details were added to the seat stay caps and fork crown to bring it all together.