36 vs. 26
I fabricated this Amazon Blonde to be 7 feet long with juicy 36” inch wheels. She rides like a dream
The 36er wheels were skillfully built and the tires hand cut by Ben Witt of Milltown Cycles in
Here is the break down:
Rims: 36” Airfoil double wall aluminum
Tires: TA 4 ply 36 X 2 ¼ with hand cut tread
Spokes: Really long ones
Hubs: F White Industries One rear hub 135 spacing
R Profile w/ 6 speed free hub 135 spacing
Handle bars: Origin 8 space bar 1.5” drop 40 degrees sweep
Brakes: IRD dual bangers
Saddle: Terry Zero
Seat post: Ritchey comp
Stem: Origin 8 -17 degrees 110mm
And the rest of the bits are Shimano Deore LX with some close clearances
The frame and fork consist of a combination of some True Temper Velo Aero, Pacenti Heavy Mettle, and
The geometry:
Head tube angle: 73
Seat tube angle 73
Fork rake: 75mm
BB height: 12.5”
Virtual Top Tube length: 25”
Seat tube length: 21”
Chainstay length: 20.75” which left 5mm tire clearance to the curved seat tube
Here are some thumb nails of the 36er in racing action at the almighty Chequamegon ( the orange glove is covering the cast on my left hand and I had recently broken it in a crash at the velodrome)
