Mikkelson Ultimate Cross-Country
By andrikoz on 03/11/2008.
Bike tags: Lupine Wilma 4 | ortlieb | Rohloff | s&s | Schwalbe Marathon XR |
Custom Mikkelson 9/6/9 CroMoly Frame
Modified IRD with extended steerer tube and speed shifter
Kona / Kris King
Schmidt / Velocity Dyad (36h)
Rohloff / Velocity Dyad (32h)
Cadence / Surly 36t
Brooks Champion Flyer / FSA seat post
Std platform
Rohloff internal 14-spd
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Custom Mikkelson 9/6/9 CroMoly Frame
Modified IRD with extended steerer tube and speed shifter
Kona / Kris King
Schmidt / Velocity Dyad (36h)
Rohloff / Velocity Dyad (32h)
Cadence / Surly 36t
Brooks Champion Flyer / FSA seat post
Std platform
Rohloff internal 14-spd
Tandem frame, 9/6/9 CroMoly (touring), S&S coupling, Custom racks F/R, Ortlieb panniers, 700x50c Marathon XR, Velocity Dyad rims, Sapim spokes, Rohloff 14spd internal hub, Schmidt hub (front wheel) w Lumotec lights (road riding) and Lupine dual wilma 4 LEDs (1520 lumen) for trails/off-road, IRD Blackbird 46cm bars (dual handlebar design with flat roadbar directly behind drop bar for mounting lights and rohloff shifter). This bike is a combination touring/cross-country bike and trail bike (mild off-road). This bike has been up mountain trails (extreme low gear), through snow passes, across miles of swamp and across drift dunes and beach. This is the ultimate exploration bicycle.