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Steve Stickel is a name that many of you probably don't know...but should. His custom frames are hand made out of Asheville, NC and have incredible craftsmanship. For those of you local to the Atlanta area, you can see Lonestar's white 26" singlespeed made by Steve at the local trial head. LS will be the first to tell you how great the frame really is. Custom touches, like brake rotors used as gusseting, really set his frames apart from others I have seen.
Steve Stickel is also not afraid to get away from "conventional" geometry to get your desired ride characteristics. The brown frame above is his "all mountain" hard tail set up for a 140mm fork. This is a set up that I have been dreaming up for some time now...and as it turns out, I am not the only one with that idea!
Steve's personal frame above is actually for sale right now because he built himself up a 29er that he is currently riding. Here are the details....
Like new Bystickel Bicycles All-Mountain hardtail frame. TruTemper steel. Set up for 140mm/5.5" fork. Beautiful frame. Rootbeer metallic powdercoat with minor blemishes. No dents or dings. Ridden less than 10 times (bike was replaced with new 29er). Custom cable routing for full housing. Custom post-mount disk tab. Sterling silver head badge (put a pic of your dog in there). Salsa dropouts.
This bike is meant for pedaling up and bombing back down. It is not a jumping or hucking bike, but is built tough and can handle aggressive riding or heavier riders. It is not a whippy XC race bike. Geometry is neither VO2-max nor DH, but the bike was built for all-around riding in rocky, technical terrain.
Numbers:
- Head Tube Angle - 69 degrees
- Seat Tube Angle - 73 degrees
- 24" Top Tube (effective)
- 12.5" BB height
- 17" Chainstay
- 17" Seat Tube (to top)
- 5" Head Tube
- 31.6 Seat Post
Bike could also work with 4" fork for sharper handling and more race-oriented ride.
Warranty available. Built right here in Pisgah.
Rockshox Pike 454 coil also available in package deal if interested.
Please inquire with any questions you may have. I'll be happy to answer any additional questions.
Asking $950. New, I'd be selling this for $1800. bystickelbicycles (at) yahoo.com
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March 28th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Thanks for adding more to the wish list. The FS and the road bike weren’t enough already.
Darn you.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I didn’t even notice that custom post mount for the rear brake at first glance. That is a really nice touch!
August 28th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Is this frame still available? Would you be willing to ship it to Canada?