David Singlespeed Unrau

I finally have some pictures of the True North Cycles carbon 29′er singlespeed posted in a gallery page! The bike is going to be racing at the Duke’s Epic 8hr this weekend, at the 24 Hours of Summer Solstice, at Paul’s Dirty Enduro and at the SingleSpeed World Championships in Aviemore, Scotland.

The carbon fiber 29′er prototype is almost ready to roll.  I just finished cleaning up the frame after curing all the joints.  The bike will go together for a test ride tomorrow, then come back apart so I can finish the frame.  Look for the bike at the Duke’s 8 hour race this weekend – if all goes according to plan, it should be racing in solo women!  I’ll get some photos up just as soon as I’ve had a chance to take some.

Well, some more carbon fiber test samples for mountain bike frames this time.

It should look pretty much identical to the other test sections – because it is, on the outside at least.  However, the head tube is twice the thickness, and the down tube is internally built up to twice the thickness at the head tube end.  We’ll see what this translates into on the strength and stiffness side of things.  This sample is also sporting a waxed ‘raw’ finish that I think we will try on some frames.  The next frame is going to be a carbon fiber singlespeed 29er mountain bike with titanium eccentric hardware and dropouts.

Finally got some pictures of my custom carbon True North Cycles road bike posted. They are on the Prototype Full Carbon Road Bike page.