Arrived this morning... I feel like this is gonna be a real 'marmite' bike in that you are gonna love it or hate it..
Van Dessel WTF
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This frame is so versatile i'm still not 100% which direction to go with ... today I am thinking dirt drops.
SS Pub Cruiser!
I like it. The monster cross version on their site looks great.
More like 1x6 geared bike packer 🙂
I think I like it but I'm not sure 😕
I like that, haven't got a clue what it is though.
... a very versatile 29er frame.. geared, singlespeed, belt drive, dropped bar, flat bar .... 🙂
Love it. Want.
not for me thanks
Nice and camoflaged for bike packing i see looking good though , hoofing tire clearance in the back there !
Small block eights, some shiny silver bits, maybe hub gear..
and swept back cruiser bars.
Kinda reminds me of the old crossbow frames
a singlespeed frame with chainstay/chainring clearance is curious...
belt drive
with a hacksaw...
Did you get it sent over direct from those guys, looks a cool frame?
Go super pimp?
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I love it, especially in that shade of GREEN!
I agree with the pub bike idea, it would look fantastic propped up against a wooden picnic table near a pint of Old Scrott's Thrumble Ale.
^ that carratec is frekkin awesome!
Frame came from UK Import.. Bearded Man .. apparently he has a few in stock.
It has a gear hanger too just not fitted in pic and there is a split in seat stay just before dropout to allow belt drive .. its a real swiss army knife bike 🙂
Just waiting on wheels etc ... gonna go all black with everything else to tone it down a little.
You sure? I think gold hubs, stem and skewers would set that off nicely!
Gold on green is way too bold a statement for me but I see where you are coming from.
Both those bikes look like kids bikes!
You need old skool gold on black hope brakes to top it off nicely 🙂
Perfect!
Hopefully gonna be dirt drops so mechanical brakes for me 🙂
That's ace. Weird, but ace.
NIIIIICE.A little weighty though?You stuck it on some scales yet?
Gotta monstercross it...it'd be rude not too.
.....nice, plenty of gonad room then. 😉
I did look at the weight as per stated weights on Van Dessel site .. most of the weight is in the forks though so going with a carbon front fork with a zero stack headset to keep the geometry good as standard fork is non suspension corrected.
Not weighed frame alone but not too concerned over weight 🙂
It will definitely be monster cross inspired when build starts
Nearly forgot...How much?Where from?
£450 frame and fork at the moment ...
.. email info@beardedman.co.uk for information about the Van Dessel brand in the UK.
I know there are more frames in stock in UK.
Does it take both drops and flat bars?
Adjustable top tube?
Does it take both drops and flat bars?
Adjustable top tube?
Frame can be built as a 29er, cross or monster cross..
No adjustable top tube but figure leaving some stack height on fork steerer will allow options when switching from carnegies and drop bars.
Only briefly rode on dirt drops but I could see a use for them on a long distance bike packing set up
450 seems good value to me.
Love to build one up, thinking drops, Campag, 3T, big tyres. Sod the weight just build something fun, solid, and capable of riding just about everything all day long.
Very nice. Keep us updated
paul78 - Member
Frame can be built as a 29er, cross or monster cross..No adjustable top tube but figure leaving some stack height on fork steerer will allow options when switching from carnegies and drop bars.
Ah..as versatile as any 29er frame in that respect then!
oooohhhhh...I like that...always had a soft spot for those cruiser-looking bikes
Paul - you got this built yet?
I'm very tempted by one for a tourer/winter roadie/getting demolished in a cross race.
Is there a third set of bottle bosses under the downtube?
Drip it with gold components.
Question for the OP - you mention belt drive? How do you split the frame for that?
honourablegeorge - it's got a split drive side seatstay you should be able to see the bolt just above teh dropout plate on this one [url= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4681473555_8111401678_z.jp g" target="_blank">
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/47502306@N06/4681473555/ ]WTF: Single speed build[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/47502306@N06/ ]VanDesselSports[/url], on Flickr
I shouldn't really admit this, but there's something about that frame I really like....
I know Druidh, the head says kaffenbak (if they would ever turn up!) and the heart is torn between this (I'm thinking the yellow Ortlieb panniers for the subtle touring look) and the Singular Peregrine...
It's a hard life! 😀
Gonna bump this until I get a response from Paul!
I did see a Peregrine in the flesh in Rond last night and it does look very lovely, pity Sam is soooo tall or I could have got a test ride 🙁
We have 1 x 53cm / 1 x 56cm / 1 x 59cm WTF frames remaining from our first shipment. Also got a 59cm ss mtb full build available. Next stock is only due in early next year! If you are interested drop me an email info@beardedman.co.uk
http://blog.beardedman.co.uk/?p=512
This is proving the longest bike build ever .. partly as I was undecided what direction to take the build then after decision was made I had to wait for parts to come along... spec is still not 100% decided but wanna get it finished a few miles done then refine...
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I will preempt a few comments .. I have turned the front tyre the right way round .. the spacers are to set up the dirt drops high enough to work as they should 🙂