Knolly Cache

I like the look of this bike, but sadly it's not within budget for me. Would make for a fun build, though. 

https://www.knollybikes.com/cache

 

Been waiting for some ride reports, geo looks interesting.

PCT wrote:geo looks interesting.

Interesting that the seat tube angles get steeper as the frames get bigger, which is counter to how it's usually done. That's not to say it's wrong - I just wonder what drove that choice.

Overall a pretty cool bike, lots of nice details.

drwelby wrote:

Interesting that the seat tube angles get steeper as the frames get bigger, which is counter to how it's usually done. That's not to say it's wrong - I just wonder what drove that choice.

Overall a pretty cool bike, lots of nice details.

Given that the seat tube has a bend at the bottom, the steepening of the angle might be there to maintain a similar effective seat tube angle across the range. 

GSPChilliwack wrote:

Given that the seat tube has a bend at the bottom, the steepening of the angle might be there to maintain a similar effective seat tube angle across the range. 

Ah, that would make sense. I looked at the specs again and it says all of the sizes have a 74 effective seat tube angle, so with the bent seat tube then it would indeed steepen the top half as the frames get bigger. It's a weird number to specify though.

Knolly have released a steel version of the Cache!

https://www.knollybikes.com/steelcache

I asked and they said it should be available in late September, and I am really, really excited about this.

Currently mulling the sizing. Based on my height I'm a 56, but I'm really tempted to size down to 54. This would the stack I am used to, but still a 15mm longer reach than I am used to so sizing down the stem. I also ride with a fair amount of setback, and being more MTB oriented perhaps they are expecting you to run a straight post and be more forward over the bike?