Bearclaw bikes

I would add the Thomson Piedmont and Knolly Cache to that list but confess I should be done for life.

The Bearclaw, Thomson, Knolly and Chumba frames all caught my interest before I got the Routt 45. I've got no regrets a month+ past writing that check and with a lot of riding done but still, I'm a bike nerd curious about the others.

Volsung wrote:I have the Ti fork on a Lynskey and it's great.  Not a huge fan of Bearclaw geometry, but my Lynskey GR270 is pretty close to perfect. 

I don't believe there's much failure with titanium bikes but I worked in metals and manufacturing long ago so can't help but remember all the attention needed working with titanium. One thing that does show with a Lynskey or a Moots is they really do know how to weld well - maybe overkill for the Moots but the attention some brands give to finish helps justify their niche.

I purposely or willingly took a maybe last available last rev Moots for the 72 degrees but flat mount brakes when I decided to replace my road bike with it and keep the Fargo. My fleet reduction was/is replacing a gravel ride between and road bike steeper. It was a whole lot of fun to sort out what I want and am keeping.

Almost all bikes are 71/73 or pretty close nowadays.  The differences seem to be BB drop, HT length, and TT angle.

I'm a huge fan of more BB drop as tires get bigger.  

Volsung wrote:

Almost all bikes are 71/73 or pretty close nowadays.  The differences seem to be BB drop, HT length, and TT angle.

 

I'm a huge fan of more BB drop as tires get bigger.