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The Silver Gosling

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Features

- Mountain bike designed for a 5'1.5" rider

- Titanium drop-flat handlebars with steel stem for shock absorption

- 160 mm 31.6 mm dropper seat post

- Road narrow cranks (145 mm Q factor)

- Frame fits 29" x 2.35" tires (ETRTO 60-622) on 30 mm wide rims

- Flat mount 160 brake mount

- 12 x 142 mm rear hub

- UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger)

- Custom SRAM 8-bolt / 110 BCD / +3 mm offset PVD-RSD chainring spider

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Geometry

- Seat height: 593 mm

- Front center: 720 mm

- Chainstay length (horizontal): 403 mm

- Head angle: 68.5°

- Effective seat tube angle: 74°

- Bar sweep angle: 16° on a 20° plane (above horizontal)

(See diagram for more details)

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Design + Construction

- Custom stem, chain stay yoke, seat stay yoke, and dropouts were designed, then 3D-printed from stainless steel

- Frame tubes: internally-butted 4130 chromoly

- TIG welded

- Chainring spider + brake adapter: CNC machined

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Completed Nov 2024

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Goose aspirations

Join the grey gaggle, Gaby

Sleek silver gosling

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