Red headtube, fade into stripes, blue rear triangle with white stars or text?

4.5"

Aaron's

"So bought the frame from Matt and built it up and he went way over the top in making it a super amazing quality frame and it handles like a dream frame should and it’s super reliable on the trails and jumps and the geometry is amazing !! Still smiling till this very day and love riding and get so many complements from a variety of people on the trails and on the street ! Thanks again Matt! Amazing work and keep it up! Still can’t think of a name to call this frame ! "

 ISCG and housing mounts tonight and tomorrow the first powdercoat layers.

I made Russ's bars too high and narrow (4.85") but I'll have the correct ones done (4.5") tomorrow as well. When the upsweep changes by a few degrees (from a stock/reference bar) it can be a little tricky to get them exactly the correct rise.

I ride the fat bike on four wheeler trails mostly, as there is more elevated/interesting terrain available. I found this old cable winch machine while plowing through the swampy woods, escaping the deeper tire track mud holes.

I never wash the thing because tomorrow's ride is going to be just as dirty.

This bike is for riding rocks, mud and sand. It sat out in the rain on a beach in Florida for a week. It has fallen off a twenty foot cliff at Bull Creek in Austin. The bottom bracket bearings creak from being washed out in three foot creek crossings. Hastily replaced dropper post aside, I pretty much neglect the thing and it doesn't fail. These cheaper Origin8 tires are heavier, require less air pressure and are more resistant to thorns and sidewall damage than my thinner, expensive tires.

Aesthetically, the seatstay bends are ugly but add a bit of elasticity/compliance. My next one will probably have the smaller diameter 16mm seat stays in the nromal "S" bend for a similar amount of compliance.

Prices

If you want a geared AM bike frame in any specified wheel size, my price is ~$1200.

DJ forks

It looks like Fox might be killing the Marzocchi brand, selling what is left of the inventory. They definitely thinned the product line out: removing long travel, single crown forks.

They do supposedly have options for a Fox 36 with 26, 27.5 and 29 in straight or tapered steerers. So hopefully there will be manufacturers support of three wheel size and steerer options in the future... and hopefully that 15mm axle just goes away at some point.

I picked up some Marzocchi DJ1 forks in case anyone wants one (there is a chance they'll be discontinued soon, along with the rest of the Marzocchi line). I consider them the best value dirt jump fork in terms of cost, longevity and ability to withstand neglect.

Lots of options. I'll put the completed frame into Photoshop to figure out a few possible designs for a "patriotic" paint scheme