There is no such thing as an inexpensive custom bike, but that doesn’t mean the cost of custom has to go all the way to 11. Here’s how we worked with Bill to keep this beautiful build out of the stratosphere:

1. All component sizes can be adjusted to your spec on any build we do. Bar width, stem length, stem spacers, crank length, and seatpost setback are all easy and free to tweak.

2. Tire sizes can be requested from 34mm all the way up to 2.2, often without impacting cost. Well order any tire you request, by request. Getting the right tire the first time is far less expensive than getting tires wrong and needing to buy something different right away.

3. Go mechanical! Electronic shifting is great, but mechanical is also phenomenal these days. You can get any gear range you need with mechanical, so function is never sacrificed. You’ll also save a lot of clams!

4. We’ve secured a stock of Nex Gen carbon wheels that are deep, wide, strong, and designed by legend Paul Lew. They feature a star ratchet hub as well, all at the same price of the pre built aluminum wheels that we sometimes spec. These are by request only! They aren’t as light as our 3.0X, but they’re a great value.

5. Accessorize with color! Chainring, pulleys, hanger, rotors, bolts, and bar tape are hundreds (or thousands) less than custom paint can cost, and you still end up with a bike that’s personalized to you that much more.

Every Rodeo is built one at a time, to order. So let’s build it exactly how you want it!

Happy New Bike Day, Bill!

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Black and white. Like a tuxedo made of carbon, all in a single monocoque mold, because the end product is stronger, better tuned, and longer lasting.

No production TD4.0 or 4.2 has failed, period. Ridden and raced the world over from Tour Divide, to all of the biggest and smallest gravel (and even mountain bike) races, to pulling kids around the neighborhood in a trailer. A Traildonkey is a tool, meant to be used and maximally useful. Tools should last.

happy New Bike Day, Jason!

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Work hard. Study. Get good grades. Don’t do drubs. Then throw it all away and go race gravel.

Happy New Bike Day, Cameron. This is one of the finest to leave our stable, and it’s going to rip out there! 🏁
@cam.little.bikes

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@fortstreetcycle said it best “Flaanimal 5.0 launched in 2019 and was so ahead of its time that others are still catching up”. That’s the result of designing a frameset with input from the riders and riding, not from trends. That’s the result of asking “how much function can we wring out of a steel frameset?”. We don’t have a special sauce - anyone who asks these questions can go out and find great bike design inspiration for free, out on the road and trail.

Flaanimal 5.0 is: Kawasaki Japanese custom heat treated steel. EVERY tube on the frame is double butted, not just the main triangle.
5.0 is laser cut, carbon sleeved head tube, and carbon seat tube not just for show, but to offset the weight of the CNC machined chainstay yoke, which allows for generous tire clearance.
5.0 was one of the first frames on the market to take up the threaded T47 bb standard, which is now mainstream because of its functional benefits.
5.0 is modular routing for 2x, 1x, singlespeed, fixie, mechanical, or electronic shifting.
5.0 is UDH compatible
5.0 is open standards, and nothing proprietary
5.0 is proven the world over, including with a win at the 2021 Tour Divide under Jay Petervary.

5.0 is not a new design, it’s merely a great frameset, capable of being built up every which way, and taking you where it is you want to go.

Happy #newbikeday, Brian! This 61cm 5.0 Suoer Seven was a joy to customize for you.

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