Those product names were a bit confusing. I just corrected them. Standard 3k carbon is available to anyone. RTP is builder only.

Matte would definitely match best.

The rear brake line and front derailleur shifter line typically enter on the two drive side ports.
The rear shift line enters through the lower non drive side port.

All lines run through the down tube towards the BB.

The rear shift line and rear brake line enter the chainstays and seat through small internal holes and exit ports further along the chain stays before entering the brake caliper or rear derailleur.

We will have a July batch of Donkeys coming and there are 52cm Red Pine available in that batch, we just don’t have it listed on the website. If you would like you can email isaac@rodeo-labs.com and he can help you make a reservation manually.

Hi Tara,

By our size chart you fit exactly in the sweet spot of the 52cm.For a more endurance / upright fit I would recommend leaving 4cm of spacers under your stem to allow for adjusting your cockpit height.

Frame size Rider height
52 cm 5’4”-5’6”
54 cm 5’6”-5’9”
56 cm 5’9”-6’0”
58 cm 6’0”-6’2”
61 cm 6’1”-6’4”

Thanks!

Spork 3.0 has a 270 lb max rider weight. We do not test or rate them for tandem use.
Try Wound Up Composites and Co-Motion Cycles for carbon tandem forks.

Happy New Donkey Day!

The parts situation is QUITE tough right now.

For the Sram Force 1 Dub we recommend the White Industries T47 BB / Dub / External cups. King is also good. We haven’t heard of C-Bear.

GXP would also work.

BB30 would work but we avoid it because the spindle length is technically a bit odd and requires internal T47 cups to work on a Donkey. (Doesn’t work on Flaanimal at all).

If Praxis doesn’t like Sram chains we would recommend KMC. They make phenomenal chains!

Howdy! The Traildonkey frameset is drivetrain agnostic. 1x and 2x GRX will fit the same tire. We don’t typically use GRX cranksets on our builds because Shimano modified the chain line about 3mm outboard and we prefer a traditional crankset chain line. For this reason we tend to use Praxis or other brand cranksets on our builds.

1x doesn’t have a chainring limitation. The derailleur drops the chain down low and easily clears the stay.

SS you need to run at least a 42 up front and vary the rear cog is to get the ratio you want. Anything smaller in front and you risk hitting the yoke with the chain.

Chris,

If you are building with modern Shimano the front derailleur will have a housing stop and no additional hardware will be needed.

If you are using an older Shimano front mech or a Sram front mech you would need our optional housing stop clamp which we supply at no cost but it must be requested. Make sure you get a front derailleur with a built in clamp mount or order a separate clamp when purchasing a clampless front derailleur. The frame does not have a built in front derailleur mount / clamp.

Sliders, axles, and seatpost collar are included with the frame.

You will need to source everything else including headset, BB, and a headset compression plug in particular. Don’t use a star nut in any carbon steer tube!

-Rodeo