1994 Roberts DOGBOLX complete tech sheet update.

[Dogsbolx94]

I have recently posted a short update on my 1994 Roberts DOGSBOLX owned from new. I have decided to post the full tech sheet list and some new photos.

Frame and components.

I was measured for the frame by Chas Roberts and he advised having a custom custom handlebar stem made to ensure the best fit. I also requested a cartridge headset and lightweight forks with curved blades.

1994 Chas Roberts 17.5” Dogs Bolx - built by Winston Vaz in June 1994. Frame number 940603.
Paint may have been done by Winstons brother Mario Vaz who also worked at Roberts cycles.

Frame:

Columbus Max / OR main frame and chain stays.

Tom Ritchey bottom bracket shell

Composite rear seat stays (summised build for DOGSBOLX frames from information seen in internet posts).

---Columbus SL monostay.

---4130 horseshoe.

---Silver soldered Reynolds 753 seat stays.

Front Fork: Tange Prestige Superlight blades (Chas Roberts supplied). Colour matched.

Chas Roberts custom made handlebar stem. Lightweight design. Tubing unknown.

Headset mounted front brake cable hanger, (ordered with the frame), sprayed to match frame colour)

Headset: Shimano Ultegra 600 HP-6500. Sealed cassette bearings.

Paint: White Pearlescent with Gold / Red highlighted Clarendon graphics.

Component list:
All original steel nuts, bolts, spindles supplied on the group-set were replaced with SRP titanium components.

Handlebar: Renthal RC sub 130.

Grips: ATI Tomac.

Barends: X-Lite stubbi.

Brake Levers / shifters : Shimano XTR Rapid fire plus ST-M900 2 finger 8 speed.

Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR FD-M900.

Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M900.

Jockey wheels: Silver Alloy with cartridge bearings.

Derailleur Cables: Shimano XTR Grey (1994) with Middleburn Cable Oilers.

Cantilever brakes F/R: Shimano XTR BR-M900.

Brake Cables: Shimano XTR Grey (1994) with Middleburn cable oilers.

Brake Pads: Dia Compe grey.

Cantilever cable hangers: Ringle Mojo silver

Bottom Bracket: Royce Titanium 68mm / 109 mm.

Cranks: Shimano Deore XT FC M-737 175mm.

Crank Bolts: Royce Titanium

Chainrings: Middleburn Compact Drive 42-32 and Shimano O/E steel 22 ratios (ratios based on the 1994 Suntour Microdrive chainset and rear cassette)

Chainring bolts: Venhill Lightning components. VL503 Triple chain set, 6AL-4V Titanium.

Rear Cassette: Shimano Deore XT HG CS-M737 8R 11-28 8 speed R group (ratios based on the 1994 Suntour Microdrive chainset and rear cassette)

Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-7401.

Custom home made aluminium alloy chain suck device including cut down chain side plates and washers to align the rear derailleur cable along the chain stay and are attached on the SRP titanium mounting bolts. Mounting lugs on the frame requested when frame was ordered.

Pedals: Suntour Superbe Pro. PL-SB00. Titanium spindles.

Wheels built by Merlin Cycles UK.

Hubs: Front / Rear, Hope Ti Glide Titanium (32 holes)

Rims: Campagnola Atek 6082 alloy T6 (32 holes).

Spokes: DT Swiss Double butted stainless steel.

Spoke nipples: DT Swiss light alloy.

Hub Skewers: Zero titanium.

Tyres: NoS Specialized More Extreme / S Umma Gumma Grey. Kevlar bead 26x1.95.

Tubes: Vittoria pink Latex tube 26x1.70-2.30 presta valve.

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Transalp Titanium.

Seatpost: Ringle Moby post 27.2mm. SRP Titanium saddle mount bolt.

Seatpost Binder: Frame bolt SRP titanium.

Weight: 21.5lb - 9.77kg ready to ride

 

[Bike Hoarder]

Saw this on your first post...

Touches like the middleburn oiler on the rear brake cable doubling as a frame protector, and the colour matched cable hanger.

Nice garden too!

 

[27motorhead]

G O R G E O U S ! ! !

Love a good tech sheet with breakdown of specs including overall weight in kg and lbs!

Nice subtle additions/deviations to a standard build

Bike is lovely and so too is your garden. Nice to see some uncut lawn and box hedges that haven’t been devoured by the box moth caterpillar like ours!

 

[BlackCat]

Lovely thing.

Is it cream?

 

[Dogsbolx94]

Lovely thing.

Is it cream?

It‘s Pearl white.

 

[Dogsbolx94]

I have recently posted a short update on my 1994 Roberts DOGSBOLX owned from new. I have decided to post the full tech sheet list and some new photos.

Frame and components.

1994 Chas Roberts 17.5” Dogs Bolx - built by Winston Vaz in June 1994. Frame number 940603.

The frame specification as supplied by Chas Roberts including custom handlebar stem, headset and forks.

Frame:

Columbus Max main frame and chain stays.

Tom Ritchey bottom bracket shell

Composite rear seat stays (summised build for DOGSBOLX frames from information seen in internet posts).

---Columbus SL monostay.

---4130 horseshoe.

---Silver soldered Reynolds 753 seat stays.

Front Fork: Tange Prestige Superlight blades (Chas Roberts supplied). Colour matched.

Custom made Handlebar Stem ordered with the frame. Winston Vaz lightweight design and made to measure. Tubing unknown.

Headset mounted front brake cable hanger, (ordered with the frame), sprayed to match frame colour)

Headset: Shimano Ultegra 600 HP-6500. Sealed cassette bearings.

Paint: White Pearlescent with Gold / Red highlighted Clarendon graphics.

Component list:
All original steel nuts, bolts, spindles supplied on the group-set were replaced with SRP titanium components.

Handlebar: Renthal RC sub 130.

Grips: ATI Tomac.

Barends: X-Lite stubbi.

Brake Levers / shifters : Shimano XTR Rapid fire plus ST-M900 2 finger 8 speed.

Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR FD-M900.

Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M900.

Jockey wheels: Silver Alloy with cartridge bearings.

Derailleur Cables: Shimano XTR Grey (1994) with Middleburn Cable Oilers.

Cantilever brakes F/R: Shimano XTR BR-M900.

Brake Cables: Shimano XTR Grey (1994) with Middleburn cable oilers.

Brake Pads: Dia Compe grey.

Cantilever cable hangers: Ringle Mojo silver

Bottom Bracket: Royce Titanium 68mm / 109 mm.

Cranks: Shimano Deore XT FC M-737 175mm.

Crank Bolts: Royce Titanium

Chainrings: Middleburn Compact Drive 42-32 and Shimano O/E steel 22 ratios (ratios based on the 1994 Suntour Microdrive chainset and rear cassette)

Chainring bolts: Venhill Lightning components. VL503 Triple chain set, 6AL-4V Titanium.

Rear Cassette: Shimano Deore XT HG CS-M737 8R 11-28 8 speed R group (ratios based on the 1994 Suntour Microdrive chainset and rear cassette)

Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-7401.

Custom home made aluminium alloy chain suck device including cut down chain side plates and washers to align the rear derailleur cable along the chain stay and are attached on the SRP titanium mounting bolts. Mounting lugs on the frame requested when frame was ordered.

Pedals: Suntour Superbe Pro. PL-SB00. Titanium spindles.

Wheels built by Merlin Cycles UK.

Hubs: Front / Rear, Hope Ti Glide Titanium (32 holes)

Rims: Campagnola Atek 6082 alloy T6 (32 holes).

Spokes: DT Swiss Double butted stainless steel.

Spoke nipples: DT Swiss light alloy.

Hub Skewers: Zero titanium.

Tyres: NoS Specialized More Extreme / S Umma Gumma Grey. Kevlar bead 26x1.95.

Tubes: Vittoria pink Latex tube 26x1.70-2.30 presta valve.

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Transalp Titanium.

Seatpost: Ringle Moby post 27.2mm. SRP Titanium saddle mount bolt.

Seatpost Binder: Frame bolt SRP titanium.

Weight: 21.5lb - 9.77kg ready to ride

 

[Canuckbiker]

Keep the pics coming, so much to drool over on this build

 

[tangent]

Love the colour choice and older style Roberts decals - I rode a later more scruffy DBlx for awhile loved the ride , but not the stickers! very shallow I know ... what are the forks ? suprised not to see the rare matching Roberts ‘fork play‘ included?

 

[Dogsbolx94]

Love the colour choice and older style Roberts decals - I rode a later more scruffy DBlx for awhile loved the ride , but not the stickers! very shallow I know ... what are the forks ? suprised not to see the rare matching Roberts ‘fork play‘ included?

I asked Roberts to supply the lightest forks available with curved blades. They chose Tange superlight mountain bike forks. Tange’s lightest rigid fork had butted chromoly blades and very strong investment cast dropouts.

 

[tangent]

Nice! really like the look of the build … now intruiged by the white horse decal… a dedicated Ridegway rider? is the chalk theme in the paintwork?

I had Pace RC30s on mine - which gave a good ‘direct,‘ ride and suited the geo.