26” ain’t dead - maybe?

[Tootyred]

Many deities ride 26" .... its all you see in Valhalla.

 

[bikeworkshop]

26 yes
Singlespeed maybe
Discs sometimes
ThruAxle never

 

[Tootyred]

Thru axle will be dead long before me! .

It will be thru axle "sub-beef" or some other strange sub division/"advancement"

Leaving you originsl thru axle completly Incompatible, with no spares available and your frame worthless...

 

[slackboy]

If you haven't read it yet, there are some great photos here:

https://theradavist.com/wende-cragg-early-mountain-bike-photos/

 

[Tootyred]

Im disappointed...thought that said wendy craig...click bait or what. Should have put my specs on!

 

[Dr Dremel]

Thats a lot of pennies for a rigid frame.

• $2,100 frame and fork
• Double-butted tubing throughout
• 12×142 rear and 12×100 front spacing
• UDH dropout allows for T-TYPE derailleurs
• 27.2 seatpost
• 73mm PF30 bottom bracket (ONER ready for single speeding)
• 26×2.4 Tire Clearance
• 34/34EC headset (not included)
• Made in USA by PRANDUS

As the geometry is very similar to the oldschool NORBA numbers - for that price I´d rather have a Yo Eddy, decked out with nice components. Not that I think it´s unreasonable for a US made frameset. But I guess I´m not in the target group.

 

[Attempted Mustache]

That was exactly my point. They could have trimmed the threaded hanger off and left it much neater looking. They went to all the trouble of a custom paint job etc and left a vestigial hanger. Singlespeed frames with a hanger left dangling always look awful.
When I had my Jones, it had a single speed specific drop out that could be quickly swapped for a geared one. Granted, that frame had other aesthetic challenges but at least the drop outs looked neat.

I totally agree it would look neater with the hanger left off, but I think in their defence the photo above is of the show bike from MADE 2024, pre-production - they’ve intentionally left the UDH in place to advertise the fact it is UDH frame not a singlespeed only bike.