Nowt Special 853 - better photos now up.

[LeeDevelopment]

My 853 Nowt Special.... better pictures now, hurrah!

Spec List:

Bespoke Reynolds 853 frame
Prototype Kowa 20mm (yes, really) to 160mm travel air forks
Hope headset
Thomson DH stem
Burgtec 'ride wide' DH bars
Oury lock-on grips
Brooklyn Machine Works grip stops

Hope M4 hydraulic disk brakes fr & Rr
SRAM X.0 shifter
SRAM X.0 rear mech
e-Thirteen chainguide
Gore Ride-On gear cable
SRAM DH 9-speed Cassette
SRAM chain
Middleburn RS7 cranks, bolts and 42t chainring
Superstar bottom bracket
Burgtec Penthouse Flats pedals

Mavic CrossMax SX wheels
Maxxis High Roller Fr and Minion Rr tyres with Maxxis tubes

Selle saddle
Thomson seatpost
Hope seat clamp

 

[carter711]

I really like that! Looks like a really chuckable burly hardtail!

 

[jamabikes]

that looks very nice!

did you spec the frame yourself?

 

[graham1975]

Lovely looking burly looking beast, i like bikes like tha, done a great job there

 

[LeeDevelopment]

that looks very nice!

did you spec the frame yourself?

Yup, all my own work, including frame geo, huzzah! It's basically a downhill bike minus the rear suspension

 

[Norland_Cycles]

Kowa

Kowa's are awesome forks. I'm lucky enough to have 2 of them hehe.
How does it work that one?

 

[coomber]

Re: Kowa

Kowa's are awesome forks. I'm lucky enough to have 2 of them hehe.
How does it work that one?

Just been reading the links on your website earlier and that was the first I had heard of Kowa

Who built this hardtail frame? UK Builder? Why no name attached is it a secret?

Looks good, almost too good, hard to make the lines out with the white glow on the pictures!

 

[LeeDevelopment]

It was built by a UK framebuilder, Rick Kent via Caygill Cycles In North Yorkshire, he's now retired though. The Kowa's track amazingly well....however they do need a top up of air after you've not been on the bike for a while.

 

[coomber]

Looks superbly made.

 

[LeeDevelopment]

Thank you, it's my 'keeper' and will probably out-live me