2019 - Paceline BOY (Bike of the Year)

[Keith A]

I think Clean's Ellis should be on the list...

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by Keith A

I think Clean's Ellis should be on the list...

taper head tube is sweet

[Elefantino]

Originally Posted by Keith A

I think Clean's Ellis should be on the list...

I agree.

It's tied for second behind the Scarab.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Keith A

I think Clean's Ellis should be on the list...

Originally Posted by joosttx

taper head tube is sweet

Originally Posted by Elefantino

I agree. It's tied for second behind the Scarab.

Thanks gents - it may actually have been built in 2019 too.. iirc.

Just wait till you see it done though - shiny silver SON Edelux on the front, switched to a bar-end junction, swapped in shiny silver Nitto cages, have a Phil clamp coming, picked up some Robert Axle Project TAs for it, and swapping in GRX stuff across the board. It is far and away the fanciest frameset I've ever owned...the little details that may not be so obvious in the pics are really incredible...the polished stainless disc brake mount for example.. My only wish on it is that it had a steel fork with a stainless bi-plane crown. Maybe someday - though that would require a new headtube

[Hawker]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

I agree.

It's tied for second behind the Scarab.

That positioning works for me. Just love that Ellis fork and gorgeous color too.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

If you tell people it's amazing, all those Marin dweebs will start flooding over and ruining what is the secret gem of Bay Area cycling. All those "other" Skyline and LaHonda South Bay riders will abandon the greater San Jose area to clog our beautiful climbs and descents.

East Bay sucks, stay away.

You guys have at it.
Just stay the hell away from Santa Cruz, riding there really sucks.

[zambenini]

MorgulBismarck's red Kirk is the most Paceline bike ever. Gets my vote for road.

Houston's bike, but mostly for the pics and that it underwrites my argument that XC bikes are still flipping sweet MTBs.

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

You guys have at it.
Just stay the hell away from Santa Cruz, riding there really sucks.

And you've got drive over the hill just to get to it! Santa Cruz has without a doubt the worst riding ever. Avoid it like the plague.

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

You guys have at it.
Just stay the hell away from Santa Cruz, riding there really sucks.

Flow tracks really suck there.

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by zambenini

MorgulBismarck's red Kirk is the most Paceline bike ever. Gets my vote for road.

Houston's bike, but mostly for the pics and that it underwrites my argument that XC bikes are still flipping sweet MTBs.

My sleeper favorite thing about my Built MTB is the T47 BB. When it was introduced I thought like most, "another freaking bb standard". But this one really brings the best of some BB standards into a nice package. Internal BB30 compatible. Threaded. Large internal footprint to route internal cables through with ease. It just works and elegantly.

Along with the AXS Eagle drivetrain, it is such a joy to ride. For me the guys at Whole Athlete knocked it out of the park.

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by joosttx

My sleeper favorite thing about my Built MTB is the T47 BB. When it was introduced I thought like most, "another freaking bb standard". But this one really brings the best of some BB standards into a nice package. Internal BB30 compatible. Threaded. Large internal footprint to route internal cables through with ease. It just works and elegantly.

Along with the AXS Eagle drivetrain, it is such a joy to ride. For me the guys at Whole Athlete knocked it out of the park.

I agree. T47 is the standard. I have it o. My cielo and wish it on all my future bikes. I had the same opinion as you when they announced it but really think its grear.

[Ttx1]

Another vote for the Bishop.

[mhespenheide]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

My only wish on it is that it had a steel fork with a stainless bi-plane crown. Maybe someday - though that would require a new headtube

Nah.

Follow Rob English's example and machine an aluminum piece that effectively shims down from the head tube inner diameter down to a 1.125 headset.

[tv_vt]

Originally Posted by Ttx1

Another vote for the Bishop.

And another vote here. That bike is perfect (though too small for me): https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=243024

If I had to pick a bike I could ride, it would be Flash's Scarab, hands down.

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

My only wish on it is that it had a steel fork with a stainless bi-plane crown. Maybe someday - though that would require a new headtube

Why is that?
If the new fork was being built custom, wouldn't the existing head tube accept a new tapered 1.125x1.5 fork steerer tube, like the current Columbus Futura steerer? NOVA sell tapered steerer tubes.

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

Nah.
Follow Rob English's example and machine an aluminum piece that effectively shims down from the head tube inner diameter down to a 1.125 headset.

Or this $10 piece, for use with 1.125 straight steerers, which I assume is the same thing in principle that mhespenheide describes:
HOPE HS136 Reducer Crown 1.5" to 1 1/8"