Rock Lobster Al-Road

[ColonelJLloyd]

I love this thing already.

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by jdp211

Thanks all!

Still going to be a few weeks before it's all built up. As soon as I get the frameset, I'm shipping the fork off to Eric at Winter Bicycles to have a rack and bag made. Other than that, I have most of the parts in hand.

surprised you didn't go with another set of braze ons so you could rock a bag and some panniers if you wanted to.

[jdp211]

In all likelihood, a rando bag + bikepacking bags is all I'll really need. As is, I could run a lowrider rack and panniers, plus a front roll if I really needed to carry that much stuff.

[jdp211]

Impatient and bored, so I started hanging parts

[jdp211]

Have to wrap the bars and a couple other details, but couldn’t resist a quick blast through Brooklyn this afternoon.

[jdp211]

[R3awak3n]

that paint job is so sweet. Needs habl sticker though

[belopsky]

nice!

[FlashUNC]

Paul builds amazing bikes. That looks killer.

[doomridesout]

So fly, so fresh. I saw pics of the fork/rack/bag on Ruthworks IG, do you have that stuff in hand yet? Can't wait to see it with the front bag. Got a rough geometry? How much traiiillllll man?

[donalrey]

This looks so good man

[jdp211]

Thanks guys! Rode it yesterday and had a blast of a shakedown ride on some Western CT gravel and dirt roads.

Geo is pictured below, trail is 51 by my calculation. I wasn't really looking for low-trail, as most of my riding is without a front load, but I wanted a bike that would handle a front bag without major issues.

[jdp211]

Got the Lobster out for a second ride today. 220k, and oh man its great.
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/uoUq5IA.jpg]

[jdp211]

Everything coming together nicely. Rack and bag were fantastic.

[jdp211]

Can't get over how good this bike is