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Arawak Cycles Culebra trackmuter

Handmade in Brooklyn by Dave Rodriguez. Painted in Brooklyn by Ben Falcon at Horse Cycles.

Frame:
Arawak Cycles production frame #001. Custom geometry. Mix of True Temper S3, Dedacciai, Columbus Life/Spirit tubing all filet brazed together into a track-ready but street-friendly frame.

Fork/Headset:
Carbon jawn / Chris King headset

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
C-Record Pista

Pedals:
Trusty MKS GR-9

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
EAI 17t / Affinity 46t / KMC 710SL

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Nah, son

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto Jitensha 31.8 / Thomson X2 90mm

Saddle/Seatpost:
Flite Titanium / Dura Ace SP-7410

Brakes:
Ultegra 6800

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic CXP33 / Phil Wood / Conti GP4000S

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic CXP33 / Phil Wood / Conti GP4000S

Accessories:
Fairdale seatpost clamp from King Kog's parts bin

More Info:
Chainstay reads "TaĆ­no Ti": "May the good great spirit be with you". I wanted a track-ready but street-friendly frame with not too much toe overlap, which is almost a given with smaller frames. Dave came through and even added useful things like bottle bosses and internal brake cable routing because brakes and freewheels are also fun.

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. #NBD photoshoot
  2. Stage 2: Takin' it to the streets
  3. Death to Drop Bars

Current Stage Info:

Moar upright because 40.

Added by preplove. Last updated over 6 years ago.

7 Comments

Rushing

Rushing says:

Lovely bicycle! It's a great mixture of full on commuter and can be geared for the velodrome or some muddy trails. At least it looks like you can put on some fat tires and ride a dirt trail. Either way, this is just a beautiful, American made bike.

Posted over 7 years ago

preplove

preplove says:

Thank you! It's been a blast so far. Haven't tried wide tires, but the GP4000S are 23mm and coming awfully close to rubbing, so I might not be able to go much wider than 25. Def want to try though.

Posted over 7 years ago

JesseShotland

JesseShotland says:

love this build!

Posted over 8 years ago

ghostridethewhip

ghostridethewhip says:

+1

Posted over 7 years ago

Mumonkan

Mumonkan says:

It is everything you said it would be and more, im happy to have a part in its creation <3

so good!

Posted over 8 years ago

Nathap470

Nathap470 says:

Beautiful!

Posted over 8 years ago

preplove

preplove says:

Thank you! Yeah man it's a beaut for sure. Proper photoshoot forthcoming.

Posted over 8 years ago