had my eye on this Finnish frame since moving here, love the color and it has surprisingly nice feel for a performance frame that also had to be marketed as a touring bike. Reynolds 531 tubes with Finnish steel rear triangle, apparently. Nice to have a Finnish bike and to have a light rim brake road bike again. Had bad luck finding a frame for years and finally got lucky with this one in incredible shape, with all original parts. Rear was already a bit wide so didn't have to cold set for 130 hub, and drilled out fork crown for recessed-bolt brake, but no other frame modifications for now. Frame seems like it may be a bit bent so may need to cold set rear to see if that fixes the problem. 10kg as built here
Frame:
Helkama Kuningaskulkuri 54cm
Fork/Headset:
Kuningaskulkuri
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Middleburn RO1 / White Industries Sq Taper BB
Pedals:
Ritchey WCS Carbon Echelon
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Middleburn 46/30 94bcd chainrings / 11-28 10-speed SRAM cassette
Derailleurs/Shifters:
SRAM Force short cage rear derailleur / SRAM Red front derailleur / SRAM Rival brake levers (shifting guts removed)
Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks C13 / [original]
Brakes:
Tektro R559
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
White Industries T11 28h / Kinlin XM-25T / Gravelking 650b x 38mm
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
SONdelux Wide Body 28h Kinlin XM-25T / Gravelking 650b x 38mm
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Upgrades that I think suit the frame well, but it is also a holding place for parts while looking for a newer rando frame that can handle more weight
but if that comes later I will be happy, this is a ripper and I'd like to do some fast long-distance riding with this setup
Added by davidm. Last updated 3 days ago.
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