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Neutrino

This is the sort of bike I have an amazing time riding when I'm alone, and then get extremely mad at it when I go bikepacking with people on normal sized bikes and remember how hard it is to pedal a minivelo boat anchor with the gravel bikers. Such is life.

Frame:
Velo Orange Neutrino 2021, size small, my own paint

Fork/Headset:
Cane Creek 40

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Raceface cranks/Shimano Hollowtech II BB

Pedals:
Kona Wah Wah, composite, purple

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Raceface 34t

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Rohloff

Handlebars/Stem:
Salsa stem, Soma osprey bars, Oury grips, Newbaums/Blue lug tapes

Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks cambium C19 saddle / Brand-X seatpost

Brakes:
Hayes CX Expert, with Tech 77 levers

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Used cargo bike wheel, brand unknown. Billy bonkers tyres (much faster than the old BMX tyres)

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Custom build Rohloff hub on Spank Spoon rim. Billy bonkers tyres

Accessories:
Road runner bag, Velo orange kickstand

More Info:
Instagram: @dirtdroprobbie

Bike History

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

  1. Initial
  2. Drop bar
  3. Osprey bars again
  4. New tyres
  5. Final

Added by dirtdroprobbie. Last updated 10 months ago.

3 Comments

ianiscaratti

ianiscaratti says:

This is the nirvana of hipstersledges

Posted almost 2 years ago

jankoenig00

jankoenig00 says:

Is it kind of stupid? - Yes.
Do I want one? - Also yes.

Posted almost 3 years ago

dirtdroprobbie

dirtdroprobbie says:

I felt extra stupid after committing to ~8 days bikepacking on this with a bunch of normal sized bikes early last year, but I've since forgiven it and I like it again

Posted almost 3 years ago