Fall Scorch series

A few weeks back we posted this inspirational photo that has been featured on several other cycling sites such as Rapha.
This picture is near and dear to us because it depicts what we always talk about in terms of scorching. To us a scorcher is either a vintage lightweight road frame, originally intended for 27" wheels, outfitted with 700c wheels (for more tire clearance) fat off road tires and a fixed gear drivetrain. Cyclocross rigs make awesome scorchers as well!
A really good customer of ours  saw this inspirational posting and contacted us to help outfit him with a fixed-gear off road machine. He brought us a 70's era Raleigh frame and a bunch of ideas as to what he wanted and well, it came out pretty good

Raleigh Grand Prix frame, handbuilt 700c Surly/Salsa delgado cross wheels, Williams cranks, dirt drop bars, and topped off with a vintage Brooks Pro saddle.

Derek and Harris have been hit by the scorch bug too.  Derek, proving that Surlys are really the mister potato head of bicycles took his Steamroller from track bike to all-terrain scorcher in a blink of the eye. here it is in its current stage:

Surly Steamroller frame, cross check fork, Paul track hub/Mavic Open Pro rear wheel, Giepiemme cyclocross front wheel, and a Soma Sparrow bar. By adding the cross check fork Derek has been able to really push the boundaries of what this bike is capable of. for example Surly states that the Steamroller can fit a 38mm wide tire at the most, which is incredible for a track frame, but Derek was able to fit a Fire Cross 45mm wide tire up front, and a Mutano 44mm wide tire in the back!

Derek plans to run this as his winter commuter as well!

Harris Built up a Cross Check to enjoy the final days of fall scorching


Come into the shop for your very own custom bar wrap!

one gear for getting to the trail, and one for riding the trail!

Scorchers are a refreshing take on fixed gear bicycles. they are not fashion statements nor are they the delicate race machines intended for the velodrome.  They are rugged and can handle any terrain thrown their way.