Crust Bikes Lightning Bolt Review

Max tire clearance is 650b x 48c.

Crust bikes lightning bolt review. The geo is that of the original lightning bolt so this is by no means a track bike it is a fixed and or single speed randonneur bike. The lightning bolt is a dedicated low trail randonneur frame. The first name in boastfully poor business decisions index weekly. Something with bigger wheels that could get him from point a to point b with ease.

Unlike the rest of our frames this one is designed with pavement in mind. The frame is a pre production lightning bolt frame from crust which is a lightweight 650b bike. Nam s crust bikes cantibolt lightning bolt thrower. I ve done a ton of stupid shit on single track off road riding and it.

The lightning bolt is a dedicated low trail randonneur frame. Max tire clearance is 650b x 48c. The crust version has coincidentally received praise from its muse the sultan of supple. As with all crust bikes models they arise from necessity.

This frame is like the reinvented romanceur. The first name in boastfully poor business decisions index weekly. Yes ronnie romance knows how to build a bike from a fine assortment of vintage components exotic supple rubber and a bit of suntan oil. Nam s crust bikes cantibolt lightning bolt thrower.

Writing product description takes finesse yet clearly matt from crust bikes really enjoyed writing about their newest frameset the lightning bolt. So we used small diameter very thin walled tubing. Case in point his crust bikes lightning bolt is lighter than a soft whisper. Behold a timeless diamond in the crust.

It s meant to be really light. The premise of this bike was to make a high quality production low trail rando style frame that would flex in ways often talked about in bicycle quarterly. Behold a timeless diamond in the crust. A riff on the jan mule that so famously infamously dons just about every other page of bicycle quarterly.

It s lighter more agile and is better suited to road riding as a main surface. Compatible with both 1x 2x or even triple chainring set up. Main tubes are pretty thin walled which i noticed a bunch of people wanted the romanceur to be so here it is. The cantibolt is the sign a waiver lightest tubed cantilever 1 threaded offering from crust bikes.

The cantibolt is the sign a waiver lightest tubed cantilever 1 threaded offering from crust bikes. It s not necessarily a gravel bike he told cyclocross magazine. Unlike the rest of our frames this one is designed with pavement in mind. Matt from was on a mission to be able to fly and travel like he used to but instead of the bmx bike he wanted to roll with something a little bit faster.

It s a bike that was meant to be ridden with 650b x 42mm or 38mm tire with fenders. For those white linen suit wearing ceos like myself you will be happy to know this frame is belt compatible so you don t need to worry about getting grease on that fresh armani 3 piece.