We built this special lugged Earth Ship (size Large) for the MADE handbuilt bike show out in Portland this August. It is now looking for it's forever home. I'm not sure exactly what this would cost, but I'd say at least $11,000. Can be yours for $8950.
Build -
Frame: Lugged Earth Ship Large
Fork: Wilde Wayfinder
Wheels: White Industries
Rims: Enve AG25
Stem and Seatpost: Paul
Saddle: Brooks C17
Headset: White Industries
Bars: Enve
Groupset: Shimano GRX 810 Special Edition Silver
Traditional lugged construction and unmatched beauty on a fully modern gravel race bike. This is it, this is the best we can do. Our dream hand-crafted USA-made gravel racer, built with the absolute finest frame materials and meticulously crafted in our Minneapolis workshop. It is light, nimble, capable, and most importantly comfortable for very long days in the saddle. When it comes to big rides, we believe that “comfortable is fast!”
The lugged version of the Earth Ship utilizes a unique Chris Bishop designed lugset and a super light Columbus Life tubeset. The tubeset is unique as it features a tapered top tube and seat tube. The main triangle tubes are super thin .7/.4/.7 tubing and give this bike an incredibly lively and supple feel. The thin tubing and lugs do introduce some limitations, and on this frame we're assigning a 230lb rider and gear weight limit and a max tire size of 45c.
You’ll find a full suite of features that include:
- Three bottle mounts, top tube bag mount, and fender mounts.
- The frame is built around our Wayfinder fork which has three-pack mounts on each leg and internal dynamo and brake routing.
- For cable management, we’ve chosen to use Paragon’s modular system which allows the cleanest possible appearance and can be customized for AXS, 1X or a traditional two derailleur setup. We use full-round cable guides on the stays as we find plastic zip ties on high-end bikes to be an inelegant compromise.
- Clearance for 700 X 45c or 650b X 2.1" tires