Custom Firefly All Road - once owned by John Watson of the Radavist - now owned my myself.
Frame:
2016 Custom Firefly All Road - “57” -Titanium
Fork/Headset:
Whisky
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
White Industries , 46/30t, 172.5mm
Pedals:
Shimano Deore
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
SRAM Rival
Derailleurs/Shifters:
SRAM Rival
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia SLR Boost / Firefly Seatpost Zero Offset
Brakes:
SRAM Rival
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
HED Belgium R / Chris King Bourbon / Ultradynamico ROSE Race, 700C x 42.??
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
HED Belgium R / Chris King Bourbon / Ultradynamico ROSE Race, 700C x 42.??
Accessories:
GSC top cap, King Cages
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Added by sheepdog84. Last updated 5 months ago.
8 Comments
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ianiscaratti says:
nice one and love the wishbone but why did you choose to rout the rear brakehose on the toptube?
Posted about 2 years ago
sheepdog84 says:
Good question - I didn't make the choice personally, but the previous owner went with externally routed cables because it was easiest to build / deal with at the time. This bike was built before the standards for gravel bikes were established.
Posted almost 2 years ago
ianiscaratti says:
external is fine. on toptube is fine but on this frame the rear brake hose is on the toptube but the dereiller cable is routed on the downtube. Like this neither the downtube nor the wishbone has the clean cablefree looks. The previous owner must have some reasons to get it done like that.
Posted almost 2 years ago
sheepdog84 says:
Oh i see what you’re saying now.
The wishbone wasn’t a part of the original design of the bike either - the owner wanted room for larger tires and Firefly chopped the original rear end off, so the new one included an upgraded thru axle, room for a 2x drivetrain, and more tire clearance.
They definitely could have routed the rear brake on the down tube, but not an easy modification to re-do. Also, the cable-free look wasn’t exactly common place in 2015.
Posted almost 2 years ago
sheepdog84 says:
Definitely complex. you can read more about it here: https://theradavist.com/a-rad-rod-retro...
(didn't intend to remove you comment - my apologies)
Posted almost 2 years ago
ianiscaratti says:
thx for the link and the removal happened to me before.
Posted almost 2 years ago