Purple people eater: Gravel Monster
Thomas Callahan
A classic Gravel Monster with some custom details. I ended up getting so nice photos infornt of our tractor shed, so i thought i would share what makes this bike a bit different the stock.
This bike is built for Matt Maloone down in Philidephia and from what i hear he is pretty quick. I’m better at building bikes than going fast so its always a pleasure to know a horse is going to see som speed.
Matt added a slew of upgrades, lest of which is a tubing upgrade to complete Columbus life, adding a bit of stifness and a more favorable ride quality as well as shaving a few grams.
He went with a tapered head tube wich utilizes a 38mm down tube rather than stock 42. both head and down tube are also a weight savings over stock. He opted for under warter bottle mounts on the underside of the down tube and frame bag mounts on the underside of the top tube.
Matt will run external mechanical 13 speed Campy Ekar and upgraded to internal Hydraulic brake cable routing through the frame.
Matt made some interesting choices with paint. including opting for a 1997 Porshe 911 turbo color Veolla Metalic We complimented the deep purple with a copper / rust metalic for the logos and finished with a final coat of Matte Clear. We also painted the Enve stem and slapped on a white industries tapered heaset to compleat the frameset.
It was a super fun bike to build and i really enjoyed taking shots against the tractor shed right next the workshop. I love The horseshoe hung on the door handles in the background. The texture of the rough sawn wood siding on this moody, rainy day sets it apart from the normal afternoon light the bikes are usually photographed in.
Thanks for checking out this frame. Happy trails
Thomas
