A lot of you know the story of my DeKerf. My buddy bought the frame + fork from Chris in 93. Built it, rode it sold it. 10 years later he found the frame, bought it back, stripped, repainted, and re-stickered it. He set it aside to complete some other projects (WTB Phoenix, his brother's old WTR he found, a couple of Brodies, a Blizzard, his A la Carte, 2 FROs..........). Although he worked on finishing his bikes right up to the last evening, he died from cancer with the frame still sitting undone. His brother gave it to me to finish. I did it up last year, but wasn't completely satisfied with what I ended up with, so I did a total about face and redid the whole bike. The only parts still on the bike are the seatpost, the headset, and of course, the bars and flask. I like what I came up with over the winter much better.......and I like the ride better, too.

Frame: DeKerf Mountain #184 - July 93
Fork: Rock Shox Mag 21 LT
Headset: King Ti
Stem/Handlebar: DeKerf Ti combo
Grips: Onza Porcipaws
Brakes: Paul Stoplite
Brake Pads: Kool Stop
Cantilever cable hangers: Paul Moon Units
Brake Levers: Paul Love Levers
Shifters: Shimano 732 XT Thumb
Front Derailleur: Shimano 732 XT
Rear Derailleur: Shimano 732 XT
Cassette: 737
Chain: HG
Cranks: 730 XT
Crank Bolts: Syncros Crank o Matics
Chainrings: Race Face/Syncros
Chainring bolts: Race Face
Bottom Bracket: Hope Ti
Pedals: Shimano XT 730
Hub Skewers: Syncros
Rims: Mavic 217 (r) 217 (f)
Hubs: Chris King
Nipples: Al
Spokes: DT
Tires: Panaracer Smoke/Dart
Tubes: Norco
Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo
Seatpost: Syncros Ti
Weight: as always, don't care
Misc: full Ti bolt kit throughout, Blackburn stainless water bottle cage, Ahearne Cycles Spaceman stainless flask cage.

*Build has been updated (07-18-11) Pics on pg. 2 reflect changes.
















Hope you like it, Dathan.

Absolutely stunning mate.

Nicest steed I've seen on here in ages.
Just looks classy and subtly understated.
Forgotten about Onza Porcipaws - used to be my favourite grips!
The hip flask is a nice touch - spill the beans on the contents (hoping it's a nice single malt!)

Very nice

that stem/ bar combo is amazing .

Agree with the above comments, very sweet and that ti bar/stem combo is interesting plus nicely balanced by the seatpost. The engraved flask is a super nice touch.

Did the seatstays come uncapped?

The only thing that goes in that flask is Lagavulin.

Truly a fine choice. You are clearly a man of impeccable taste!

Chris didn't start capping the stays till 97-98ish? (don't quote me on this). I prefer them uncapped myself. Shows off the pierced stay better IMHO.

Sumptuous! Though the Turbine L.P.s don't really fit the look or era. I-beams with silver arms perhaps?

I agree they look cool, much better than the plastic caps on my much later and much less cool DeKerf. However I can't escape visions of the seatstays filling with water during a rainy ride! I guess framesaver or similar addresses any corrosion issues.

That is so cool! Very unique ride.

Beautiful, about as good as bikes get.

Like this

nice! congratulations

very nice bike bud, i would say you've done the man proud with that attempt

In some respects I prefer the previous build, but that could just be because the simple P2 doesn't quite fit with the rear stays on the frame.

Out of interest what length and width is the bar stem combo?