elevated chainstay

I have a decent shape Ariel LTD that I bought from the original owner. It isn’t perfect but it has some rare goodies. It is mostly equipped with the original suntour XCD groupset minus the front derailleur and the rear wheel is a Suzue sealed tech made in Japan, otherwise bike is completely...

Just playing with a few ideas before the build really starts.

Just playing with a few ideas before the build really starts.

Yes, just like the title suggests, I’m out of ideas. So I got this bike and it obviously must have been a big deal. Elevated chainstay frame but quite unlike your average (won’t bore you with unnecessary details just yet but most likely it is NOT a Nishiki or a Yokota or a Cunningham or a...

One design I’ve always wanted in my life was an E-Stay and now I’ve landed one. Love the Alpinestars design but not a big fan of living in fear of it cracking so it had to be a Bigfoot or an Ozone B.I.T.D as a 24yr old I raced the Ozone winter series and lusted after one of these, of course I...

September 2009 After deciding I had to have an early 90's e-stay I managed to get hold of this frameset a few weeks ago from Kaiser (thank you). I've finally got around to building it up for some riding. In terms of components I've tried to keep it as close to the period correct and...