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Tim Hayes's avatar

Every Sunday I play 'catch up' on the newsletter and what a way to start this week's journey. That Bishop is siiiiiiiick, but just casually throwing in that Ritchey Outback is so tastefully done. Chapeau. This newsletter is the best in the entire industry.

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Danny Roberts-Clarke's avatar

That Chapman is 👌👌

I think the seat post design on the Bingham is shared with Moots, we built a Moots up yesterday and the post had the same design. Super clever.

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James Huang's avatar

Bingham's design is apparently indeed very similar to the Moots one. However, my understanding is the Bingham head incorporates a mechanism to automatically retract the internal wedges for easier tilt adjustment than the Moots one. From the tutorial I got, it's sort of like a miniature self-extracting crank bolt built into one of the wedges. It's super slick.

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Danny Roberts-Clarke's avatar

Oh very nice!

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dwayne ziegler's avatar

that Septimer has me side-eyeing my Outback B/A…

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James Huang's avatar

Right??? I suspect it'll be the bike a lot of people have been waiting for Ritchey to introduce.

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Mark Warren's avatar

That Bingham... The Moots->Erikson-> Bingham Built evolution sounds like it would be an interesting story to tell. It may happen more than we know, but a builder passing his/her work/know-how/business on to a non-family member is a big leap of faith. Looking forward to the next gallery!

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James Huang's avatar

I should be able to tell that story sooner than later! Brad and I chatted about me likely coming out for a factory tour later this spring.

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Donald Stevenson's avatar

Chapman integrating the rear rack with the canti bosses though, together with the custom brakes themselves, so elegant. I bet his customers keep their bikes in their living rooms. I sure would! His process videos are a joy. But all the bikes you have here are incredible.

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James Huang's avatar

I *love* seeing how people make stuff. His videos are genuinely fascinating to watch.

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Zack's avatar

There it is, staring at me in the picture...an actual brand new bike with IS brake mount! Whoa.

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Micah's avatar

Wow the carbon ritchey is interesting. Wonder if it'll be able to offer something unique compared to other carbon bikes like their steel bikes do.

In regards to the Chapman, I'm kind of addicted to having a front rack and Rando bag. I love being able to get lunch or something on my ride and be able to take leftovers home. Or run short errands on bike and be able to carry some stuff. My non-bagged bike makes me feel like I'm wearing pants without pockets.

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James Huang's avatar

That Septimer is super interesting to me. I think a lot of people liked the idea of the Outback Breakaway, but it's also quite heavy with pretty relaxed handling and rider positioning, so a bike with a similar level of capability that's much lighter and sportier might do really well.

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Mike Cooke's avatar

Chapman bikes are like functional jewellery! Beautiful!

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