FS: XL dirt-touring-rando frames: Stumpjumper, Black Mountain, Nashbar

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ant ritchey

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Jan 24, 2020, 5:49:11 PM1/24/20
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Cross-posted from iBob & 650b:

What can I say? I love chubby-tired steel-framed bicycles. As most folks in the odd-sized camp would attest - frames in my size don't pop up very often so there's been a tendency to snag every X/XL mountain/touring frame that came along. Thus redundancy & overlap loom large within the fleet. At long last, my Bantam off-road touring custom is now finally in sight, so against the loud hoarder's voice advising me otherwise  - it's time to let a few go.

At this point all 3 of these big hunks of steel are complete and functioning. However I'm not intending to sell them that way, unless perhaps you're really jonesing for something ready to ride out of the box? I'd also guess that most folks would prefer a frameset or "rolling chassis" and personalize from there. Either way- I'm flexible. I rode the bikes over to the park to snap a few shots of each. More images available upon request. The goal is to keep as many bikes riding as possible while I sell through stuff, but we'll see how that goes. Questions, concerns, interest - send me a private message, shoot me a text, give me a call or come by and see for yourself if the Kenton neighborhood in Portland, Oregon ain't outta yer way. Thanks for looking! 


-Ant Ritchey /// (724) 757-9358 /// likewise...@gmail.com 

Nashbar C/Tour
My Rat Trap Pass drop bar bike. "Poor man's (tall man's?) XO-1" as a few have called it. The high saddle height & 130mm Technomic in the photos tell the tale- it's a touch on the small side for me.

Seat tube measures 62cm center-to-top. Top tube center-to-center is 57.5cm, with a slightly up-sloping angle reminiscent of the 2.5 degree angle of my Toyo Atlantis. Standover height with the RTP's is about 34 7/8" if you count the top tube cable routing. Bosses for 2 bottle cages. Single eyelets fore and aft. Seat stay hourglass brazeons for a rack or bag support. 130mm rear spacing and tons of room to run a fender over top of your 2.3" tire. 27.2 seat post. Tange Seiki chrome headset. No dents, no dings; frame is straight. Tange MTB fork blades, EX main triangle tubing; a funny zippy bike.
Frame, fork & headset - $195 + shipping

Specialized Stumpjumper
The biggest one of these I've ever seen. 24" center-to-center seat tube. 60cm center-to-center top tube. 
35 3/4" standover with the Surly Extraterrestrial 2.5" tires.'83 or '84. Miyata-made; serial number provided on request. Fancy embellishments everywhere you look; many differences from the ubiquitous Sport model: vertical drop outs, non-indented chainstays, Shimano chromed drop outs & cable guide brazeons, fastback-style seat post clamp, lug windows on rear brake bridge, 2 bottle cage mounts, star brazeon-style, beveled seat lug, super clean BB shell/lug finish work, even slightly different chain hanger tab and canti posts. Original 26.6 seat post w/ flutes painted to match the frame. Paint is in excellent condition; I'd guess there are less than 100 miles on this frame, it's really that nice. Photos show some mud and dirt from a recent fender-less ride but I guarantee this thing is super clean with only a few scratches/blemishes.
Frame, fork, OEM headset and seat post - $400 + shipping

Black Mountain Cycles Road Plus
I bought this direct from Mike Varley in August of 2018. It's the biggest one they make - 59cm, Aurora Red. It also happens to be the same size the designer, himself, rides so it was very cool to be able to discuss the build and concept over the phone with someone who knows this bicycle better than any other, and to be able to get the set up right for the rider on the top end of the height & fit. Steerer tube is uncut.

It's in excellent condition, definitely not even 1K miles on it. (Plenty of mud & dirt on the bike in the photos but cosmetic condition of this bike is near-pristine!) There will be way too much overlap with the Road Plus bike and the coming custom; so whereas I love this bike and it's super fun - I gotta move it along. All the info you need here on the BMC page:
I'm somewhat flexible on how this one should get parted out/sold but I'd like to follow the "rolling chassis" format and include some extras; all of which was purchased new for the build.
BMC Road Plus rolling chassis - $1,100 + shipping
-Frame, fork, VP headset
-HED Tomcat 650b x 32h wheel set
-Robert Axle Project (front) & DT Swiss (rear) thru axles
-Hayes CX Expert calipers & mount adapters
-160mm 6 bolt brake rotors
-Promax 400mm seat post & clamp
-2 different 26.0 clamp stems and spacers

Current build includes: 48cm Nitto Noodles, TRP drillium levers, Dura Ace bar end shifters, XT M737 derailleurs, Sugino Mighty compact double, Compass SBH's. I also have a a brand new set of SKS fenders for 650b X 48mm. A price can be arranged if you want the whole thing.

Joe Bunik

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Jan 24, 2020, 6:30:00 PM1/24/20
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Ant!
Those are rad rippers!!! Just curious, what's your PBH?
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA

On 1/24/20, ant ritchey <likewise...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cross-posted from iBob & 650b:
>
> What can I say? I love chubby-tired steel-framed bicycles. As most folks in
>
> the odd-sized camp would attest - frames in my size don't pop up very often
>
> so there's been a tendency to snag every X/XL mountain/touring frame that
> came along. Thus redundancy & overlap loom large within the fleet. At long
> last, my Bantam off-road touring custom is now finally in sight, so against
>
> the loud hoarder's voice advising me otherwise - it's time to let a few
> go.
>
> At this point all 3 of these big hunks of steel are complete and
> functioning. However I'm not intending to sell them that way, unless
> perhaps you're really jonesing for something ready to ride out of the box?
> I'd also guess that most folks would prefer a frameset or "rolling chassis"
>
> and personalize from there. Either way- I'm flexible. I rode the bikes over
>
> to the park to snap a few shots of each. More images available upon
> request. The goal is to keep as many bikes riding as possible while I sell
> through stuff, but we'll see how that goes. Questions, concerns, interest -
>
> send me a private message, shoot me a text, give me a call or come by and
> see for yourself if the Kenton neighborhood in Portland, Oregon ain't outta
>
> yer way. Thanks for looking!
>
> IMAGES HERE ----->
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jPCLXiyUySBlhw1nfRpi0MocUWEgy_YF
>
> -Ant Ritchey /// (724) 757-9358 /// likewise...@gmail.com
>
> *Nashbar C/Tour*
> My Rat Trap Pass drop bar bike. "Poor man's (tall man's?) XO-1" as a few
> have called it. The high saddle height & 130mm Technomic in the photos tell
>
> the tale- it's a touch on the small side for me.
>
> Seat tube measures 62cm center-to-top. Top tube center-to-center is 57.5cm,
>
> with a slightly up-sloping angle reminiscent of the 2.5 degree angle of my
> Toyo Atlantis. Standover height with the RTP's is about 34 7/8" if you
> count the top tube cable routing. Bosses for 2 bottle cages. Single eyelets
>
> fore and aft. Seat stay hourglass brazeons for a rack or bag support. 130mm
>
> rear spacing and tons of room to run a fender over top of your 2.3" tire.
> 27.2 seat post. Tange Seiki chrome headset. No dents, no dings; frame is
> straight. Tange MTB fork blades, EX main triangle tubing; a funny zippy
> bike.
> *Frame, fork & headset - $195 + shipping*
>
> *Specialized Stumpjumper*
> The biggest one of these I've ever seen. 24" center-to-center seat tube.
> 60cm center-to-center top tube.
> 35 3/4" standover with the Surly Extraterrestrial 2.5" tires.'83 or '84.
> Miyata-made; serial number provided on request. Fancy embellishments
> everywhere you look; many differences from the ubiquitous Sport model:
> vertical drop outs, non-indented chainstays, Shimano chromed drop outs &
> cable guide brazeons, fastback-style seat post clamp, lug windows on rear
> brake bridge, 2 bottle cage mounts, star brazeon-style, beveled seat lug,
> super clean BB shell/lug finish work, even slightly different chain hanger
> tab and canti posts. Original 26.6 seat post w/ flutes painted to match the
>
> frame. Paint is in excellent condition; I'd guess there are less than 100
> miles on this frame, it's really that nice. Photos show some mud and dirt
> from a recent fender-less ride but I guarantee this thing is super clean
> with only a few scratches/blemishes.
> *Frame, fork, OEM headset and seat post - $400 + shipping*
>
> *Black Mountain Cycles Road Plus*
> I bought this direct from Mike Varley in August of 2018. It's the biggest
> one they make - 59cm, Aurora Red. It also happens to be the same size the
> designer, himself, rides so it was very cool to be able to discuss the
> build and concept over the phone with someone who knows this bicycle better
>
> than any other, and to be able to get the set up right for the rider on the
>
> top end of the height & fit. Steerer tube is uncut.
>
> It's in excellent condition, definitely not even 1K miles on it. (Plenty of
>
> mud & dirt on the bike in the photos but cosmetic condition of this bike is
>
> near-pristine!) There will be way too much overlap with the Road Plus bike
> and the coming custom; so whereas I love this bike and it's super fun - I
> gotta move it along. All the info you need here on the BMC page:
> https://blackmtncycles.com/frames/road-plus/
> I'm somewhat flexible on how this one should get parted out/sold but I'd
> like to follow the "rolling chassis" format and include some extras; all of
>
> which was purchased new for the build.
> *BMC Road Plus rolling chassis* - *$1,100 + shipping*
> -Frame, fork, VP headset
> -HED Tomcat 650b x 32h wheel set
> -Robert Axle Project (front) & DT Swiss (rear) thru axles
> -Hayes CX Expert calipers & mount adapters
> -160mm 6 bolt brake rotors
> -Promax 400mm seat post & clamp
> -2 different 26.0 clamp stems and spacers
>
> Current build includes: 48cm Nitto Noodles, TRP drillium levers, Dura Ace
> bar end shifters, XT M737 derailleurs, Sugino Mighty compact double,
> Compass SBH's. I also have a a brand new set of SKS fenders for 650b X
> 48mm. A price can be arranged if you want the whole thing.
>
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Dave Grossman

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Jan 24, 2020, 6:42:41 PM1/24/20
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Oh goodness... If I could clear that Stumpy it would be coming my way...woah

ant ritchey

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Jan 24, 2020, 6:53:23 PM1/24/20
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Thanks Joe! 

My PBH is 96cm.

Jonathan D.

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Jan 24, 2020, 10:47:58 PM1/24/20
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How much would you want for the Road Plus wheels? Great bikes but I am a few inches off for PBH.

John Rinker

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Jan 24, 2020, 11:18:32 PM1/24/20
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Ant,

I'll take the Stumpjumper, but not sure how to PM you. 

Cheers,
John

ant ritchey

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Jan 26, 2020, 5:49:05 PM1/26/20
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The biggest Stump has sold!


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