Tumbleweed Ti Stargazer - 1st Look
Sinewave Beacon 2 mounted to a custom Meriwether Cycles titanium fork
It’s time to get out on the roads. I want to ride them all. All surfaces. Any where. All the time. It’s also time to share the 1st look of my Tumbleweed Bicycle Company Ti Stargazer. It’s a looker!
If you have been around my blog, you know how much I loved the steel Stargazer. I bought one almost 3 years ago when I left my previous place of employment. I also wrote about Project 10 and my goal to shed a bunch of weight off myself and my bicycle. I’ll do a future post on Project 10, but this rig shaved over 2 lbs off the steel frame weight. It’s lighter, stiffer and more comfortable too. IMHO, it’s the Holy Grail of adventure bikes.
I finished this rig today and got a short ride in on it to work out the touch points and fit. It’s really really good. I can’t wait to ride it and write more about it in the future. Until then, here are the details as they stand today. Note - This is my any road version. I’ve got mtn tires and mountain touring set up too. I’ll show and share about that set up in the future. Consider this just a quick first look.
Engin Double Clamp seat clamp
That Meriwether Ti fork with 2.1” Vittoria Terreno Dry - Such a fast comfy combo!
These White Industries XMR hubs roll forever.
The SON Dynamo with big Paragon Machine Works drop outs and internal dyno routing on the custom Meriwether Ti fork.
Did you know each model of Tumbleweed Bicycles has a unique head badge? I love this one.
The Stance!
My ANY and ALL roads set up
Frame: Tumbleweed Ti Stargazer - Extra Medium
Fork: Custom Meriwether Cycles Titanium Unicrown - Built to spec
Headset: King
Seatclamp - Engin double bolt.
Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival with Ratio Technology Cage for wide range cassettes
Crank: Cane Creek eeWings - 170mm
BB: Cane Creek Hellbender
Chainring/Spider: Cane Creek 110mm adapter with Wolf Tooth 42tooth Ring. The 110mm adapter allows me to swap chainrings easily without removing crank arms.
Cassette: GarbarUK 11-46 11spd Shimano
Chain: Shimano 11speed
Brakes: Mechanical TRP Spyres w/Shimano 160mm rotors
Shifters: SRAM Rival, 1x11, Mechanical
Bar: Tumbleweed Bicycles Big Dipper - 51cm - Aluminum
Stem: Cane Creek eeSilk
Seatpost: Zipp - Note this is temporary. Bingham Built titanium coming soon. Frame is 31.6mm for droppers, but I like the comfy 27.2 titanium shimmed to 31.6mm. This is also why I like and use the Engin Double Bolt seat clamp to secure it all in place. Rock solid and comfy.
Saddle: Fizik Aliante - Note this is temporary. Still working to find the right saddle.
Tires: Vittoria Terreno Dry - 2.1”
Rims: WTB I25 Tough
Hubs: Rear - White Industries XMR, Front - SON Dynamo
Spokes: Sapim
Lights: Front - Sinewave Cycles Beacon 2, Rear - Exposure
Bag: Iceworm MFG - I made this myself. Also has an internal slot/sleeve for a 2nd water bottle. Keeps the bottle clean too!
Cage: Wolftooth Ti
Pedals: Time ATAC
Time to go make some memories. Drop me a comment if you have a question about the set up and/or why I made the selection of components that I made. Happy to share. More to come.
Need lots more of these roads and views. The bike is ready. Am I?
For my photo geek friends, images shot with a Nikon ZF camera with a Cosina Voigtlander 75mm f1.5 Z-Mount, manual focus lens.
