leicaman
Maximum Pace
- Sep 20, 2012
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I blame @theBlob . It was he who started a stupid thread asking what bike people would get if they could get any frame from any maker. That planted the seed.
Before responding in his thread, I thought long and hard about what frame I would love to have. I settled on a Speedvagen after briefly choosing a Cherubim, but then I spoke to @xDOMx who was waiting for his Field cycles to be built. I must admit, I hadn't heard much about Field cycles but after a little googling, I fell in love. I then decided to change my response (mentally) and that was that. Fast forward a month and I find myself on the Field cycles waiting list. After emailing Harry, the framebuilder, I was told the waiting list would be 25 weeks meaning I'd be getting the bike around the end of May 2016. Fantastic. Six months wait for my dream bike wasn't so bad.
After speaking to Dom, he told me to be prepared for a longer wait than 6 months. I'm glad he was going through the process and could offer his insight. I thought that May might be a little hopeful but summer would be a nice time of year to get the bike. I started looking at what components I would like to get. This created a big dilemma. Should I go with rim brakes or disc brakes. After annoying the hell out of my cycling mates, I finally decided on rim brakes. I always feel confident when descending and I never push it, keeping it well within the safety zone. With that decided, I went and ordered some parts.... Enve 2.2 SES climbing wheels and SRAM Red eTap.
I've spoken to Harry many times via email and visited him at his workshop last Xmas. He had been staying at his mums house over Xmas but went back to Sheffield early just so I could meet up with him and he could show me where all the magic happens. Fieldcycles is comprised of three über talented people, Harry the frame builder and main man at Field, Tom the designer and John the painter. It's a very small setup but they are producing the most beautiful bikes out there at the moment (in my opinion).
So anyway, May came and went. Summer came and went and we are now nearly into December. How is the bike coming along? It's got a front triangle, but no seatstay or chainstays yet. They should be brazed on sometime this week. I have finally started conversing with Tom about what design I want but I haven't got any designs from him yet. I'm hoping to get some in the next few days.
One thing is for sure, getting a Field cycles is a loooong process but I'm 100% sure it will be worth it. I'm guesstimating that I will have the bike by February but who knows. Could be sooner, could be later. The wait is agonising but in the best way possible.
This is where we are up to at the moment
Before responding in his thread, I thought long and hard about what frame I would love to have. I settled on a Speedvagen after briefly choosing a Cherubim, but then I spoke to @xDOMx who was waiting for his Field cycles to be built. I must admit, I hadn't heard much about Field cycles but after a little googling, I fell in love. I then decided to change my response (mentally) and that was that. Fast forward a month and I find myself on the Field cycles waiting list. After emailing Harry, the framebuilder, I was told the waiting list would be 25 weeks meaning I'd be getting the bike around the end of May 2016. Fantastic. Six months wait for my dream bike wasn't so bad.
After speaking to Dom, he told me to be prepared for a longer wait than 6 months. I'm glad he was going through the process and could offer his insight. I thought that May might be a little hopeful but summer would be a nice time of year to get the bike. I started looking at what components I would like to get. This created a big dilemma. Should I go with rim brakes or disc brakes. After annoying the hell out of my cycling mates, I finally decided on rim brakes. I always feel confident when descending and I never push it, keeping it well within the safety zone. With that decided, I went and ordered some parts.... Enve 2.2 SES climbing wheels and SRAM Red eTap.
I've spoken to Harry many times via email and visited him at his workshop last Xmas. He had been staying at his mums house over Xmas but went back to Sheffield early just so I could meet up with him and he could show me where all the magic happens. Fieldcycles is comprised of three über talented people, Harry the frame builder and main man at Field, Tom the designer and John the painter. It's a very small setup but they are producing the most beautiful bikes out there at the moment (in my opinion).
So anyway, May came and went. Summer came and went and we are now nearly into December. How is the bike coming along? It's got a front triangle, but no seatstay or chainstays yet. They should be brazed on sometime this week. I have finally started conversing with Tom about what design I want but I haven't got any designs from him yet. I'm hoping to get some in the next few days.
One thing is for sure, getting a Field cycles is a loooong process but I'm 100% sure it will be worth it. I'm guesstimating that I will have the bike by February but who knows. Could be sooner, could be later. The wait is agonising but in the best way possible.
This is where we are up to at the moment
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