Lunchbox news...

Still not here yet. Still sitting in Devin's shop.

Don't ask. Nothing to say except bike shop guys are bike shop guys and work on bike shop guy schedules for the most part. Very likely to be here by labor day weekend.

Moved some bars and stems around tonight and got parts ready for the build in preparation for its arrival.

90 X 10 stem on to the SS (feels a little long after the overly short 70).
70 X 0 with Gravity light bars for the Box
50 X 0 with Bontrager Crow bars on the Curtlo. These bars feel much better than the overly swept Syntace flat bars.

Gravity dropper remote moved to the right side under the bars and feels much better. This is a toy that I am totally attached to.

The Box is 14mm shorter ETT than the Curtlo. The saddle is about 10mm further back, so I think the cockpits will be very close. The sit on top Gravity dropper will go to the Box, and the Curtlo will get back its Thomson setback post and QR to help even things out a little more.

Just tooling around in the street with the Curtlo reminds me how much I like the bike. It also reminds me just how difficult it is to get the heavy front end of it up in a hurry. I'm pretty sure it will become the loaner once I ride the Box.

News scoop: Talked with Devin today and he said he is working on a short chain stay version of the Revelation 29er FS SS (it will be sold under a new name). It will have interchangeable drop outs available so you can run it geared or SS. 3" travel. Those drop outs would also make it an ideal Rohloff-able XC bike. Stays around 17". That is Monkey territory!

I know my next frame (assuming I like the short stay Box).

PS: I like talking to Devin. Good guy.