Framesets + Geometry

Now in its sixth generation, the eponomously titled ‘Stooge’ is where it all begins. The MK6 runs with slack and low geometry and is designed around  a larger offset rigid fork. Designed around a 29×3″/2.6″ combo or 27.5 x 3″, the handling is sweet and intuitive – singlespeed hack, all mountain trail bike, bikepacking rig – it does it all. Manufactured from aircraft grade 4130 chromoly by Taiwan’s most respected frame builder, the frame features an EBB for foolproof chain tensioning and geometry adjustment.

Use for: trail riding, bikepacking, long haul adventure, the pub (and back)

The Scrambler is my idea of the perfect bikepacking steed, the mythical ‘One bike to rule them all’. You can bag it up and ride off into the sunset. You can strip it down and hit the MX track and mix it with the big boys.  There’s Klunker DNA in here and Stooge DNA too,  it handles beautifully, goes like stink and makes you reassess how capable a rigid bike can be.

Use for: Bikepacking, trail riding, adventure racing, dirt touring, touring, winning the Highland Trail 550.

The Speedbomb arrives fully formed from a parallell universe where bad things happen to people on normal bikes and the only way to survive is to klunk it like you mean it. But no mind because the Speedbomb saves the day on every occassion. 29+, modern trail geometry, klunker looks, radness in spades.

Use for: Klunking, trail riding, bikepacking, dirt touring

The Rambler is my idea of what a kick-ass drop bar bike should be. Slightly longer, slightly slacker, but nothing taken to extremes.  The handling is sweet beyond words, the comfort through the roof. Set this up with wide drops and a short stem and you could literally ride this bike to the moon and back in the utmost comfort whilst also being more than capable of killing the singletrack on the long way home.

Use for: Gravel, long haul adventure, dirt touring, touring, back lane rambling and exploring, trail riding.

The Dirt Tracker is my bikepacky, trail shreddy ode to the glorious British Tracker bikes of post war Britain. There’s a lot of klunker in here too, with the frameset sharing the pipes and geometry of Dirt Bomb, sans tanks tube and with a whole load of rack nd bottle mounts added for a good dose of dirt touring.  The fork is a beefed up version of the original biplane with 65mm offset to quicken the steering with a massive front tyre and/or a front load.

Use for :  Singletrack, touring, bikepacking, trail riding, riding around the block, hitting the quarry with your pals in 1976.