The titanium, Made-in-England & Hope component equipped Enigma Esker GR is ready for the long haul & the brakeless Crust Lightning Bolt is also built for adventure boasting dynamo lighting & Ritchey Breakaway couplers.
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Amsterdam/London– 05/08/22– Chater-Lea is convinced that to redefine the future, we have to look back first, this is what they call retro-futurism, and for this summer, they have partner with different brands around the globe– with a special look to their beloved green and pleasant land, to come up with these two builds.
Enigma Esker: fast dust and endless roads
Where the endurance road bike meets the fast cross bike, that’s where you’ll find the versatility and performance offered by the Esker GR. ‘Esker’ a long ridge of gravel and other sediment typically having a winding course – Dictionary definition. This particular build certinaly had that kind of riding in mind and was assembled to showcase Chater-Lea's timeless crankset in coordination with Hope Technology hubs & headset as a Made-In-England foundation to the build.
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Also made in the UK, Restrap bags upon Bend, Oregon based Old Man Mountain Elkhorn racks complete the bike which was featured in the Old Man Mountain booth at Eurobike 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. More photos of the build in the media kit below.
Build specifications:
Frame: Signature Custom Esker Frame in a satin bead finish with purple logos built in East Sussex, England
Internal cable routing
12mm axles
Seat collar: Hope
Saddle: Turas 245mm long / 145mm wide, Ti rails (240g)
Fork: Enigma C-Six ADV Eyeleted Carbon
Headset: Hope
Stem: Enigma
Spacers: Enigma titanium
Handlebar: Deda Gravel 100 Handlebars
Seatpost: Enigma
Wheelset: Hope 20Five Wheels, 24h in Purple
Tyres: Conti Terra Trail Protection
Groupset: Shimano GRX 1x
Shifters: Shimano GRX
Brakes: Shimano GRX
Chainset: Chater-Lea Grand Tour Single Crank - Black 36T
Bottom Bracket: Shimano square tapered
Cassette: XT 42T
Rear Derailleur: GRX 812
Racks: Old Man Mountain Elkhorn
Pedals: Chater-Lea The Grand Tour pedalset
Bottle Cages: SILCA titanium Sicuro black Cerkote bottle cage
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Crust Lighting Bolt, a fixation with adventure and constant joy
Belonging to relatively recent Amsterdam expatriate from Tampa, Florida; Jordan Miller of Texarkana NL, this Crust Lightning Bolt build is a special steed indeed.
Some of the unique details of the build include:
Frameset: Crust Break-away Lightning Bolt 59cm
Handlebars: Crust Juan Martin (26.0mm)
Grips: S&M Hoder
Stem: Cinelli Grammo Ti Ahead (110mm x 26.0mm)
Headset: Campagnolo Record 1" Threadless (Super Record & Fairweather spacers, Chris King 1" top cap)
Seatpost: Nitto Rivendell S84 Lugged 27.2mm x 250mm
Saddle: Cinelli SL Mod 65 Unicanitor
Front Wheel: Schmidt Son28 Hub (Peter White Cycles Edition), H+Son TB14, Pillar 14G Titanium spokes, 28H
Rear Wheel: Phil Wood & Co. High Flange Single Fixed Track Hub, H+Son TB14, Pillar 14G Titanium spokes. 28H
Crankset: Chater-Lea Grand Tour Single, 1/8" x 48T
Bottom Bracket: White Industries Ti Square Taper (68mm JIS 113mm)
Pedals: Chater-Lea Grand Tour, Kashimax NJS double toe-straps & MKS double toe clips
Headlamp: SineWave Cycles Beacon
Taillamp: SON Carrier Mount, Fairlight Cycles taillight mount
Bottle Cage: SILCA titanium Sicuro black Cerkote
Bidon: Spurcycle
Bell: Spurcycle Compact 22.2mm
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Jordan loaned this unique without-brakes whip to Jon Woodroof of Twotone to ride at Eurobike this year and it turned heads at the rack at the show, after parties and Gravel Club ride on the unpaved paths not far outside of the city.
