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Previously: Part 2 - Build Here's how the bike looks folded up.

Previously: Part 1 - Design This is part 2 about FF1, covering the build.

I recently finished frame number 28.

I was at a local trialhead and under the trail map kiosk I spotted a lime green anodized metal cube.

Not-so-fat Bike Winter was a total bust.

A few months ago, I took my gravel bike apart and put the frame up in the attic.

Dang.

I've messed around with alcohol stoves for years since they're fun to mess with.

I got seriously into bikes back in high school (Class of 1991, if you're wondering).

Blog meta I have not fussed with the blog, so we're still on Zola.

With SC-3 and the Ruby Roubaix behind me, it was time to build a new trail bike to take over from the fat bike's temporary role filling the need.

Number 3 in the "Short Crank" series is a formal replacement for SC-1.

The first full frame build for the "Short Crank" series was a fat bike frame but being the second project in the series it gets the designation of SC-2.

Updated 2025-10-11 with information from Hinault's book Current bike fit trends (both on road and off) have riders moving forwards on the bike.

Here's a closer look at "SC-1" the first bike in my "short crank" series.

If you've spent any time in mountain bike wheel discourse since the 29" tire came out, you've probably heard about "the tractor study".

These days crank arm length is a hot topic.

These days crank arm length is a hot topic.

Back in the golden age of blogs I started multiple sites on Wordpress.com but they had hometown-specific names and every time I moved I felt obligated to start a new one.