Full Factory Distribution’s Sam Carlson recently built up a dialed new Surf Blue Goodship, complete with custom painted Enve stem & bottle cages courtesy of The Bicycle Stand. Thanks are in order to Matt Coplon at Profile Racing for the hubs as well. Click through the gallery for a closer look at this sweet ride.
FRAME: Fairdale Goodship, Surf Blue – (54CM) FORK: Enve 2.0 Carbon Fiber HANDLEBAR: Enve Composites Compact Bar – (42CM) STEM: Enve Composites Road – (120mm) HEADSET: Odyssey Pro integrated BRAKE: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 TAPE: Lizard Skins DSP 2.5mm SEAT: Fairdale Race Microtex SEAT POST: ENVE Composites 27.2 – 0 Offset SEAT CLAMP: Profile Racing, 31.8mm CRANKS: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 52/36T (172.5mm) BB: Shimano DURA-ACE RIMS: H Plus Son Archetype (20h / 24h) FRONT HUB: Profile Elite 20h REAR HUB: Profile Elite 24h TIRES: Continental Grand Prix 4000s II, 700c x 28mm CHAIN: YBN Ti-Nitride, 11-Speed CASSETTE: Shimano Ultegra, 11-28T, 11-Speed SHIFT LEVERS: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 R. DERAILLEUR: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 F. DERAILLEUR: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 31.8 Clamp-on SHIFT CABLE: Shimano Dura-Ace BRAKE CABLE: Odyssey Linearl Slic Cable CAGES: Fairdale
In the fall of 2016 Fairdale had an opportunity to make road frames using custom drawn 3/2.5 titanium tube sets. Our initial thought was that it seemed like a fun R&D project to tackle, but that in the long run it probably wasn’t going to be very practical for Fairdale or our customers.
Titanium is a great material for high-performance bike frames, but the added cost is usually hard for us to justify over chromoly or aluminum when it comes time for production. However, since this would end up as very limited edition project, or maybe never even leave the prototype stages, we decide to go for it, knowing that it would still be an awesome learning experience.
In this video, Leif builds up a Surf Blue Goodship with a little help from some friends and a bunny. The bike turned out looking nice with the matching purple grip tape and water-bottle cages.
Visit our VIDEOS PAGE for a bunch of photos from the trip, and make sure to also check out check out No Life Like This Life for some incredible film and panoramic photos from Sandy!
If you explore Los Angeles a bit, you may notice some very large chickens posted up around town. They’re the work of Cache, an LA based artist from Guatemala. He has a penchant for bright colors, spray cans, and of course, bicycles.
From our Flyer to our 2017 Goodship, we put together a video for each bike to help you decide which one is right for you. Click play to watch them all!
At Fairdale, we strive to make simple and reliable bicycles to complement the styles of riding that we love to do. We make bikes because we want to be able to share the joy of a simple ride with you. You’ll find us doing everything from long road rides, to commuting, touring or just casually cruising around town. Our bikes have been designed from the ground up to make riding as hassle-free as possible, so you can easily grab on to that special feeling that only riding a bike can give.
For 2017 our line-up is even more polished than before, so whether you want to cruise on a Taj or Flyer, go shopping with your Daybird, do a quick commute with your Lookfar, go touring with your Weekender, or ride 100 miles of rolling hills with a Goodship, we have you covered. We know that you’re going to love this year’s bikes as much as we do. Enjoy!
We took Taj Mihelich, Leif Valin, Sandy Carson, and Chris Cotsonas to the French Alps and celebrated Chris’ birthday in one of the best ways imaginable.
