Crust Bikes Wombat Frameset Rundown

[@anthonysbike]

I just have so much fun on my wombat. It brings me smiles for miles and that is all that matters!

[@crustbikes]

Hell yeah! Thats exactly how we feel.

[@DTZinatbakhsh]

I just ordered one yesterday. I was thinking about getting a BMX or a trials bike but wanted something i could do on MTB trails. I was going to use my Bridgestone MB-2 for this purpose, but someone ran it over an I have to go and get it straightened. Happy to see people are making bikes that aren't over built or over complicated for those of us who have niche desires. Wanted to get a fixed hub for the rear but Paul only had non fixed hubs in the spec I needes. There needs to be more horizontal dropout bikes like this IMO.

[@arkoutarkout3654]

Put a coster brake on it ,I know it sounds crazy but, it cheap and fun CB 110

[@DTZinatbakhsh]

@@arkoutarkout3654 it occurred to me, I already have the parts coming in, but I do love a good coaster brake. I'm using a Paul word hub for this build, one day I'd like to build a fixed wheel for it so I can do dirtbag cyclist tricks and skid 😁

[@arkoutarkout3654]

@@DTZinatbakhsh Wheels manufacturing ,makes a longer chrome-moly axle to fit the shimano cb e110 for spacing, to fit , was a life saver

[@DTZinatbakhsh]

@@arkoutarkout3654 oh that's a good tip! Wheels mfg makes so many useful things!

[@willehster]

this is everything a bike needs to be. anything more is just extraneous

[@jibblitswallower1931]

I don't understand why they got rid of the rear rack mount tho.. kind of erasing standard utility options for no reason I can think of other than forcing the front rack aesthetic

[@EvanxBurke]

Living for that born against sticker

[@waisinglee1509]

Haha...love the "you don't get any" comment about rear rack mounting.

[@daddyshrek2295]

not putting disc brake mounts on it is such a chad move lmao v-brakes are awesome!

[@crustbikes]

Whos Chad? I can only assume he has some good moves.

[@daddyshrek2295]

@@crustbikes haha ''chad'' is slang for someone who's unapologetic and and confident

[@crustbikes]

@@daddyshrek2295 Haha! I am to outta touch with everything.

[@johnsmithers284]

@@daddyshrek2295 and racist!

[@mistermatsuda]

What is the tooth count of the chainring and freewheel you have on that bike?

[@brknglss7741]

Radical. Is that fork going to be available separate?

[@kikogomezbmx]

Im a small guy like 5.6' what top tube should I use..? thanks guy!

[@bufet88]

Is there any sexy front Nitto mini rack to fit the fork and clear v-brakes?

[@veitchy88]

A M12 mounts to the brake mounts and the fork crown. Assuming the Wombat doesn’t have a wacky axle-to-crown length it should work fine.

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

Looks like a cool bike.. I got a GT tequesta a few years ago and it's chromoly it was way softer than I thought just a really nice ride but everything on it needs to be replaced 🌴🌴🌴

[@juanfo7307]

I built a gt avalanche with locally sourced parts it rides like a dragon flame

[@amunman]

What is the fork length?

[@aeasyhurti]

Matches 29 tire?

[@crustbikes]

27.5

[@andyaitch3038]

Born Against!

[@calvinmondrago7397]

It's a very cool bike, but at the end of the day, it's a late 80s/90s Halford's "mountain" bike with track forks.

[@calvinmondrago7397]

@Badger Bill Good time to educate him then.

[@shawncoventry5377]

Nice

[@landonthings]

If I had ze monies... one day!!!

[@TheDeadlyKind]

Well I don't have money for this right now, bit I have a good set of kidneys.

[@fatrobdouble]

Kinda fuggin' wild that you made a retro ATB & called it the "WOMBAT" but didn't give Jacquie Phelan a shout-out, like, at all. But you made an homage to Honda motorcycles, though. WTF. L'il bit shameful, really.

[@crustbikes]

Being that I am Australian and have loved wombats since I was a kid, gotta say it did not even cross my mind. Remember those LD stems we did, never hyped it up, but all the profits from those stems went straight to Jacquie and Charlie. But feel free to shit on me some more.

[@fatrobdouble]

@@crustbikes aww, c'mon, a single "WTF" isn't really shittin on anyone though, is it? All i intended was a stern, fan-boy reminder. Good on you for donating to Charlie and Jacquie, though. And let's shout-out the Women's Mountain Biking and Tea Society

[@falcoperegrinus82]

I don't understand the concept of a "single speed MTB"... like why would you want an MTB you can't really climb hills with? What's so over-complicated about a casette and derailleur? It's technology that been around since the cave man days.

[@crustbikes]

Different strokes for different folks.

[@Monkeyseemonkey79]

It's the cool factor. Ladies love the singlespeed boys.

[@joelogjam9163]

There are pros and cons to any set up. Single speed will normally be lighter, cheaper, more efficient in its chosen gear ratio, stronger/more reliable/less parts to get damaged in a crash. The downside is you'll have to know how to pick the perfect gear ratio and stick to it no matter what happens.

[@slowwerthensnot]

If you have to ask, you probably don’t get it

[@Monkeyseemonkey79]

@@slowwerthensnotExactly. Kinda like asking if the G-spot really exists.