With the Alumax II, an aluminum gravel bike, welded in Vermont by Frank the Welder, Ron’s Bikes looked to improve upon its tire clearance…
Patrick’s Alumax I shot at the LA Invitational. Imagine how it’d look with 2.25″ tires!
The AluMax II is Ron’s built-for-speed, modern gravity-racing bike interpretation. Everything in the Alumax II is made in New England from 100% metal Italian materials. The direct-mount center-pull brakes on the first-gen Alumax looked sleek, but they limited tire clearance. For the Mark II design, Ron’s Bikes is speccing it with cantilever studs, allowing for either v-brakes or cantilevers. Or a combination of the two. In doing so, this allows for 55 mm in tire clearance.
Alumax II Specs
- Weights: 57cm Frame: 1695g Taper Trax fork: 860g
- Complete bike weight of 22 lbs as pictured
- Frame made from Dedacciai 7005 Aluminum by Frank the Welder in Bellows Falls, Vermont.
- Taper Trax fork made from Columbus steel tubing by Frank in Vermont
- Clearance for 700 x 55 mm
- Cantilever or V brakes
- QR 135 mm rear spacing and 100 mm front.
- 68 mm threaded English BB shell
- Includes 31.8 DKG seat collar, brake studs, and der hanger
- 1 1/8″ steerer
- 27.2 seatpost
- 31.8 front der clamp and seat clamp
- All external cable routing
- Will have mid fork blade rack support mounts, but that’s it, no fenders this time
- Choice of powder coat or raw aluminum/steel
The pre-order is open now at Ron’s Bikes, with half of the retail due up front.