Up for sale is my titanium Blacksheep monstercross/MTB/touring do-it-all adventure bike with S&S couplers. Geometry (posted below) is not far off from a Rivendell Atlantis. This bike was made to serve as a sort of Swiss Army knife, and works well in a number of different configurations. Since I had it built back in 2007, I¹ve had it set up as a Rohloff-equipped drop bar monster cross type bike, a single speed cross bike, a road touring and commuting bike, and an H-bar equipped, 29er tired mountain bike. I am looking to sell the frame/fork/ and Chris King headset. However, if you are interested in a complete bike, I could possibly sell it in its current H-bar setup, or possibly a drop bar setup with Nitto Noodle bars, v-brake drop bar levers, and bar cons. If you bought the frame and fork new from Blacksheep today, it would cost an eyewatering $4500. The bike has been ridden, has the usual cable rub, and has some quirks (see below). I¹m asking $1800 for the frame/fork/headset, which its just over 1/3 of what it would cost new. I could throw in a used S&S hard case ($400 new), for an even $2000. Since this is Ti, you can return the finish to new with a little scotch brite and a lot of elbow grease, but it looks just fine as it is. Geometry: Effective TT: 59.5 (C-C) Seattube: 56 (c-c) (toptube upslope is around 6 degrees) STA & HTA: 72 BB Drop: 75 Fork rake: 5.2 Axle-crown: 42.5 Headtube: 18 Chainstays: 44.5 (about middle of the sliders, so some room in either direction) Standover at mid toptube with 700x38s: 86.5 Things to note (important!) The bike will accept a Nanoraptor 29er tire, though the clearance in front is not very big when set up this way, and would not be ideal if you want to ride it in a muddy area with these tires. I¹ve done lots of mixed surface miles on Nanos here in southern california, and they work great. There is a small dimple in the Toptube from where the TSA goons opened the S&S case and shut it again improperly. It¹s purely cosmetic and I¹ve ridden the bike for 3 years since this incident with nary a problem. Still, it¹s there, as you can see in the pics below. Two years ago, I sent the bike back to James at Blacksheep and had him remove and reattach the rear sliders. He beefed up the welds and moved the rackmounts back to make more pannier heel clearance. I did this because there was a 2mm hairline crack on one of the welds. The new sliders have been reattached with extra beefy welds and James assures me its stronger than it ever was. I¹ve ridden it over hill and dale with nary a problem since. With some sets of brakes, you need to use the top position of the canti studs up front to get strong spring tension. Brakes work great‹just something to note if you buy it and are trying to set up your brakes. You¹ll want to replace the seatclamp as this one is getting a bit stripped out. Lots of pics on my blog: http://paleovelo.com/2011/04/15/blacksheep-adventure-bike-for-sale And even more on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33769898@N04/sets/72157625879737275/ Please reply directly to with any questions or if you are otherwise interested: paleo.v...@gmail.com Thanks, Dustin Sharp San Diego, Calif.
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