Custom Spotlight: SOCO SL Titanium In Route

This SOCO SL Titanium went with a full Chris King/ENVE/SRAM component group.

Here are the highlights:

• Chris King’s efficient and smooth riding ARD44 Fusion Fiber wheels

• Chris King Aeroset and T47 BB

• ENVE IN Route fork and cockpit

• SRAM RED 1x13 XPLR UDH AXS drivetrain

• Custom Anodized Blue Side Long Chumba Graphics

• 700x35mm tires with room for 700x40!

The ENVE In Route cockpit paired to a Chris King Aeroset headset hides all of the housing inside of the frame and fork. We only offer this option with a AXS or Di2 drivetrains to minimize how many hoses are inside. If you know your fit, this keeps things really clean and tucked away for an aero aesthetic.

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This build maintained the sliding dropout, which provides limitless compatibility with drivetrains and tire sizes. We also offer a UDH specific fixed dropout for those desiring an even tidier aesthetic +$250. Version 2 with more heel clearance and reduced weight!

Custom Build Spotlight: Dia De Los Muertos SLACKR Ti

When our client, Ruben, reached out about making a SLACKR Titanium tribute bike for his late mother, Maria, with a Dia de Los Muertos theme, we knew we had an opportunity to make something special.

To do the concept justice, we knew we needed vibrant color and original artwork. Industry Nine reached out about collaborating on a mountain bike for the Philly Bike Expo to showcase their new Hydra2 Enduro Carbon wheelset and their incredible anodizing skills. Using the bike as a canvas we connected with local tattoo and pinstripe artist Xavier Robles III to bring the artwork to life

Xavier took the concept and developed a handful of amazing options for us, bringing his skills into play with curvaceous pinstripes, hand-drawn text and symbolic art. Once the design was done, Vince created a digital file for our vinyl cutter and masked it onto the bike and began anodizing.

Playing with the colors and having fun with this detailed art was an exhilarating experience, pushing the boundaries of what we have done with in-house anodizing previously. Industry Nine was kind enough to anodize a custom fade on the wheelset. Surrounding the blue Hydra2 hubs are Bronze or Gold faded spokes. We played off that and faded the bike’s graphics from vibrant blue to gold/bronze.

As for components, what a kit!!! 

• Industry Nine Hydra2 Enduro wheels/ I-9 stem and headset

• Cane Creek Helm Mkii Air 150mm fork

• Magura MT Trail SL brakes 4 piston F/R

• 5dev Titanium Trail crankset

• Vittoria 29x2.4” tires

• SRAM XX Transmission and power meter

The SLACKR is now also available in steel! Enjoy the gallery below.

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Special thanks to Ruben for trusting us for this special project and allowing us to share it at the Philly Bike Expo!

Thanks to Xavier Robles III for bringing the design to life!

Thanks to Industry Nine for sharing our bike at the show and being a creative partner on the color concepts!

Win a SLACKR Steel with Bikepacking Roots!

Win a Custom Chumba SLACKR Hardtail MTB

Support the Bikepacking Roots BIPOC Adventure Grant!

Who’s down for a little shred-packing?! Our new SLACKR steel is an all-day trail machine with a smooth riding tubeset. The SLACKR is at home for a day of gnarly trail riding or bikepacking trips where fun is the goal!

Chumba USA, Astral Cycling and Bikeflights have teamed up with a group of like-minded friends to give away an all-new one-of-a-kind USA-built adventure-machine. All proceeds go directly to support Bikepacking Roots’ BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant.

The newly released Chumba Slackr steel frame will feature Astral Serpentine wheels, Cane Creek Helm fork, and components from other Bikepacking Roots sponsors White Industries, Shimano, Dispersed Bikepacking and Paul Components.

By donating now, you can help support inclusion in the bikepacking and cycling community AND earn a chance to win this amazing bike, racks and bags, or new apparel! The complete custom bike build has an approximate retail value of over $8,000 and includes the following:

• Chumba USA Slackr Steel Frame

• Astral Serpentine 29 Wheels

• Cane Creek Helm Fork

• Shimano XT kit

• White Industries hubs, headset and crankset

• Paul Components bits to round it out

• A custom frame bag from Dispersed Bikepacking

• The full bike – built to the size specification of the winner – will ship to the new owner courtesy of Bikeflights in their new BBL Box

To top it off, two additional winners will be the lucky new owners of:

• An Old Man Mountain rack and bags set-up or

• A $500 gift card for new bikepacking apparel from Ornot Bike