08/16/2026
Two years and three months later, I’ve finally finished this very special build 💗💙
For those who do not know, I lost a brother in ‘24 and wanted to dedicate a bike to him. We both grew up on the coast of Maine and he loved lighthouses, so when this used Crust Bombora in my size popped up on Craigslist shortly after visiting family back home, I couldn’t help but think it was a message, or fate, or something spiritual, etc…
I snagged it and starting thinking about how I would build it to honor him. I don’t think, in any way, this would be his style, but I wanted it to be gentle, elegant and beautiful, just how I remember him. I plan to tour the Puget Sound in October and visit as many lighthouses I can as a sort of goodbye ride.
A huge thank you goes out to Smith at RatKing Frames for crafting such a stunning set of racks for this bike. I love them 🫶🏻
Here are the rest of the build specs:
Crust Bikes Bombora large frame
Chris King Precision Components hubs, BB and headset in matte turquoise
White Industries R30 polished cranks, 42T chainring
Velocity USA Blunt SS 29 rims 32h
Rene Herse Cycles Barlow Pass 700x38c
Sapim double square nips
MICROSHIFT XLE Dynasys 11 polished levers
Shimano Bike SLX RD-M7000 RD
Garbaruk Bike Components cage w/ blue jockeys
Shimano Bike Deore CS-M7000 11-51T
🄿🄰🅄🄻 ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ Klamper polished brakes
GALFER BIKE - Official Wave rotors 160mm
Forager Cycles blue cable cherries
Velo Orange Dajia Far Bar
Velo Orange Snake Skin Fenders
Velo Orange Moderniste stainless bottle cages
Thomson Bike Products Elite stem & seatpost
Ritchey -- Official Classic Vector saddle and bar tape
SPURCYCLE R50 Pro bar end mirror
XPĒDO Ambix pedals