Friday, October 2, 2009

Inbound frame - Kogswell P/R 26"


I made a slightly compulsive buy the other night. This is the Kogswell P/R that takes 26" wheels. I once had an XO-1. It was too small and I sold it. I love the idea of a bike that has road bike geometry and takes 26" wheels. The clincher for the P/R is that it has standard diameter tubing.

Minus the standard tubing, my Rawland is very similar, so I've never really been super serious about pursuing a 26" P/R, but the right deal came along right after I finished my second bourbon-over-ice the other night and I jumped. Paypal makes things pretty easy.

I plan on making this part trail/winter bike and then I'm going to see if I can build it up into a perfect commuter for a buddy of mine. There's a story there that I'll tell as I build the bike up.

5 comments:

Max said...

very jealous. . . .

sao said...

No question about it: any decision made after a bourbon on ice is a good decision....

Pat S said...

yay for liquid courage. can't wait to see the v1 build

denparser said...

nice design by yours. very creative though.

MontclairBobbyB said...

John:

I owned a 650B Kogswell P/R... Honestly it was an amazingly comfortable bike, but mine suffered from a noticeable shimmy, especially under load... I ended up selling it favor of a Salsa Fargo, which I can load like a mule. I am still nostalgic for my Kogs, and I have an opportunity to pick up a 26 inch P/R for a good deal I can't seem to find any reviews on the 26-inch version... Did yours arrive, and have you built it up?
The frame I'm interested in, BTW is a 59cm size (same as my 650B), so I'm wondering whether I may have similar shimmy issues, or whether the difference in tire size (and therefore geometry) would make a difference.

I'd be grateful for any feedback you can provide. (BTW here is a pic of my "old" P/R: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16461051@N04/2077672627/in/set-72157603351939903/

Thanks,
BB