Vicious Cycles - Monolith...

Over the weekend I was able to get my new Vicious Cycles Monolith Single Speed built-up. I enjoy building up new bikes and this was no exception. The Reynolds 853 steel frame is light and the Vicious paint job is awesome. I could not believe how great this frame looked when I pulled it from the box. My expectations were blown out of the water for sure. Dougy-Fresh hooked me up with this rig and I am very psyched and grateful to him for sending the frame my way. I have already made use of the sweet bottle opener that is welded to the bottom of the rear triangle… a couple of times.

So as you loyal Blog-readers know, I broke my Rock Lobster in August and this is it’s replacement. Special Thanks to Sean at the Trek store for taking a few minutes to help me swap the BB and Headset off the Rock Lobster and onto the new Monolith. That saved me about an hour of driving to the Ethos Racing Garage to do it myself! Almost all of the components are directly off the old Rock Lobster build.

 

Build List for you Tech Freaks: 22 lbs

Vicious Cycles Monolith SS Steel Frame – Team Paint
Thomson Stem & Post
Chris King Headset
Ritchey Carbon Low Rise Bar

Ergon GX-1 Grips

Avid Juicy Seven Hydraulic Disc Brakes

Pace RC-31 rigid Carbon Fork

WTB Silverado Saddle

White Industries ENO Cranks

32 tooth White Industries Chainring

17 tooth White Industries ENO Freewheel

Crank Brother Candy Ti Pedals

SRAM 8-speed Chain

Chub SS Hubs

DT Swiss 42D Rims

Maxxis Crossmark 2.1 Rear Tire (tubeless)

Specialized The Captain 2.2 Front Tire (tubeless)

Salsa Lip Lock Collar
Bontrager Race Lite Cages
Shimano Square Taper BB

So she’s built and ready for a ride. I hope [that] happens very soon. When it does, you’ll hear about it!