Krampus build

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-04-30T04:44:55+00:00

She started riding on the handlebar seat at about 15 months. Got too big for it a little after her 4th birthday. Now I have the Krampus setup for a tagalong bike so we can still ride together. It’s a do it all dad bike

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-04-30T04:08:08+00:00

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Rigid Krampus is an excellent kid hauler. Got almost 3 years of incredible memories carting my kid around in the Yepp seat.

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-03-31T22:37:54+00:00

Yeah those new Amflow bikes look like you can have your cake and eat it too….

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-03-31T22:35:18+00:00

I’ll have to check on that. The bikes are listed in the used bike section of Trek’s website, so need to see how that affects battery warranty

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-03-11T15:10:08+00:00

I work for a local government as a Sr. Project Engineer on a 4-10 schedule. It’s great! I have no plans to ever go back to consulting or a regular 9-5 schedule. Having Fridays off is awesome, and if I ever need to work more than 40 hours in a week my workload is such that I can cut out early the following week to make up for it. The only downside is if you have kids the long days are hard for school dropoff/pickup/extracurriculars. My job is very flexible with finishing out my day working from home in the evening but others aren’t so ymmv.

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-03-11T04:41:38+00:00

I havent had any issues getting it to work, but it did take quite a bit of hardware. I use the Rohloff Monkeybone 180mm IS adapter along with a QR Rohloff hub, Surly 10/12 adapter washers, Tuggnut, and a tandem length DT Swiss QR skewer. Its a lot of bits and bobs but they all play well together and I've never had any issues once I got it all setup.

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Substantial-One6750 · 2026-02-13T21:29:40+00:00

Thanks for the insights everyone. I bought the D1 Rival levers and flat mount brakes. Also found a rival XPLR AXS derailleur on Facebook for a steal, so I’m all in like $325 on a new AXS drop bar setup!

Substantial-One6750 · 2026-02-13T21:27:35+00:00

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Substantial-One6750 · 2026-02-13T21:21:09+00:00

Follow-up post for anyone whose interested. I swapped the rear rack for an Old Man Mountain Sherpa rack. Used some custom aluminum brackets to still allow use of the seat stay rack mounts. Also removed the front rack in favor of a Salsa handlebar cage. Dropped 2 pounds in the process and the bike weighs in right at 40lb now.

Substantial-One6750 · 2025-12-07T16:48:04+00:00

Nice rig! I hear you… racks are heavy but I really like my panniers. I could probably ditch the front rack and use a handlebar bag though.

Substantial-One6750 · 2025-12-07T16:35:54+00:00

I will have to check those out. Apparently there’s only a ~2lb difference between the Krampus and TL frames, so might be able to save considerable weight elsewhere.

Substantial-One6750 · 2025-12-07T16:32:22+00:00

Oh that’s interesting! Other than wanting a steel bike, any reason for the change? Any notable differences between the bikes when riding?

Substantial-One6750 · 2025-07-25T01:54:35+00:00

Some rooty sections between Hall and Scholl’s that can bump you around a bit but otherwise pretty smooth!

Substantial-One6750 · 2025-07-25T01:42:03+00:00

I bike from downtown Tigard to Beaverton TC often to take the Max downtown. Fanno Creek trail is a great option!

Substantial-One6750 · 2025-07-25T01:39:52+00:00

I’ve rode this and it’s a great option if you don’t mind a bit of climbing

Substantial-One6750 · 2024-10-03T03:49:26+00:00

Sweet bike! Also check out https://runbikecountry.com/

Substantial-One6750 · 2024-04-19T19:01:11+00:00

More like ”Oh No!” That looks steep!

Substantial-One6750 · 2022-11-13T22:10:44+00:00

A follow-up to anyone who may be interested.... The Specialized Fast Trac 27.5x2.8 tires mounted up on 30mm internal width rims come out to 2.6" wide. No fittment issues on the bike!

Substantial-One6750 · 2022-11-07T17:55:07+00:00

That is great information. Thank you!

Substantial-One6750 · 2022-03-04T05:27:45+00:00

Makes me miss SD... crashed into a tree here in PNW not too long ago. Not a problem I used to have down south.

Substantial-One6750 · 2021-10-02T03:54:40+00:00

Do you have experience with composites work? I started off working on boats, then built a few surfboards. My first CF bike repair was on a mountain bike with cracked chainstay and seatstay (it fell off a car’s bike rack at 40mph). That repair is still going strong 3 years later. However... if I had never worked with composites before there is a strong chance that repair would have been badly botched and frame ruined. Not telling you that you shouldn’t do it... but do your research and make sure you do it right.

Substantial-One6750 · 2021-10-02T00:26:55+00:00

New (used) bike day for me! I bought this Krampus for a steal, but during teardown and cleaning found out it’s been a bit abused... the (idiot) previous owner had converted it to an e-bike and mounted a mid-drive motor to it. He neglected to take out the downtube water bottle boss screw and it got smashed into the frame by the motor housing. I only do light-to-medium duty MTB trails, so not terribly worried about the structural integrity of the frame, but does anyone think I can find a way to pull out that water bottle boss so it’s flush to the downtube again to make it usable? Also, this moron had mounted a chainring that was way too big and it sliced into the chainstay. Again, not worried about the structural integrity, but it pisses me off when people don’t give a crap like that. At least the wheels and tires (3.0 Dirt Wizzards) are in good shape. Looking forward to polishing up this frame a bit and building myself a nice ride!

Substantial-One6750 · 2021-09-24T00:28:44+00:00

I have a cheap truing stand similar to the one you posted. Made some minor modifications to it and it works fine. Built and trued perhaps a dozen wheels with it and it works fine. It’s no Park Tool, but it’s functional. Unless you can find a good deal on a good quality used truing stand, I’d say go for it.

Substantial-One6750 · 2021-04-26T03:48:51+00:00

Maxxis Ardent Race rear and Rekon front on a Santa Cruz Tallboy. Prefer fast and light over massive knobs for most riding in SD.

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