“Check out that 90s MTB with drop bars…” Get real! Bike geometry and ride characteristics are the sum of so many small choices. BB Drop, top tube length, chainstay length, headtube height, headtube angle, fork axle to crown to name just some of them. Each one changes and plays off the next.
Building a bike to take on less than ideal gravel and singletrack leads to larger tires and a suspension fork. A suspension fork means a longer axle to crown and low rake. Low rake leads to toe overlap, etc.
This bike started with the rider. Rachael headed to Pedal PT in Portland for a bike fit, dialing in a comfortable, efficient riding position. With those measurements, Chris McGovern from Seeker, set out to get all of these plates spinning and balanced.
The end result is a bike built for 2.1” tires, a Fox Taper Cast 32 gravel fork, Easton bars, wheels, cranks, and an adventurous and rowdy attitude- begging to be let loose on fast and loose single track, and rugged, remote gravel roads.
This is the Seeker SusGrav Adventure Bike; a steel suspended adventure whip!
A few words from Rachael herself-
Be a part of a custom bike build? Fit to my measurements? Who would say no? NOBODY. Still, I feel very grateful to be a part of this process and see it come to fruition. It was fun to team up with Chris McGovern of Seeker and McGovern Cycles and Kevin Schmidt from Pedal PT. It’s my first project like this and the results have created a beautiful, fun, absolute ripper of a bike. I never thought I would have a custom bike fit to lil ole me. I had such a great time being so involved, and being allowed to choose the color was the cherry on top. It’s basically my mini Tonka truck.
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