The Eli
A classy all road rando bike for touring, commuting, and general ridin’ around.
650b wheels with 42mm wide tires (the new road bike standard), my favorite “vintage” 10 speed Shimano drivetrain, integrated lighting/charging system, and a full complement of custom racks (Cerakote by Black Magic Paint). In addition to the handlebar bag support rack I made a lowrider rack to carry pannier and my dropanier racks to hold a couple of dry bags for light touring.
Color and paint layout is a great collaboration between Eli, myself, and Adam at NYF Paint. Adam also refined my downtube text and yes, he did paint the brake levers. These SRAM levers are my favorite, but those huge logos that come on them are not. Problem solved!
Fit by Craig Watson at Bikes Bikes Bikes
Build process photos over here – https://www.jonny-cycles.com/elis-all-road-rando/
| Handlebars | Rene Herse Maes Parallel |
| Bar tape | Maware Leather, Brown |
| Stem | Custom Jonny Cycles 1 1/8″ threadless with integrated brake cable hanger and Garmin mount |
| Headset Upper | Cane Creek Viscoset |
| Headset Lower | Cane Creek 110 |
| Saddle | Brooks |
| Seatpost | 27.2 mm diameter Nitto S65 |
| Brake Levers | Sram 900 – Great ergonomic shape and work really well with cantilever brakes, my favorite. Painted to match |
| Shift Levers | Shimano Dura Ace 10 Speed down tube |
| Shift cables and housing | Included with shifters |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano “vintage” 105 SC |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano 10 speed Ultegra short cage |
| Chain | Shimano Ultegra 11 (for best shifting performance on Crank) |
| Cassette | Shimano 10, range 11-28 |
| Crankset | Rene Herse 9- to 12-Speed Double Cranks |
| Chainrings: 44/28 | |
| Bottom Bracket | IRD QB-95 |
| Front brake | Rene Herse Cantilever |
| Rear brake | Rene Herse Cantilever |
| Rear brake cable hanger | Integrated into frame |
| Brake Cables and housing | Jagwire compressionless |
| Front Rim | Velocity Quill 650b, black |
| Rear Rim | Velocity Quill 650b, black |
| Front Hub | Son SL Wide Body Connectorless, silver |
| Rear Hub | Shimano Ultegra 10 speed, silver, 32h |
| Spokes | DT Swiss Revolution |
| Tires | 650 x 42 Baby Shoe Pass |
| Tubes | 650 x 42 short valve presta |
| Rim Strips | Stans rim tape |
| Fenders | Rene Herse/Honjo Smooth Fenders 650B for 42 mm tires |
| Front Light | Edelux, hanging. Black. |
| Rear Light | Busch & Müller Secula Plus |
| Charger | Sinewave Reactor Stem Mount |
| Wiring | Abrasion resistant wire with soldered mini bannana connecors |
| rack | Front handlebar bag support rack, demi porteru wide platform |
| Lowrider rack | |
| Front bag | Swift from Eli, size large? (7.5″ deep x 11″ wide x 11.75″ high) |
| Bottle Cages | King Cage Iris |
| Computer/phone mount | Custom 3d Printed Garmin Mount |