Meriwether Cycles has a brand new bike known as the Ponderosa. This explicit bike is a collaboration between John Watson of The Radavist and Whit Johnson of Meriwether. When John advised me the 2 have been working collectively, I believed that is going to be a candy bike.
Whit already makes stellar machines. However combine in Whit’s intelligent body constructing with John’s aesthetics, artistic touches, and geometry perception, and it’s a collaboration price mentioning.
Take, for example, the final bike I reviewed that John collaborated on. It was the stellar Sklar Tremendous One thing. That was a great-looking bike – and this new Meriwether Ponderosa seems to be simply as good.
Particulars on The Ponderosa
This new Meriwether Cycles Ponderosa is a US-made metal “gravel+” bike. The Ponderosa goes to return in inventory sizes, so it can get an honest turn-around time of two months, and be cheaper than full-custom.
The body has the clearance to run a wide-range gravel group and has been optimized to clear a 700×50 to 58mm tire. It’s talked about which you can run the Ponderosa with smaller tires, however you’ll threat attainable pedal strikes, as the underside bracket will likely be decrease.
The Poderosa isn’t just a big-clearance gravel bike. It’s been designed for larger tires by growing the underside bracket drop, making certain the underside bracket isn’t too excessive.
This normally implies that the rider will really feel extra secure with the sensation that they’re “in the bike versus on the bike”. This “feeling” actually comes into play if you end up absolutely laden with gear.
The Ponderosa has the entire mounts you’ll be able to want, together with seatstay water bottle bosses. these turn out to be useful when using a full-frame bag. Talking of full-frame baggage, the Ponderosa just isn’t void of the Meriwether Cycles signature “portage” deal with that’s constructed into the body. It will make it simpler to elevate the bike whereas utilizing a full-frame bag.
Decisions for the Win
The Meriwether Ponderosa will likely be accessible as a frameset or with an entire construct. You’ll have a alternative of a Columbus metal unicrown fork together with your alternative of attachment factors (1000g w/ uncut steerer). Or, avoid wasting weight by selecting a Wilde Wayfinder carbon fork (520g w/ uncut steerer).
The Ponderosa can even come together with your alternative of Shimano 1 x12 mechanical GRX 820 or 610 teams. See costs beneath.
Ponderosa Frameset Retail and Geometry
Frameset retail:
$2400 with Wilde Wayfinder carbon fork
$2600 with metal unicrown fork.
Inventory Colours: Flatter black, Orangsicle, Sagebrush, Olive inexperienced, and Playboy Blue
Add $50 for {custom} decals and $50 in your {custom} powder coat colour.
Geometry
Ponderosa Construct Kits and Costs
GRX 610 Construct Equipment: $2400. Ritchey Comp bars, Shimano BB, Woodman EC37 headset, seatpost, and seat tube collar, WTB Saddle, Whisky no.7 alloy stem, Shimano GRX RX880 carbon wheelset w/your alternative of tires. (Be aware: Bar, saddle, and tire fashions are your alternative in each construct kits. Alternative of 10-45 or 10-51 cassette)
GRX 820 Construct Equipment: $3800. ENVE or Ritchey WCS bars, White Industries BB & headset, WTB saddle, ENVE seatpost or dropper, Phil Wooden seat tube collar, ENVE or Paul stem, ENVE G23 wheelset w/your alternative of tires.
Orders open on November 1st, so hit the hyperlink beneath to get your individual Ponderosa and get your self misplaced.
