The Ringleaders most noteworthy feature is the fully fillet brazed frame and fork which creates a bike that is completely seamless. Fillet brazing is a true art form which takes a ton of time because of the massive amount of sanding and polishing involved to get a perfectly smooth surface. In our opinion it creates the cleanest look possible for a fixed gear that sets it apart from the masses of TIG welded frames out there. The Ringleader is one of the only production fillet brazed bikes on the market. Our unique seat clamping method also sets the Ringleader apart. It is a feature usually only seen from high end custom builders and hides the pinch bolt inside the seatstays. The top of the seattube also has a custom cut that takes a tremendous amount of skill to create in a production environment. All these touches take more time and patience to create but when you see the finished product you will agree it is well worth it. For tubing we use a classic Columbus Cromor seamless butted chromoly tubing that is light but still extremely durable and stiff. Our new forged stainless steel dropouts truly set the Ringleader apart from the crowd along with our Gaiden track fork. This fork is fully fillet brazed with straight blade legs for an aggressive look. The cherry on top is our exclusive Dupont paint finish and copper head badge. We finish the frame off with a phosphate treatment that protects the entire frame from rust and corrosion before donning our copper metal head badge. AVAILABILITY June/July 2010 PAINT STYLES Black, Cyan Blue, White SIZES 49, 53, 56, 59 FRAME MATERIAL Columbus Cromor Double Butted (phosphate coating inside to prevent rust) FORK Gaiden Fillet Brazed Chromoly Track Fork WEIGHT (53) Frame 4.4 lbs | Fork 1.7 lbs (Uncut Steer Tube) | Complete Bike 17-19 lbs. BUILD SPECS Headtube 1 1/8" Seattube 27.2mm Dropout 120mm BB 68mm Fork 1 1/8" Threadless Max tire width 700c x 30 FRAME W/FORK PRICING $599 BUILD KIT PRICING $395 GEOMETRY (BASED ON 373mm Axle to Crown) 49 53 56 59 TOP TUBE EFFECTIVE 510 545 560 590 SEAT TUBE LENGTH 490 530 560 590 HEAD TUBE LENGTH 100 110 127 150 CHAINSTAY LENGTH 394 394 394 394 WHEELBASE 938 949 995 1005 BB DROP 58 58 58 58 HEAD ANGLE 72 74 74 74 SEAT ANGLE 74 74 74 73 BUILD KIT SPECS HEADSET Neco H886 STEM Traitor Poser Stem (90mm, Polished Silver) HANDLEBAR Traitor Hooligan Riser (Polished Silver) GRIP BMX Flange (Black) SEATPOST Traitor Scapepost (27.2mm, Polished Silver) SADDLE Traitor Diamond Race (Black) CRANK Sturmey Archer FCT 42t Crankset 170mm (Polished Silver) BOTTOM BRACKET Tange Sealed Bearing Alloy 107mm WHEELS Traitor Hoopla Track Wheelset (Black Rims w/Polished Hubs) TIRES Halo Twin Rail Courier 700x29C TUBES CST Presta CHAIN Yaban MK-747 CASSETTE/COG 17t FRONT BRAKE Tektro RR350 HOME BIKES Ringleader Luggernaut SS Luggernaut 3spd Crusade SS Cutlass Ruben Exile PARTS DEALERS ABOUT GALLERY STORE