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Greenman

Inspiration

The Green Man was dreamed and schemed up over beers at the Bike Bar in Ithaca, as a gravel grinder and all road machine for a good friend of mine. The actual concept of “the Green Man” came from a deep connection to the outdoors, and the ___ of a bicycle as a tool to experience and connect with the natural environment.

Design brief

The Green Man is a gravel specific build. It will fit 650b x 47mm tires, has three bottle mounts (seat tube and both sides of the downtube), and rack mounts if a rear pannier rack is desired. Flat mount disc brake and through axel rear dropouts will keep things stiff and future proof. The steel gravel fork from Brother Cycles, has triple cage mounts and can do darn near any kind of packing you can dream up.

Build out details

Mark really went all in on building his dream bike.

*Another great thing about this project is sharing the creative experience with my son who did all the photography and image production. Check him out on Instagram.

Gallery

Fit and geometry

Four numbers establish your touchpoints around the bicycle. These measurements are the starting point for what makes a bicycle custom. From this starting place we can make educated decisions about the geometry of the bicycle in conjunction with the needs of the rider.

Custom measurements

Span	Distance in mm
A - Saddle Height	790
B - Saddle Setback	62
C - Reach - BB to Handlebar	535
D - Stack Height - BB to Handlebar	670

Frame geometry

Span	Distance in mm
A - ST length	530
B - TT length	583
C - HT length	153
D - HT angle	73
E - ST angle	74
F - Chainstay length	424
G - Wheelbase	1065
H - BB drop	70