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Shawn Small, owner of Ruckus Components, stands in his machine shop located in the Brooklyn neighborhood.(Photos © J. Maus) Carbon fiber has been the darling of the bike industry for years now. Lance Armstrong's dominance aboard Trek's OCLV model in the early part of this decade, and an industry-wide obsession for lightweight performance (and a [...]

BikePortland: New blog post: Ruckus Components weaves a business out of carbon fiber http://bit.ly/3bmqor

We're looking forward to our open house Saturday! Many Portland-area bike vendors will be joining us. They will be displaying their wares and services on the grounds of our pad at 3961 N. Williams. Among those exhibiting are:

Portland Design Works

Northwest Bike Show Community Cycling Center Ruckus Components Queen Bee Ti Cycles Oregon Manifest Winter Bicycles Pedal Bike Tours and of course, UBI!

Still from Vernor's film.-Watch Trailer Below- This Thursday, several bike companies based in southeast Portland will host a showing of Brian Vernor's film We Just Work Here as part of the Oregon Manifest. Portland Design Works, Ruckus Components, Showers Pass, and Tonic Fabrication will host the event which will also be a benefit for the Oregon [...]

BikePortland: Keep an eye on local carbon fiber guru Shawn Small of Ruckus Components. he's even doing fenders and racks now. nice - http://bit.ly/RAHhU

I spent much of the afternoon swapping parts over to my new race bike:





I went for the Redline after realizing that (a) I was going to be more comfortable riding a mountain bike for both short-track and 'cross; and (b) I couldn't possibly find anything else this decent for so little money. (I swung a shop pro-deal to get it through my distributor.)

Parts swapped in include:

New -- brakes, grips, stem, bottom bracket, chainring and rear cog
Used -- handlebar, brake levers, cranks, pedals

Most items came from Stompy, Version 1.2, which I raced on this year and whose frame was a little small for me. This frame fits me better and although it will be slightly more challenging to carry on a 'cross course (the downtube is a little larger in diameter) it only weighs about a pound more than the Kona frame did. The extra weight is worth the better fit to me. Also, I can save a little weight by getting rid of the Convert kit; the new frame has the rear-facing dropouts of a dedicated singlespeed bike. (I will probably swap in enough used parts to make a the Kona complete singlespeed bike again, which someone will probably want to buy. I hope.)

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BikePortland: - Portland-based Ruckus Components is a company to watch. They've been progressing and looking better all the time - http://bit.ly/b8xhG