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**Note price drop, pedals and saddle not included, and now willing to ship to continental US** 2023 Brother Cycles (England) Big Bro. Rigid steel do-everything adventure bike for gravel exploring, trail grinding, and bikepacking adventures. The Bro has a similar geometry and ethos to a Surly Karate Monkey, but Brother cycles are a tad more refined. Frame: Size large, orange color, made of double-butted 4130 cro-mo. Unlike Surly frames, Brother frames use an ED coating outside and inside the frame where possible to minimize corrosion. Double and triple mounting bolts inside main triangle, as well as a triple mount under the downtube for limitless stowing options. Internal routing port for optional dropper post. Rear rack mounts. Sliding rear dropouts for optional single-speed slaying or emergency mods on long tours. Fork: Rigid steel fork with front rack mounting bolts, as well as triple pack bolts for more mounting options. See photos, I used plenty of spacers so that the steerer tube has lots of capacity to cut down or to change stack height. Drivetrain: SRAM X01 shifter and rear derailleur, SRAM X01 cranks 170mm, SRAM GX Cassette, 30T chainring. Threaded DUB bottom bracket. Brakes: Shimano Deore M6100 two-piston brakes Wheels: DT Swiss XM1700 rims on DT 350 hubs, light but strong and reliable. 15x110 front hub, 12x148 boost in rear. Tires: Vittoria Mezcal 29x2.35, grey wall, set up tubeless. These tires are very fast rolling but have enough grip for most conditions. They are now the top choice of tire for the Tour Divide and many long distance bikepacking and endurance races. Seatpost: Thomson Elite, silver Headset: Cane Creek 40 Handbars: Stooge Moto Bars, cut down to approx 760mm Stem: Niner, I think it's 90mm Grips: Wolftooth lock-on rubber, black with silver accent Rear rack: Tumbleweed mini panier rack, black cro-mo This bike was purpose built for rigid steel exploring and bikepacking adventures. I haven't weighed it, but it's surprisingly light for a steel frame with a rack. I'm 5'11" if I don't slouch, and it fits me perfectly. Everything has maybe 200 miles of riding on it. I built this bike in the spring of 2023, but due to an overlap with my two other flat-bar bikes, and due to not going bikepacking at all last year, it rarely got out. Because it has been ridden, there are a few small blemishes in the paint. There are a few tiny paint chips from chain slap in the rear stay, and there's a small amount of rub from bags in the head tube and stem. I tried to show these in the photos, but they are very minor and are likely less than a person would incur on their first bikepacking trip. No dents, scratches, mistreatment, leaving it outside, etc. I estimate the retail value of the parts on this bike to be around $3500 before shipping, and you can't buy a fully built Brother bike in the US. This is custom built. I am listing this bike as complete, but PEDALS AND SADDLE NOT INCLUDED, and would prefer to do a local pickup in Missoula, MT because I fully believe in people riding a bike before they buy it. I would be willing to drive to meet someone a few hundred miles from Missoula to facilitate a serious sale. If you do need it shipped, I'll ship in insured for $150 extra. If you have more questions, please shoot me a message. I'm likely to be on once a day or so, but I promise to get back to you. Paypal Goods and Services only, I'll cover the fees. Thanks for looking!

Up for sale is my trusty, well loved 2006 Kona Kula. I am the original owner of this bike, purchased locally in Missoula and maintained at Missoula Bicycle Works. You may ask, "is the bike minty?, "is it like new?". No, no it is not. I rode this a lot - it's been all over the west on trails and off, in the back of my truck and up the Rattlesnake camping and hunting. It is not new, and it doesn't look new. But it has never been wrecked, dropped, or abused. These older Kona hardtails are so much fun - snappy, responsive, and surprisingly light. I'm almost positive that this is a 17" frame, which makes it a "Medium". I'm 5'11", and honestly it was always a bit small for me. I think it would best fit someone more in the 5'5"-5'10" range. I held onto it this long in hopes that one of my kiddos would grow into it (which they won't). This would make a great budget bike for you or your teen. Add a 26" hardtail to your fleet and rip the hell out of Hello Kitty. If you look at the lower priced bikes on Craigslist these days, you may find newer bikes for a similar price, but they're generally poor quality. The bones on this bike are great. Most of the parts are original, except for wear parts like chain, brake pads, tires, and grips. The parts are as follows, and I apologize if I get anything slightly wrong. I'm not a parts guy: Frame tubing: Kona 7005 Butted Aluminum Ultralight Race Fork: Fox Vanilla R 100mm - Rebuilt/overhauled less than 50 miles ago Crankset: RaceFace Ride XC ISIS Front Chainrings: 44/32/22 B/B: RaceFace Pedals: None - Have a $5 set of flats on to test-ride Chain: Probably Shimano - Replaced less than 50 miles ago Freewheel: Shimano Deore (11-32, 9 spd) F/D: Shimano Deore LX R/D: Shimano Deore XT Shifters: Shimano Deore LX Handlebar: WTB CXC Riser Stem: WTB CXC Grips: Kona Racelite Brakes: Hayes Nine Brake Levers: Hayes Nine Front hub: Shimano HB-M525 VIAM Rear hub: Shimano HB-M525 VIAM - Rear brake rotor replaced with nothing but test-ride on it Tires: Schwalbe Nobby Nic - Pretty new, probably 50-75 miles on them. Just replaced both tubes this week Rims: Sun DS2-XC Saddle: WTB Speed V Seatpost: Easton Aluminum Seat clamp: Kona QR Color: Blue/White **Here's the disclaimer: This bike does need a tune-up. The shifting is partial, mostly in the middle of the cassette. Nothing a quick tune at a shop (or in your garage if you're better at home tuning than I am) can't fix. The one other known issue is a broken spoke on the rear wheel. A new spoke and wheel-true at a shop should be $40-50 at most these days. If this bike was mechanically flawless, I'd be asking $450. The listed price of $325 reflects the fact that I know it needs some work. If you buy it and take it to a shop, I still think you're getting a deal. If you buy it and do the work yourself, then I think it's a really good price.