Sanderson Town Crier

DJ311206

I posted a bio of my 2003 Kona Explosif a few years ago but now the time has come for me to replace it. Its a sad day after 13 years of ownership! With the changes to wheel sizes, head tube diameters etc, I felt now was the time to embrace the change. I still love the aesthetics and feel of old-school steel frames so when I saw the Sanderson in my LBS, my mind was made up. Could find little to no info online about the frames and very little about Sanderson at all but after a chat with Jon at Bicycle Smithy (Stockport) I decided to take a punt. Plus he took my Kona as part-ex so we compiled a spec to fit my budget and he put it all together for me.

Frame: Sanderson Town Crier 650B in Midnight Blue
Forks: Rockshox Reba RL Solo Air 120mm 15mm axle
Bars: Reverse Riser 760mm
Stem: Reverse 50mm
Headset: Hope Tapered
Grips: Basic lock-ons.

Brakes: Shimano XT front & rear (160mm rotors)

Shifters: Shimano Zee
Rear Mech: Shimano XT

Seat: Charge Spoon
Seat Post: USE Sumo Aluminium
Seat Post Clamp: Hope QR

Cranks: Shimano XT with Hope Narrow/Wide chainring
Cassette: Shimano XT
Pedals: Superstar

Front Wheel:
Rim: DT Swiss 465D
Hub: Hope Pro 4
Tire: Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.25

Back Wheel:
Rim: DT Swiss 465D
Hub: Shimano XT
Tire: Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.25

Not ridden it in anger yet but so far its very different from the Kona and it goes like a rocketship!

https://flic.kr/p/F28AHE
https://flic.kr/p/F28APb
https://flic.kr/p/F28AHu

buddy_club

Thats a seriously nice looking bike, theres a lot to be said about the clean lines of a quality steel frame.