The Hairy Kay

Darrell was enjoying his Mountain Goat Route 29 single speed so much, he had pretty much quit riding his full suspension Trek. Talk turned to taking the Trek apart and using it as a parts donor for a Whiskeytown Racer. Darrell liked the sound of that so we started designing the frame. Since he already had a single speed, we decided to add the ability to use the gearing on this frame even though it may spend much of its life in ss mode. While the frame was in line to be made, we started to discuss color options. Darrell went to the local GM dealership and got the paint code for the Cadillac Mary Kay pink to match the pink King headset and pink WTB Rocket saddle.

The first race of the local winter short track race was last Sunday and D raced the Route 29 which was apparently way under-geared. The track is just a relatively flat mile loop and at racing speeds, the stock gearing wasn't cutting it. Instead of changing the Route 29 gearing, we decided to build up the WTR and leave it nekkid. The gearing is currently is a 38x16 which is pretty stout. We'll see how it works on Sunday. Since the frame has to be wiped down and oiled pretty frequently to prevent rust, I have a feeling we'll be seeing paint on it pretty soon!