Moving to Montana!

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dan T

Apparently people can’t get enough of our Rohloff bikes! This is the third Rodriguez for this customer, this time it’s a touring bike with all the candy! Stainless Steel frame, S&S Couplers, our Big Squeeze Brakes, Gates Centertrack belt, painted Berthoud fenders… The list continues down the page!

If you like what you you see, send us an email at Info@rodcycle.com or check out more Rohloff bikes at our Makeshift Catalog Page.

Shifters	Rohloff Twist Grip
Brake Levers	Campagnolo
Front Brakes	Big Squeeze cantilever
Rear Brakes	Big Squeeze cantilever
Front Derailleur	None
Rear Derailleur	None
Chain	Gates cemter track 118t
Cranks	da Vinci, 170mm, 130BCD, silver
Bottom Bracket	Phil Wood stainless
Cogs	Gates center track 55t X 20t
Front Hub	Schmidt SON delux, silver, 36º
Rear Hub	Rohloff Speedhub (non disc), silver, 36º
Skewers	Salsa Flip Offs, silver
Rims	Velocity Chukker, 26″ X 36º, silver
Spokes	Stainless 14 Guage
Spoke pattern	2 Cross Rear, 3 Cross Front
Tires	Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour, 26″ X 1.75″
Tubes	Butyl Rubber
Rim Tape	Velox
Head Set	Chris King, green sotto voce
Stem	Alloy A-head 90mm X 10º
Bars	Easton EC90 Aero, 46cm
Bar Tape	Brooks Leather, green
Seat Post	Kalloy Aluminum
Seat	Brooks Leather, green

Upgrades

Rodriguez Travel Package

Shifter doohickey

Schmidt SON edelux light

Berthoud stainless fenders

Leather mudflaps, green

Kickstand Plate

Kickstand

My Goodness, My Guinness!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dan T

We built this bike a few years ago for a customer who loves his Guinness! He rides it to the shop every St. Patricks Day with a case to share, too.

This bike has S&S Couplers with custom shamrock cut outs, black Phil Wood hubs, Campagnolo Record shifters and a bottle opener on both chain stays!. You can see more of our specialty Rodriguez bikes here or check out the gallery of Anything Goes bikes at the Rodcycle.com Gallery.

Green Rodriguez Rohloff W/ Gates Centertrack Belt

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Dan T

Here’s another Rohloff equipped bike headed out of Seattle! This bike is headed to Pennsylvania for some serious touring.

This one has a Rohloff Speedhub, S&S Machineworks couplers, Gates Centertrack Carbon Belt, Schmidt generator front hub and lights to match. Ready to tour anywhere you take it. Here is the link to the complete specs, and you can check out our Makeshift Catalog Page for more information about Rohloff equipped Rodriguez bikes.

Frame	Reynold 725
Fork	Steel Touring
Shift Lever	Rohloff Bar End Grip
Brake Lever	Tektro Ergo
Brakes	Trillium Big Squeeze
Bottom Bracket	Phil Wood
Eccentric Bottom Bracket	Bushnell Eccentric
Cranks	Origin 8 – 50 teeth cog
Rear Hub	Rohloff Speedhub 14 -20 teeth cog
Front Hub	Schmidt Son Generator
Drive Chain	Gates Belt
Rims	Alex Adventurer
Spokes	DT Straight Gauge – 32 hole
Tires	Serfas Seca
Handlebar	Kalloy Uno Drop
Headset	FSA Cartridge
Bar Wrap	Black Cork
Seat Post	Alloy
Seat	WTB Speed V

Upgrades

Travel Package

Tubus Rear Rack

Lumotec IQ Cyo N plus front light

Toplight Line Plus rear light

Wire Routing

Fenders

Case

Safety Netting

Labelled Padding

Custom Paint

Extra Belt

Grey Rodriguez Rohloff Tour

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dan T

This Rodriguez Rohloff bike is heading for Vermont! It’s a grey, flat bar Rodriguez Makeshift and is ready for loaded touring, or bouncin’ around town.

This one comes loaded with all of our Rodriguez differences like clean cable routing, eccentric bottom bracket for chain tensioning.

You can also find out more about our line of Rohloff equipped bikes at our Makeshift catalog page. If you want to see yourself riding something like this in the future, please contact us with any questions!

Rodriguez Bicycle Company is proud to be America’s largest builder of Rohloff equipped bicycles!

Russet Makeshift ready to Fly!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Dan T

Another Rohloff equipped Rodriguez went out the door this week! Red-brown with our travel package, this bike is ready for some serious touring.

At Rodriguez, we know Rohloff bikes. We know them so well because we’re the biggest Rohloff manufacturer in the USA!

You can also find out more about our line of Rohloff equipped bikes at our Makeshift catalog page.

Silver, Sporty and Stainless

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Dan T

Another Rohloff bike that went out the door last week. It’s completely stainless, with a painted front triangle to give it a classic 70’s feel.

Quick Highlights:

Rohloff Speedhub
Long Reach Brakes for fenders and wide tires
S&S Couplers for travelling!
Shiny!

All of the specs for this bike can be found at the Catalog page for our Makeshift line of bicycles.

Shine on you crazy ‘Ti’mond

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dan T

If you don’t think Stainless Steel polishes up enough, how about Titanium? This light weight (33lbs 5oz with cages and pedals!) coupled tandem will get you seeing your own reflection! It has DaVinci tandem cranks, Campagnolo Record shifters and derailleurs, White Industries Daisy tandem hubs and ceramic bearings throughout. We’ve put the full kit down at the bottom if you want to check out all the attention to detail on this bike.

And if you want to be seen riding one of these, check out the full information about light weight tandems here.

Frame	Polished Titanium Rodriguez Tandem
Fork	Trillium Custom Lightweight Steel
Travel Option	6 High Polish Titanium S&S Couplers
Brake/Shift levers	Campagnolo Record Carbon 10x
Front Derailleur	Campagnolo Record
Rear Derailleur	Campagnolo Record long cage
Headset	Cane Creek 110
Cranks	DaVinci Tandem
Brakes	Campagnolo Record Dual Pivot
Captain Stem	FSA SL-K
Stoker Stem	Rodriguez Custom Titanium
Bar Tape	Fizik Black
Tires	Vredestein Fortezza Duo Comp 700×25
Bottom bracket	Phil Wood Ti-Mag
Wheels	Handbuilt with a 3-year warranty
Rear Hub	White Industries Daisy Ti
Front Hub	White Industries Daisy
Rims	Velocity Fusion 36°
Skewers	Salsa Tandem, Black
Lacing Pattern	4 Cross
Spokes	DT Swiss 14/15G double butted black
Nipples	DT Swiss Alloy
Captain Handlebars	FSA Carbon K-Force
Stoker Handlebars	FSA Carbon K-Force
Captain Seat Post	Thompson Elite
Stoker Seat Post	Thompson Masterpiece
Cassette	SRAM XG-999 11-32
Drive Chain	SRAM PC-991 – Hollow Pin
Timing Chain	SRAM PC-991 – Hollow Pin
Captain Seat	Fizik Vitesse
Stoker Seat	Specialized
Bottle Cages	Blackburn Stainless
Captain Pedals	Speedplay X1
Stoker Pedals	Speedplay ti Frogs
Bearing Upgrades	Ceramic Speed Bearings throughout

Belt it out! Custom Rodriguez Make-Shift: Travel, Belt and Disc

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Dan T

A Rohloff bike with a Gates Carbon Belt? Sure, we’ve done that. You want to add S&S couplers? Sure. Disc brakes? No problem.

The Rodriguez Swiss Army Knife is here!

Click any picture to see a much bigger version! Or check out more of our Make-Shift series of bikes here.

Bike and Pike Campagnolo Special

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dan T

Want a Campagnolo bike but think it’s out of your budget? Like hand built products but not sure you can afford it?
Special until March 3rd, 2012 only!
Get a Rodriguez with Campagnolo for only $2,199! Comes in all of our 18 stock sizes, with all 4 stock paint colors, but for less

Bike and Pike news, updated as the day gets closer.

Price	$2,199!
Frame	Reynolds 725
Fork	Rodriguez Lugged Cro-moly
Shifters/Brake levers	Campagnolo Veloce 10-sp
Brakes	Tektro 538 Long Reach
Cranks	Campagnolo Champ Triple 52/42/30
Front Derailleur	Campagnolo Triple
Rear Derailleur	Campagnolo Comp Triple
Hubs	Formula Sealed bearing 32 hole
Rims	Alex RL2002
Spokes	Stainless 14 gage
Wheels	Handbuilt w/3 year warranty
Tires	Kenda Kontender
Handlebars	Kalloy Uno Compact
Headset	FSA 1 1/8″ threadless
Bar Tape	Black cork
Seat post	Alloy 27.2
Seat	WTB Speed V sport
Upgrades!
Custom Paint	$100
OX Platinum frame	$300
Rodriguez Carbon Fork upgrade	$250

Painless Stainless! Rohloff Touring Bike

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dan T

What do you do as a fisherman whose bike lives on the boat? Steel can rust with that much proximity to salt water, but titanium is too expensive for your budget? Stainless Steel!
With a Rohloff hub, DaVinci cranks, a Schmidt generator hub and our Trillium Big Squeeze™ Brakes this Alaskan fisherman’s bike is ready to handle whatever he throws at it.

Full specs here, more like it can be found here.

Rodriguez MakeShift Stainless High-Roller
Frame	Stainless Steel
Fork	Steel Tandem Grade
Shift levers	Rohloff twist grip
Brake Levers	Tektro ATB
Brakes	Trillium Big Squeeze™
Bottom Bracket	Phil Wood Stainless
Cranks	DaVinci
Wheels	Hand-built 3-year warranty
Rims	Alex Adventure 26″
Rear Hub	Rohloff Speedhub 14-sp
Front hub	Schmidt Generator
Spokes	Stainless 14G
Tires	Schwalbe 1.5 Marathon
Handlebar	BHB Butterfly
Head Set	FSA 1 1/8″
Bar tape	Black Cork
Seat post	Thomson 27.2
Seat	Terry Fly

Accessories	S&S Stainless Couplers
	Sun Edolux light
	Tubus Tara front rack
	Tubus Logo rear rack

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