Blog

Since the vast majority of our customers are taller than 6'4" and well over 200 pounds, we at Zinn Cycles build wheels for big riders every day, be they 700C road, gravel, and cyclocross wheels, 29er (including 29+) mountain bike wheels, 750D wheels, 32 inch wheels, and even 36 inch wheels. The quality of the build is critical, and the rim, hubs, spokes (and spoke count) must be chosen appropriately for the rider.

When a long time customer and professional photographer residing in Aspen, Jim Paussa, came to us with a unique request to build a 29+ custom bike with drop handlebars for bike packing, we jumped at the opportunity. This was not a commonly built style of bike, in fact, I don't think I've ever seen one before. We at Zinn Cycles always love this type of project.

Cyclocross is a form of bicycle racing across all kinds of terrain where riders are often expected to hop off their bike and carry it to the next segment of the track or trail. If you enjoy a variety between the smooth ride of the road and the adventure of mountain biking, cyclocross can be the best of both worlds. From pros who compete in competitions to newbies still learning what a cyclocross bike is, this combination sport is an intense and versatile riding experience.We love all forms of cycling at Zinn Cycles. We can help you understand what cyclocross is, what size cyclocross bike you need, and how to get started in this outstanding sport.

This bike turned out really nice. It's a titanium custom ebike build for a 6'10" rider. The customer was looking for a bike for riding commuting in his home town of Geneva Switzerland as well as long adventure rides on the many gravel paths in the area. For him, flat bars were the way to go to get him the riding position he wanted.

This bike was a really cool project. Lester Binegar, CFO of our favorite local Boulder Bike shop, University bikes, came to us with the idea to build his dream e-bike. Ubikes has been a cycling institution in Boulder for ages, so it was really cool to be able to build a bike for Lester. His idea was to make an electric mountain bike that would be great for commuting, trail riding, and gravel riding and we wanted to keep it as light as we could. Under 40lbs was the request, and we knew this would be a challenge.

This year we had the pleasure of building a custom titanium ebike for a really nice woman in Georgia. She contacted us because she is retired from working at UGA, and does a lot of long supported group rides with friends. She decided she needed and ebike since many of her friends had them and she wanted to be able to keep up with them. Below is her review of the new bike after some big rides.

We know how hard it can be to shop for friends and loved ones, but if you’re in need of gift ideas for cyclists, that’s easy for the team at Zinn Cycles. From going big with a completely custom bike to keeping things small with some accessories and components, there are loads of options when it comes to gifts for bike enthusiasts. If you’re in need of some inspiration for finding a unique gift for the bike lover in your life (or a gift for yourself), then you’re in the right place.

We rode 47 miles on Sunday. Beautiful sunny day and my new Miss Eggplant rode beautifully!! I'm in love. The shifting works like a dream and I like how the handle bars are. Many options to move my hands around. I feel the frame is perfect..I still might raise the seat just a tiny bit. Both Rodney and I were very moved by how you are just the same as when we first met you. Your working space in your garage, the simplicity, the ease, comfort and genuine being you are. We much appreciate that especially in this crazy world we live in these days. Take care and thank you -G [gallery columns="4" ids="2048,2049,2044,2045"]

We recently built this custom titanium electric mountain bike for a 6'8" gentleman who has been living in Cambodia. We got the pleasure of getting to work with him and found him very interesting. He chose many years ago to move to Southeast Asia. He has developed a career in advertising and has lived in Vietnam and Cambodia. .

This was a really cool project. We recently built this custom titanium electric mountain bike for a local Boulder cyclist who is 6'4", but with extremely long legs. His legs were as long as the average 6'9" customer but his torso was similar to someone who is 6'2". This posed a very interesting design challenge, and on top of that, he needed a very upright riding position to keep his neck and back comfortable. Instead of building the bike with a super long head tube and a custom suspension fork with extra long steering tube, we used the new Fox 38 e-bike optimized 180mm travel fork to help get the front end high enough for the rider to be comfortable.