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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.

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.

We recently built this custom titanium electric mountain bike for a long-time customer of ours in Hawaii. The rider is 6'8" and 275lbs and we built this mountain e-bike with 29 plus tires. The Tires are 29x3.0" which are a real game changer for a big and tall person. You get better traction and stability, and even more tire cushion, which is nice when you don't have rear suspension.

The Case for Short Cranks By Lennard Zinn It’s probably clear in my previous “Why Proportional-Length Cranks?” blog post that I generally see performance benefits for tall riders with long legs in using long cranks. And by long, I mean longer than the standard 170-175mm (or even 165-180mm) offerings from the big component brands. In fact, I have found that riders will generally climb best (and often feel best) on cranks that are in the range of 20-21.6% of their inner leg length.

We wanted to let everyone know that Zinn Cycles and Clydesdale Bicycles are still operating as usual. We are a small team, and we are all working at separate locations to keep ourselves safe and we are following all local recommendations for safety. We are shipping orders and building bikes daily. Many of you can still go outside and ride your bike, but many of you are restricted to your homes. We wanted to take this time to offer our assistance in getting you all set up for indoor cycling so you can stay active, fit, and mentally healthy over the next few months. For a limited time, we are offering some indoor trainers that you can use your bike on for indoor training and we are here to assist you in finding indoor cycling training programs via online resources or with an actual coach.