PVD Max's Millennium Falcon

This is a highly custom singlespeed bike built for local talent Max. He knows how to ride fast and he can pedal too. Hopefully this will do the trick.

Tubes

Down Tube - NOV_CODT_35_858 Nova 29er DT 35 x 8/5/8 x 750
Top Tube - NOV_CRDT_858_650 NOVA CRMO 28.6 X 8/5/8 DT/TT
Seat Tube - Nova CMST 460, External Butt Seat Tube, 28.6/30.0 X 460
Seat Stay - DED_AMSS_16ST_.7CRMO 16mm X 0.7 SINGLE TAPER 560
Chain Stays - NOV_CXCS_OVST_9/6NOVA ROAD OVERSIZE CHAINSTAYS 24mm OVAL .9/.6 WALL
Bottom Bracket - PVD Hollowtech II Shell, Road, 92mm wide x 1.75" Ø
Dropouts - Paragon Light Slider
Braze-ons - Pacenti Hydro

Special or Odd Parts

80mm 90 degree stem with flat bars
XT Cranks, granny ring posts machined off for single speed use.
5" rear rotor.
Integrated HS and BB
Paragon sliding dropouts.

Print

We worked hard on this design using a current PVD frame and did a bit of testing and changes before drawing the frame up. Max is on the Whole Athlete Team. His coach, Dario Fredrick put in in some time with the fit here to ensure that the handling and performance goals that Pete and Max put together would still produce plenty of power for racing up the hill.

Paint

Baby blue, baby!

RAL #5012

Weight

Frame - 4.07 lbs w/slider hardware and bottle cage bolts.

Bike - 23 lb 12 oz. with next to no fancy light parts other than the carbon post.

Gearing

I wanted Max to try a 2x2 setup. This is a single speed setup that allows a gear change by moving the chain to an alternate gearing latterally.

An offroad gear of 34/19 (148.5") with 94 chain links has two options for road/traverse gear are 36/17 (175.7", shortest ctc) and 38/14 (225.3", longest ctc).

I wasnt able to get this to two work properly for some reason on this bike. Gotta double check the math. I also suspect that the chain and rear cogs are not playing nice.