Hopefully this doesn’t come as a surprise to anybody but our bikes work quite well in snow, if fact they can be damn fun when taken out on snowy trails. The pretty little watermelon bike went out and had a fun little adventure in the snow this weekend. Singlespeed in snow is a great exercise in smooth power application. Oh yeah, it’s good times…all provided for you by Clark Custom Cycles.

This particular bike is bike #7 from Clark Custom Cycles. And it’s got a Jack Daniels Lucky #7 inspired paint job to match. That and a white paint job on a cyclocross frame is just asking for a bunch of good muddy days…

Classic geometry makes this thing an object of affection for a long time to come and a S&S coupler kit keeps it mobile between the Czech republic and the good ol’ US of A. And as a special touch it’s even got sliding rear dropouts for easy singlespeed conversion.

This particular one is setup as a 1×10 (Cory, correct me if this isn’t the case) with a bunch of thompson, fizik, campy, and alpha q gear to boot.

Ain’t she pretty…

Planning is underway for the second and a halfth annual Czech Single Speed mountain bike National Championship. The next race is likely only a few months away, planned for late December 2009. We expect this one to be a kinda low key smaller deal, but to set the stage for many years to come of great single speed events in the Czech Republic.

All single speed races (to most likely be held on Prague’s south side) will be of the less-traditional non-sanctioned race in the style of the Single Speed World Championships, recently held in Durango, Colorado, USA. The aim is to promote Single Speed biking in the Czech Republic in general, to get SS bikers together for a fun event, and maybe to convince some Czech riders into going to upcoming Single Speed World Championships. (2010 SSWC in Rotura, New Zealand Oct 22. 2010 & 2009-10 SSCXWC in Portland, Oregon, USA Nov 7. 2009) Races will not be sanctioned be the UCI,  ČSC, or ČEMBA. This is a friendly competition to fill the gap these official institutions leave.

This race is for everyone who likes to ride bikes with one gear, not just those who would ever race at an elite or even advanced level. The only requirement is to show up with one gear and be willing to ride. (It will help if you are willing to drink beer or rum, too, cause it will be cold!)

So this site isn’t about blame, it’s about bikes. However the Clark Custom Cycles fascination with 29 inch wheeled mountain bikes can be placed squarely on the shoulders of Myron Billy. He’s a mechanic out of Tucson and just as capable on a bike with a wrench as on a barstool. But that’s nothing to hold against him, we consider it a good thing actualy.

There is all sorts of talk as to what a 29er really is. Here’s the fun part, it can be anything you want. A 29 inch wheel is the same as a 700cc wheel. Which means you can swap out a road wheel for a mountain wheel for a cyclocross wheel and have a good ‘ol do it all bike in a single frame. Go figure. This particular frame has been ridden in everything from a cyclocross race, to a mountain ride, and as a full blown road bike, all in the same week. Jack of all trades master of all we like to think.

The Myronicus is also available in a geared version or with track drops, or Paragon Machine works sliding drops. It is also available with brake bosses and whatever braze-ons necessary. It’s all custom, so let us know what you need.