The Best Bike I’ve EVER Ridden - 650B Steel Gravel Bike Custom
The is my very own, custom geometry, steel handmade Howler Deville Gravel bike. Howler was found by my pal Billy Dye. He’s worked in the bike industry since his teens and was my go to mechanic when I lived in London.
I’ve ridden about 100 kilometres on this bike thus far and it’s absolutely perfect. The frame is made of steel and weighs just under 2KG on it’s own.
Bike spec:
Steel Howler Deville
Parcours Alta 650B
Vittoria Mezcal 2.1“
Sram Force Shifters
Sram X01 Rear Mech
Sram GX 10-50T Black Casette
Sram XX1 Black Chain
Ingrid CRS POP Crankset
Ride Works Headset, T47 BB and Seatpost Collar
ZIPP Ergo70 38cm Bars
Deda Superleggero RS Stem
Wolftooth Supple Bar Tape
Seatpost for build is made by Deda. Now has a RockShox Reverb XPLR Dropper
Selle San Marco Dynamic Shortfit
- Jimmi D - Co-Founder of Attacus and CFO of Cade Media
Originally from Cardiff, South Wales, Jimmi quit university to pursue his dream of becoming a rockstar. When this inevitably failed, he fell in to a Finance career in London.
Looking for escapism from a corporate life that didn’t suit him, in his free time he became obsessed with running, cycling and filmmaking. These passions eventually lead to the creation of his clothing brand Attacus.
Jimmi now leads a quiet live in the beautiful North East countryside with his wife Emily and dog child Bella.
- Nic Vieri - Co-Founder of Backyard Bike Shop.
Prior to leaving South Africa, Nic was a junior national-level swimmer and elite racing cyclist. He started his career as a bike mechanic in 1999.
Nic co-founded Backyard Bike Shop following his departure from the British Armed Forces - where he continued to race bikes.
Nic is Afrikaans first language; he actually only started learning English at the age of 9, and completed an Ironman in flip-flops because he forgot his trainers.
Shot on:
Sony FX3
Sony 24-70 F2.8 G MkII
Rode VideoMic NTG
S-Cinetone