Interesting and unusual bit of kit that. I'd quite fancy a play with one, if only to see how it feels with different build up options. I'd imagine that for zipping in and out of traffic a'la bike courier stylee it would be ace.

Why put the fork disc mount on the front though? Didn't some early Pace/Hope combos do that? Surely it puts the braking forces on the wrong side, i.e trying to rip the mount off rather than pushing it against the fork leg?

It's mostly to push the wheel into the fork dropouts rather than pulling the wheel out like most disk brake setups. If the designers weren't more interested in copying motorbike layouts than in designing sensible brake mounts that's where disk calipers on QR wheels would have been put day one.

It's on the front right for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it puts the disc brake forces into the dropout, rather than out of it so you won't get any axle movement with heavy disc braking. Secondly, it means that regardless of what caliper you're using you can always get to the mudguard eyes on the back of the dropouts. There are just too many possible caliper configurations to say 'everything works with mudguards' so we put the mount properly out of the way.

I knew there'd be a reason!

it looks pretty rad doesn't it - we've got a frame+fork on its way to BM HQ for a test, we'll let you know how we build it up and how it ride

I really like the look of this - it'd do everything I need, addressing minor niggles with my audax bike. If you want to send one to me here in China for a thorough test ride over the summer, drop me a line...

If you want to send one to me here in China for a thorough test ride over the summer, drop me a line...

Makes my offer of a 20mile commute test seem a little underwhelming...

It's make a nice fixie!

mmmm i like that. would replace my commuter, and give me more options.......

What was the price again? :)

It'd be nice in blue :)

Couple of questions for Cy:

How long is the uncut steerer tube on the forks?

How does the mech hanger attach to the frame? Is it a simple bolt-on job, or does the hanger engage in the dropout slots - or something? It's not clear from the site - a pic would be handy.

Ta.

Uncut steerer is 250mm.

The mech hanger engages in the track end like a chaintug. We've not got pics yet because they've not arrived. We're expecting them anyday, then we can start sending out framesets.

Thanks - I'll keep an eye on the site.