I think I know most of the people here who ride Arvon bicycles and they love them... my friend crossed Canada on an Arvon custom a few summers ago and had nothing but praise for how well the bike performed and he ran off the peg hubs. His is an awesome green model which is a little shorter and runs on 26 inch wheels as he wanted a bike that could also be used for commuting and some light trail use.

Send me a note and we can arrange that ride... I am five foot ten with a 33 inch inseam and it would not accommodate anyone smaller because of the reach requirement. My touring bags are on loan and when I get them back I am going to load the bike with 50 pounds of weight and triple bottles and see how it rides... it needs a really good workout.

Might hook up with the ATC on a Wednesday night ride too.

The frame is chromoly and the tt and dt are what Arvon calls custom drawn "Mesa Oval" tubes... because he does not mesa round...

The chainstays are also custom drawn and the wheelbase has got to be 60 inches... I think that only Thorn comes close in offering a bike with this stay length and anything else would have to be custom built.

Those hubs are an awesome design and I have a set on my racing bike... they are as smooth a hub I have ever handled and very easy to service.

I was told this was 1 of 6 made and this was the demo version... the other 5 sold for $5000.00 each (complete) and were built custom for their owners. Will be asking how much is wanted for this frame and if it is like other pre-built frames he has shown me it will be a great deal... his frame prices are actually very reasonable for frames and forks (which he also builds).

Makes me want to dig through my couch for spare change... but seriously... I am looking at a custom built s&s equipped tandem and it should be here in a few weeks.

The hubs can be drilled for any build requirement... as a wheel builder this makes me giddy as they cost no more than Phil Wood or King hubs and I like shopping local.