Kris from 44 Bikes recently completed a cross bike for his wife, Lynn. Pictured above, it’s anything but a standard issue bike. Ultegra Di2, sinister black paint, disc brakes, Thomson, Cane Creek and ENVE, this bike looks great but the back-story is even better…

See more below and check out the entire process at the 44 Bikes Flickr.





“When we first met, I discovered she had one of the best Hardcore/punk rock album and 7″ collections I’d ever laid eyes on. All the goodies: Dag Nasty, Minor Threat, Jawbreaker, Underdog, Gorilla Biscuits, Bad Brains, Verbal Assault, 7 Seconds, Marginal Man… Pretty much take the Discord Records list and it’s all there including first pressings of all the greats.”

“Anyway, long story short I knew she was the girl for me (we got married not just because of the record collection, a nice bonus however obviously). But she used to ride road a lot before I met her, and has been missing just putting her head down and cranking. We have so much dirt around here, this Huntsman just made perfect sense. 32’s with room for 40’s if she ever decides she want’s to go that big, internal cable routing to keep things clean, Ultegra Di2 kit which was actually how Shimano compensated me for their Nahbs show bike, so I gave her the full Di2 kit I received.”

“That’s true love I suppose… Build kit rounds out with ENVE CX disc fork, Thomson Carbon Bars, Elite stem/seat post, Cane Creek 110 hs, WTB Crosswolves and an older WTB saddle till she can decide on the right saddle. Flat black with gloss decals because she admitted “Yeah, that combo is pretty fucking bad ass…” So it goes. Honestly, I don’t force people on that. It’s just such a tough combo they can’t say no.”