Aaron's B-side Build with Thru-Axle Wheelset

Evan,

Thanks for the help on sizing, I'm glad I went with the XL.  The bike rides as good as it looks, I've been on it 5 days a week since building it up.  It transitions from kid-dropper-offer, to commuter, to upper campus trail slayer as gracefully as any bike ever could.  Best money I've ever spent!  I went with a budget build and the bike is still a flat out ripping wheelie machine!

Front D:      Shimano Deore    

Rear D:       Shimano XT    

Shifters:     Shimano Deore    

Crankset:     Shimano Deore       

Cassette:     Shimano SLX        

Brakes:       Shimano Deore    

Headset:      Cane Creek 40 series    

Bars:         Raceface Evolve Flat 720mm    

Stem:         Raceface Ride 60mm       

Front Hub:    Sram MTH 716 15x100    

Rear Hub:     Sram MTH 746 142x12    

Rims:         WTB STi19 TCS    

Tires:        Maxxis Ikon 2.2      

Seat Post:    Raceface Ride    

Saddle:       WTB Volt Race

Oh ya duh, RS Recon 120 fork

Thanks again,

Aaron in Santa Cruz

Using Strava to Review a Soma Smoothie

Taken at the Upstate Forever Preservation Ride (South Carolina). Built by Boyd Cycles.

Brian of the Wunschreiten blog recently picked up a Smoothie. See what he thinks of it coming off an aluminum frame/carbon fork set-up after 3 years. He used his Strava to test its climbing and general speed abilities vs. his old ride and had no problem finding some distressed tarmac to see if the Smoothie lived up to its name. Check it out.

If you don't have the attention span to click over there, here's what he said to us via Facebook:

"After my first few rides, including a couple of long rides, I can say that this bike completely lives up to its name. Its so smooth that I doubt that my old aluminum bike is going to get many more miles on it."

The Soma Smoothie is our most responsive road frame. It is available in Slick Black or Pearl White. A lugged steel or carbon fork are available as options. It is made of heat treated Tange Prestige double butted CrMo steel.

Chuck's Double Cross

Hey,

I've attached some photos of my Soma DC. I'm running it as a commuter bike in Philadelphia, PA. I purchased a Cinelli Pro Estrada frameset a month before I got this and ended up never building that Cinelli.

Check out the photos! 

Take care,

Chuck Ryder

Soma Wolverine Review: Ride More Care Less

Soma Wolverine Review @ Ride More Care Less
This self described roadie embraces fat tires in a big way by shodding 2.0's on his Wolverine.