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Thesis OB1 all-road bikes get upgrades; Post Carry shows clever prototype frame bags

Thesis all-road bike with new blue colorway and dual wheel size package to get both 700c and 650b wheels with your bike
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Thesis is not quite a year in on shipping their OB1 road/all-road/gravel bike, but they’re already looking at upgrades. First up is this new Slate Gray color option, and they’re also packaging bikes with two wheelsets so you can switch quickly. The Omni Edition ships with both 700c (with WTB 30mm Exposure road tires) and 650B (with WTB 47mm Byway tires) wheels, both rolling on DT350 hubs. Price for the complete bike with a 1x SRAM drivetrain is $4,797 with both wheels.

What’s really new is these carbon cranks with integrated power meter spindle. Thesis already offers their own hollow-forged alloy crankset and machined chainrings, but this gives riders a chance to add carbon arms and a power meter for a small upcharge. Final pricing and availability is TBD, but if that system looks familiar, it’s because they say the electronics are coming from the same supplier that Easton and Race Face use. Check them out at Thesis.bike.

Post Carry prototype frame bags

prototype Post Carry frame bags with hidden water bottle compartments and clever zipper layout for bikepacking

Post Carry launched last year, too, and the two brands are separate but friendly, sharing a booth at this year’s Sea Otter Classic. We reviewed Post Carry’s mini bike bag, using it for two international trips to save any oversize baggage fees, and it worked flawlessly.

prototype Post Carry frame bags with hidden water bottle compartments and clever zipper layout for bikepacking

This year, they were showing off these custom one-off frame bags. For now, they’re more of a design study, but we got the sense they were there to gauge demand. The front triangle frame bag had clever hidden water bottle slots. Practical? Maybe, but they say some riders want to keep the traditional bottle positions on the bike, but still want a full triangle bag, so these zippered compartments accomplish all that.

prototype Post Carry frame bags with hidden water bottle compartments and clever zipper layout for bikepacking

The saddle bag hit a lot of good design points with a clamshell opening design that would make it easy to stuff and access things at the bottom without having to pull everything out. Small side pockets and bungie straps add more storage.

prototype Post Carry frame bags with hidden water bottle compartments and clever zipper layout for bikepacking

The handlebar roll was also quite practical with a top flap that has it’s own zippered compartment. Flip it up to reveal the main zipper opening, which you could leave partially open thanks to dual zips, letting you simply flip the cover back (it secures with Velcro), grab something quickly, then keep riding. Because we all know tugging sideways on zippers while riding is a bad idea. Even the side flaps tuck down to keep out of the wind, but come up to allow a wider opening. It’s a really well-thought-out collection that we’d love to see go forward. Like it? Let them know at Postcarry.co.

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TDO
TDO
4 years ago

Some really well thought out and crafted bags there.

Randall R. Jacobs | Thesis
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Thanks TDO! I’m sure Marc would appreciate the kind words. We’re working with him and his team at Post to update and improve the bag system before they move to production. Feedback is crucial to getting it right, so if you have thoughts on what you like and what you’d like to see changed or added, we’d hugely appreciate you sharing.

Nicholas Hayford
Nicholas Hayford
4 years ago

Randall, Any ballpark time frame for the power meter?

Randall R. Jacobs
4 years ago

Hey Nicholas – We’re targeting late summer/early fall 2019, with a full run of sizes down to 155mm (because smaller riders also deserve cranks that fit). Sign up for our mailing list at the bottom of https://thesis.bike/ if you’d like to be notified when they’re ready for release, and thank you for your interest.

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