Predator Cycling is known for being one of a very few carbon fiber repair shops in the country (Ruckus being another). But they do so much more. At NAHBS they were happily showing off both bikes and components.
The first thing I noticed at the Predator booth was not their full carbon road bike, and it wasn’t their custom carbon belt drive cyclocross racer. It was, in fact, The Major, their barstem combo that retails at a starting price of $600. This barstem combo is unique in its construction. It utilizes an inner joint made of ballistics kevlar that really helps kill road vibration. The outer joint is then made of high modulus carbon fiber, and can even include an outer kevlar weave for added color like the red pictured above. Any composite stem and bar can be used, but the stock option starts with an ENVE stem and FSA SL-K bar.
Hit the jump for Predator’s bikes and their pressfit seat mast / saddle combo, plus the bikes from Shamrock Cycles…
For the ultimate weigh weenies out there, here is your saddle. This thin, yet flexible, carbon shell of a seat is permanently mated to a seat mast cap. That setup is then press fit onto a Predator road frame seat mast. Average weight of the saddle is a whopping 58g.
Predator can turn out full frames when requested. Some tubes are sourced from the likes of ENVE, others are wrapped in house, depending on the needs of the rider.
Shamrock Cycles
