For his latest custom build, Dangerholm has gone full Mad Max. The purposely rusty creation includes a wild truss fork that lacks a traditional stem, and saw blades that double as brake rotors. Add a solar panel charging system, and this ebike will be ready for the apocalypse.
A far cry from the SCOTT Solace Gravel eRIDE that Dangerholm started with, this wild creation still features the TQ HPR50 drive system though the frame has seen some structural changes. The most noticeable is the addition of an extra “klunker” style tube for the front triangle. Dangerholm states that the tube “serves no purpose other than to add to the appearance of the bike. This was cut up and I re-shaped the top tube to fit as good as possible inside the Solace front triangle. While I’m no stranger to modifications I’m no carbon work expert, so I left it to my local carbon repair man to bond it in place.”
There’s also a different drive unit guard plate and seat stay skid plates made from metal. While the frame is made from carbon, Dangerholm’s inspiration from Mad Max vehicles meant that the carbon look was out of place. Instead, he used a special paint that actually rusts. The paint contains an iron powder that gives a true rusty finish when sanded and sprayed with an activator.
The fork is easily the show stopper and is a combination of fork, ‘stem’, and bars. Custom fabricated by Monē Bikes, the fork has plenty of interesting details like Damascus steel styling, coins for fork tube and handlebar ends, and unique brake line routing through the fork leg.
About those brakes…
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about the dangers of disc brake rotors in the pro peloton, but these are actually dangerous. So much so that there are custom-fabricated rotor guards again by Monē Bikes to prevent the actual saw blades from cutting anything.
You get thirsty out there in the barren wastelands so the bike has a spot for a water bottle (metal of course) along with a trusty flask mounted to the seat post.
SCOTT Solace ”Wasteland” Specifications
- Frame: SCOTT Solace Gravel 10 eRIDE size L
- Fork: Monē Bikes custom fabricated
- Headset: Syncros with Monē Bikes locking cover
- Handlebar: Monē Bikes custom fabricated
- Grips: Fly Bikes Ruben Alcantara Signature
- Shifters: SRAM Wireless Blips
- Brake Levers: Extralite UltraLevers 3
- Brake Cable Housing: Jagwire Elite Link
- Brake Calipers: Paul Components Klampers
- Brake Discs: BrakeStuff custom saw disc 160mm
- Brake Disc Bolts: Mèti titanium
- Saddle: Brooks Swift Titanium
- Seat post: Syncros Duncan SL D-Shape
- Drive System: TQ-HPR50 50Nm 360Wh
- Crankarms: Rotor eKapic
- Pedals: SE Bikes Bear Trap
- Chainring: Garbaruk TQ-Compatible 42T
- Chain: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission
- Cassette: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission 10-52T
- Rear Derailleur: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission
- Rear Derailleur Cage: CeramicSpeed OSPW X
- Front Hub: Paul Components
- Rear Hub: DT Swiss 350
- Rims: Vélo Orange Voyager
- Tires: Onza Ibex and Continental Ruban
- Bottle Cages: King Cage Manythings Cage and Oliver Flask Cage
- Bottles: Stanley and Elite
