Clem Smith Jr. is Rivendell’s fat-tire, easy to fender & rack, joyously upright and stable, and more affordable than the rest of our lineup bicycle frame.
They're more affordable only because most of the joints are tig-welded instead of lugged. Tigs cut the construction time for each frame down by a lot so the price gets lower. It's a perfectly strong way to make a bicycle, although not as pretty to look at as lugs.
Clems still have a strong wide fork crown, napkin-ring reinforcement lugs at the headtube, and a beautiful well-designed seatlug, so it looks far from a generic bike.
These are made by the same people who make the more expensive frames and with the same materials even.
FRAME SIZES/WHEEL SIZES:
- 45cm / 650b / 27.5 inch new mountain bikey size wheels.
- 52cm / 650b / 27.5-inch new mountain bikey size wheels.
- 59cm / 700c rim size, but with room for "29er" tires
- 64cm / 700c rim size, but with room for "29er" tires
Relevant specs:
Seatpost Dimensions — 26.8mm for 45cm and 52cm and 29.8mm for 59cm and 64cm
Rear spacing - 135mm
Front derailer clamp size - 31.8mm for all sizes. Get a Skeleton Key FD on our site. It's not a looker, but it works so, so well.
What's included other than a frame and fork?A seatpost and a FSA Duron headset.
PBH ranges:
45cm - 68 to 81cm
52cm - 74 to 88cm
59cm - 86 to 96cm
64cm - 93 to 101cm
Pick the frame size that your PBH falls most in the middle of the range.