THE EAGLE - Handmade school/passion project 14
1/28/2026 1:25am
THE EAGLE in all her beauty. Front end is about as long as it took me to finish making the thing ;)
The wings act as a gusset brace for the slack head angle as well as looking sick!
Rides amazingly well, stable, quiet and fun
Custom 3d printed tool holder, external routing and custom decals.
After
Before
During
BikeCAD was the saviour of the project
Fusion 360 model because why not
Parts
Brand
Model
Additional info
Parts
Frame
Other
THE EAGLE
Handmade
Frame:
Other THE EAGLE.
Misc: Handmade
Fork
Fox
36 FLOAT Performance Elite 2020
Fork:
Fox 36 FLOAT Performance Elite 2020
Headset
Other
Aliexpress
Headset:
Other.
Misc: Aliexpress
Grips
DEITY
Supercush
Grips:
DEITY Supercush
Brakes
Magura
Brakes:
Magura
Brake Levers
Shimano
Brake Levers:
Shimano
Shifters
Shimano
XTR 11 speed
Shifters:
Shimano XTR 11 speed
Rear Derailleur
Shimano
XT 11 Speed
Rear Derailleur:
Shimano XT 11 Speed
Cranks
Shimano
cues
Cranks:
Shimano cues
Bottom Bracket
Cane Creek
T47
Bottom Bracket:
Cane Creek T47
Front Tire
Continental
Kryptotal Fr
Front Tire:
Continental Kryptotal Fr
Rear Tire
Continental
Kryptotal Re
Rear Tire:
Continental Kryptotal Re
General Info
General Info
Model Year
Model Year:
Intended Use
Enduro
Intended Use:
Enduro
Additional Info
THE EAGLE is a one-off, hand-built steel hardtail designed and built from scratch during my time at high school. Using some radical custom geometry, 4130 chromoly tubing, and a homemade 3D-printed frame jig, it took over two years to plan, fabricate, weld, and finish. Built on a tight budget with mostly second-hand parts, it was immediately bikepacked, daily-ridden, stolen and recovered, and then raced proving itself on singletrack. Raw, unconventional, and completely unique, it’s a bike built through obsession, problem-solving, and doing things the hard way.
The full story behind the build and post build riding/dilemmas is available in issue 119 of the New Zealand Mountain Biker Magazine!
Additional Info:
THE EAGLE is a one-off, hand-built steel hardtail designed and built from scratch during my time at high school. Using some radical custom geometry, 4130 chromoly tubing, and a homemade 3D-printed frame jig, it took over two years to plan, fabricate, weld, and finish. Built on a tight budget with mostly second-hand parts, it was immediately bikepacked, daily-ridden, stolen and recovered, and then raced proving itself on singletrack. Raw, unconventional, and completely unique, it’s a bike built through obsession, problem-solving, and doing things the hard way.
The full story behind the build and post build riding/dilemmas is available in issue 119 of the New Zealand Mountain Biker Magazine!
1/28/2026 1:25am
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