Daryl Roberts from Form Cycles shows us the "Fatso". This is a Titanium fat bike with a Lefty fron fork and softail rear suspension design.
Form Cycles – “Fatso” Ti Full Suspension Fat Bike
By Gregg March 07, 2012
We first covered Form Cycles way back in 2009 at the now defunct San Diego Custom Bicycle Show ( http://reviews.mtbr.com/form-cycles ) Daryl Roberts and Form Cycles have come a long way since then. They are still in Arizona (recently moved from Sedona to Cave Creek) and still building great Ti bikes.
It just so happens that the lucky owner of this custom softail fat bike is a moderator for the Mtbr discussion forums and he is also a builder himself. Daryl shows us the highlights of this innovative bike dubbed the “Fatso”, a full suspension titanium fat bike with Cannondale Lefty single sided front fork. Full suspension is definitely on the cutting edge for the fat bike category.
http://reviews.mtbr.com/form-cycles-fatso-ti-full-suspension-fat-bike
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PREVAIL MOUNTAIN HARDTAIL
Experience the advantage of FORM design. PREVAIL has been meticulously designed to counteract the hardships of technical trails from rock gardens to rugged downhills. There is an advantage with stable geometry. Whether you choose custom or stock, your bike will excel above the rest.
The frame is made to feel fluid and is geometrically sound. The S-Bend seatstays and chainstays enable maximum tire clearance while providing a more compliant rear triangle. Frame weight and stiffness ratio are optimized through careful selection of each tube for the frame build.
OPTIONS:
- WHEEL SIZE: Comes in 26”, 650b, or 29” wheel size options
- FORK: Travel, Axle Type, Steerer Tube and model (FOX, Rock Shox or White Brothers)
- OPTIONS: Single-speed (belt drive), PRESS-FIT 30 or BB30, Tapered or standard steerer tube, cable routing changes
- FINISH: Paint color choice/selection on steel; Brushed or Sand-blasted finish for Titanium
Shown above with Cannondale Lefty fork, integrated seat post, internal cable routing, Cermark Laser decals burned into the Ti,and FORM specific dropouts.
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Passion of Precision
FORM Cycles was developed to provide cycling enthusiasts with a handcrafted bicycle. Our name stands for our commitment to intelligently integrate your riding form, into the bike itself. This unison of individual and engineering raises the riding experience to a new level of excellence.As cyclists and craftsmen, we know the difference uncompromising quality makes. Essential to our mission is the meticulous craft of superior welding and the use of hand-selected U.S. sourced titanium, steel and stainless steel. Our passion is to produce bikes that are engineered and manufactured to such high standards that they perform as race machines, but qualify as pure art.
Frame Builders and Designers
Daryl Roberts, Sam Davis and Shawn Morra met as employees at Titus Cycles in Engineering and Manufacturing. Now, they are bringing handmade bikes to you from the Copper State!
A former aerospace draftsman, then designer at Titus, Daryl Roberts now manifests his passion for cycling as the Founder and Designer of FORM Cycles. He appreciates the integration of new technology into classic styling and performance. This is the methodology used in the creation of every FORM bicycle.
A prior TX Mountain Bike champion (2003 Sport, 2004 Expert), Daryl is now earning his scars on the Northern Arizona slickrock as a CAT 1. Originally spotted on the Baldwin Trail, via Buddha Beach, in Sedona, AZ , he is now forging the trails in Cave Creek, AZ.
A former aerospace welder, Sam Davis knows titanium. Welding is an art. Robots are now engaged to perform the kind of welds that this human can surpass. Sam has brought his knowledge of clean, meticulous starts and stops to FORM cycles. An avid water-skier, from Parker, AZ, he is committed to playing outside through cycling, BMX, dirt-biking, and watersports. With his own companies, Davis Welding and CycleTronix, Sam continues to challenge himself with new projects in these same markets.
Shawn Morra has over 15 years of experience as a machinist. He started machine training at the age of 14 in a metal shop. Early in his teens, he developed the skills of machining, torch brazing and welding, stick welding, foundry mold and pouring molten aluminum. There he learned geometric blueprint tolerancing, speed and feed rates, and mastered machining mathematical equations. His early passion developed into an apprentice machinist role at Honeywell at age 17. His prior projects include the Apache helicopter, Raytheon EKV (Star Wars) Stinger Missile, Tomahawk missile, MD helicopters, and the C17 Globaster. His work in the cycling industry is not to be overlooked as he continues to develop new methods of machining for complex and tight tolerance frame mitering.
Sustainability and Business Responsibility
We work, live and play in Arizona. This state is rapidly becoming recognized as a cycling destination to savor. Living here, we have become even more aware that caring for our environment is a basic aspect of any business, but a foundational premise of ours. We engage in sustainable and green practices at every opportunity, and encourage our partners to do the same. We have found a great focus and commitment to the environment within the cycling community.
In our offices, we look at every option and possibility of using renewable and recycled materials, with an eye to performance first. As the “Green” market grows and evolves, our options will expand. Our website is carbon-neutral. Our shirt choices include organic cotton, water-based dyes, are carbon neutral, and manufactured with fair human labor practices. Shipment packaging is recycled. Office supplies and printed materials, such as our catalogs, brochures, and business cards include recycled and FSC certified papers, with soy and water-based inks. We are doing “our part” to help increase our chances of cycling within this beautiful world.
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