Stromm: A Track Bike for the New Era

A project in San Francisco, CA by Ben Rothacker
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UCI rules, rider positions and manufacturing have changed. It's time for bike design to catch up.
Backers: 82
Average Pledge Per Backer: $2046

Funded: $167,802 of $75,000
Dates: May 16th -> Jun 16th (31 days)
Project By: Ben Rothacker
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Latest News

Production Photos and final days!

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
The Frame Takes Shape While our Kickstarter draws to a close in the next 36 hours, we're working behind the scenes to bring the Stromm frame to life on our tight schedule. Thanks to you all, we were able to reach 100% of our goal very early on in the... (Read More)

Final Days and some hot News!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Projects We Love Stromm has been selected by Kickstarter as a "Project we Love." We're thrilled to have this rare recognition from Kickstarter of the faith you all have placed in the project. This designation is reserved for projects that push the... (Read More)

Components are already arriving

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
It's already happening We're on an accelerated timeline to get these bikes qualified for use in Paris so everything is full speed ahead - the headsets have arrived! Sum of its parts At Stromm we sweat the details. In many cases this is highlighted by... (Read More)

$100k! All sizes Available + surprise unlock!

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! $100,000+ To all of our backers, THANK YOU!  Your faith in this project has allowed us to proceed with the production of the next two sizes: XL and Small.  You’ll see those options available now and if you’ve been waiting for one of... (Read More)

Stack n' Reach: Dialing your position

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Why not tube length? A few folks have contacted me about geometry questions, and I want to help clear up why stack and reach are used to hone in on the right frame size and not top tube length or head tube height or other angle/variable-dependent... (Read More)

Size XL is open!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Size XL now available!  We did it! To all of our backers, THANK YOU!  We're confident we'll have enough support to open the XL mold so the bigger frames are a GO! You will be able to switch sizes in the pledge manager, so you don't have to decide... (Read More)

Geometry and Fit

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Stromm is about Improvement So thrilled we’ve reached our funding goal and we want to be available for questions about the new Stromm track bike. Any concerns or thoughts on geometry or deciding on what size to use? Please send me a message. We're... (Read More)

Why is our frame fast?

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Ok, but why this frame? For the fellow aero nerds out there, I thought I’d go into a bit more detail on the aerodynamic design of our track frame. We’re excited about the UCI’s expanded section profile rules (I’ll call it 8:1 vs. 3:1 here,... (Read More)

We're Funded!!!

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We are thrilled to announce that we are now fully funded! We are humbled by the show of support and faith from the bike community and can't wait to turn this momentum into some sweet track bikes. We'd like to thank each and every one of you for... (Read More)

It all starts with a steel slab (production photos!)

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Picnic-table size slabs Our project reached another milestone and we've begin to cut tooling on more sizes now that our Kickstarter page is nearing full-funding. These massive picnic-table sized steel slabs will become the molds that create the... (Read More)

First Week

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, we are 1 week into the project and are closing in on 80% funded. We are grateful and humbled for the support from the community at large.   With considerable coverage from the press, blogs, and even Instagram meme pages; word is spreading and... (Read More)

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