GRYPHON

Frame specification

• 34mm ID head-tube – for a traditional 1 1/8″ steerer fork
• Single chainring, max 42t on a 52mm chainline
• 73mm BSA threaded bottom bracket shell in eccentric insert
• 142×12 thru axle
• 27.2mm seatpost with 30.0mm clamp (included)
• Clearance for up to 29×3″ tyres*
• Bolt-on cable guides on underside of down tube
• Three bottle cage mounts – seat tube, down tube, underside of down tube
• Flat mount rear brake 160mm

Fork specification

• Straight 1 1/8” steerer
• Flat mount brake - 140/160mm
• 100x15mm thru axle
• Bottle cage mounts on fork blades
• Rack mounts
• Mudguard/fender mounts
• Port for internal dynamo cable in right fork leg

Front Wheel - Hope 29 Fortus 30W SC - Pro 5 Centre Lock - Black-100x12mm
Rear wheel - Hope 29 Fortus 30SC - Pro 5-CentreLock-142x12mm- Black - Steel HG freehub body
Cranks - Shimano SLX, 52 mm chainline, 170mm, 32T
Rear derailleur - Shimano RX812 GRX 11-speed rear derailleur, Shadow+ single
Left lever - BL-RX600 GRX hydraulic disc brake lever bled with BR-RX400 calliper, left rear
Right brake/shift lever - ST-RX600 GRX 11-speed STI bled with BR-RX400 flat mount calliper, right front
Chain - CN-HG601 105/SLX HG-X chain with quick link, 11-speed, 116L, SIL-TEC
Cassette - CS-M7000 SLX 11-speed cassette 11 - 42T
Tyres - Mezcal III 29X2.6 XC Blk Anthracite G2.0 Black Tyre
Tubes - Vittoria tubeless valves (can supplied tubed if preferred)
Bottom Bracket - Shimano BB-MT800 - English thread
Handlebars - Pro Discover Alloy - width and flare according to size and preference
Stem - Pro discover stem - 80mm
Seatpost - Pro Koryak seatpost 27.2mm x 400
Saddle - Brooks Cambium C17 - black
Bar Tape - Brooks Cambium rubber - black
Brake rotors- Shimano RT-MT800 disc rotor with external lockring, Ice Tech, 160 mm
Headset - Enduro HDK-0007 EC34 - black

All complete bikes are assembled in house by experienced professional mechanics. We take care over your bike - every thread is prepped, every bolt is torqued correctly, cables are cut to the right length and brakes are bled. For bikes being shipped, they are carefully packed and require only minimal reassembly. Though, where possible, we encourage customers to visit one of our workshops to have a shakedown ride and get your set-up perfectly dialled in.

The above specification is subject to change with part substitutions as availability may dictate.

N.B. Bikes built from our Portland, USA workshop will come with Astral Wheels rather than Hope. They will also have brakes set up left lever front, right lever rear.

In a lot of ways the Gryphon is the bike I really envisaged when I first started Singular. Although the Swift was our first production model, what I really wanted was a 29" wheeled, non-suspended bike optimised for off road use with drop handlebars - and for it to be singlespeed compatible! So in 2008, the Gryphon was born. At the time it was a very odd thing indeed - though now a similar silhouette can be seen in many current bikes.

It became a cult favourite. More people came to appreciate the comfort and versatility of drop bars with the alchemistic pairing of big fat 29″ rubber. Drawing upon and further evolving the traditions of the legendary bikes of Charlie Cunningham and more contemporaneously Matt Chester, the Gryphon foreshadowed the advent of ‘gravel’ bikes. To the best of our knowledge, the Gryphon was the first production 29″ wheeled, disc braked, steel mountain bike frameset designed for use with a drop handlebar.

What makes a bike suited for use with a drop handlebar? Compared to an equivalent frameset designed with a flat bar in mind (in our case the Swift) - a drop bar bike aims to put the hands when in the drops in a similar space in relation to the bike as where they might be on a flat bar. This means the reach to the bars gets a little shorter, while the stack (to the top of the head tube) gets a little higher. Adjusting the geometry in this way makes for a more balanced feel on the bike with the weight well centred between the wheels.

The Gryphon is now updated with even more tyre clearance, thru axles and flat mount brakes – but retaining the fabled smooth ride and lively handling of its predecessors.

Available in M, L & XL sizes – in a lovely muted khaki (RAL 7034) with a simple Singular logo in ivory. 

We utilise a size specific selection of Taiwan made custom drawn triple butted heat treated 4130 Cro-Mo tubing. That means larger frames get beefier tubes, and smaller frames still ride nice and smooth with smaller riders.