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The Sierra Explorer Bike is DONE, and YOU can win it!
When Sierra Nevada Brewery asked us to build them a bike to show off at the Sea Otter Classicthis year, we had to think long and hard. We put a serious amount of time and consideration into making components that are functional, beautiful, durable, reliable, and practical, and we love flexing our engineering skills to make an idea scribbled on a napkin into a badass bicycle part with thousands of miles on it. Knowing that the folks right down the road from us at Sierra Nevada take the same pride in their work, and that quite a few of Paul’s ideas have been scribbled on napkins over a cold Pale Ale, we knew we’d have to come up with something really special to be worthy of this collaboration.
BY: CALIFORNIA TRAVIS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Most of you know I’m attracted to weirdos and eccentric people, so of course I love stopping by the BTCHN Bikes shop here in Chico to see what Tyler is welding on. He’s spent most of his life racing all types of motorcycles at insane speeds, and has been adapting the hyper-analytical engineering he’s learned in the motorized world into pedal-powered machines he pushes to equally scary speeds. He’s also one of the most enthusiastic people I’ve ever met, so imagine that he’s yelling and gesturing wildly with his hands as you read this interview about his latest prototype…
The small college town of Chico, California has been home to a few very notable framebuilders over the years. Jeff Lindsay starting out building road bikes is 1972, and was one of the first pioneers to create mountain bikes under the name Mountain Goat in 1981….
When your local trails are as rock filled, choppy and narrow as mine, you end up building a very long travel, large volume tired bike to suit.
This is what happens when you mix the genetics of a Rando bike, purist race bike, and a commuter. You get a ridiculously lightweight, spritely, and capable bike that can haul shit all while hauling ass!