Kogswell
Lugged Steel Road Frameset - Model P H O M E  |  P R I N T
"It's too bad we have to hang parts on them..."
                - Kirk Pacenti talking about bicycle frames

The sports/touring frameset is one that many people think of as the fast, all-purpose rider. A road frame by nature, it is designed for day-long rides and multi-day 'light' touring, where you don't carry much more than weather gear and a credit card for meals and lodging. Our model P is light and nimble and features many of the details that characterize a modern sport/tourer.

The Model P is our fancy all-rounder. If you can only afford one bike, this is the one to own. It's versatile, comfortable and affordable. This frameset took a long time to develop and bring to market. Our goal was to make a simple light tourer but we got a little carried away. We started with Kirk Pacenti's beautiful lugs, added heat-treated, thin-wall tubing, sprang for the best cast dropouts we could find, and finally went all out and threw in ultra fancy reinforcements for the stay bridges and the water bottle mounts. The result is a frame that surprises people when they see it. And tickles them when they ride it.











To read more about the P Model
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Geometry (mostly in millimeters) 
 Size SeatAngle HeadAngle ForkRake TopTube ChainStay BBDrop



 54    72.0      72.5       44      550      435      76



 56    72.0      72.5       45      555      435      76



 58    72.0      73.0       43      570      435      76



 60    72.0      73.0       43      580      445      76



 62    72.0      73.0       43      590      445      76



 Note: the Size is measured center-to-top

Details
  • lugged, double-butted, heat-treated, cro-mo steel frame
  • threaded, 1" steel fork with a cast crown
  • the 132.5mm rear spacing allows you to use standard road or MTB hubs
  • room for 32mm tires and fenders -or- 35mm tires in the dry
  • vertical rear dropouts and under the BB gear cable routing
  • down/tube shifter bosses
  • requires a 28.6mm, clamp-on front derailleur
  • clearance for Shimano and Tektro 47-57mm brakes
  • two sets of mounts for H2O bottles and seat stay mounted rack eyelets
  • double eyelets on the rear dropout and single on the front
  • threaded fender bosses on the bridges and the fork
  • sized for a 68mm English BB shell and a 27.2mm seatpost
  • the finish is dark green paint with a contrasting white head tube
  • the decals are clear coated







Here we see:
- how 47-57 brakes fit
- the top fender mount
- the brake bridge reinforcement
- the rack mounts













If you look closely at the next two photos you'll see:
- the bottom fender mount
- the C/S bridge reinforcement















In these photos the rims are Sun CR-18s and the tires are Pasela 32s
















The underside of the crown also has a fender mount - note the Allen bolt
















The next two photos show the nice Long Shen drop outs and fork ends - both have eyelets
















Nice color, eh?

















Here's a detail of the water bottle bosses on the S/T - note the 'star' reinforcements






















And in these last two photos we see the front and back of the head tube - pretty kool eh?






















The pump peg is painted green - don't they do a nice job at the paint shop?