BIKES

Glen Copus knows bikes. He knows racing. And he knows fabrication. Over the years, he’s built or had a hand in building thousands of frames for professionals and recreational riders: mountain, cyclocross, road, track, 29er, urban commuter. He’s even built a couple kid’s bikes.

PRICING

Glen builds custom bikes, so this list does not represent the sum of what he builds. But most of his customers end up with one of the following bikes.

Cyclocross – $900 — This is a cyclocross racing frame with a carbon fork. Available with track dropouts. Also available with 26″ wheels.

Road racing – $1000 — This is a road bike suitable for racing or fast club rides. It comes with a carbon fork.

National Forest Explorer – $1200 — This is a versatile frameset that fits 700 x 35mm or 650B x 42mm tires + fenders. It includes a custom steel fork, braze-ons for three water bottles, rear and front low-rider rack braze-ons, downtube shifter braze-ons, and cantilever/linear brake posts.

Add S&S TIG’d couplers: $400

Add Ritchey BreakAway option: $200

Add disc brakes: $100

Washington State residents must pay sales tax.

Why are Elephant bikes so inexpensive?

ORDERING

When you order a frame set from Glen, he’ll build it from the ground up. There’s no one else coping, cutting, filing, sanding, welding, or brazing. All frames are made in Spokane, WA, USA, and painting is done by a local powder-coater.

If you order a full bike build from Glen he’ll assemble it and make sure it shifts and stops perfectly.

BUILD & MATERIALS

Bits of your bike will be TIG welded, bits will be brazed. But most joints are TIG welded. Expertly.

All  Elephant frames have the wishbone seat stay. It’s light, each one is custom made, and it’s the most visible indicator of the Elephant brand. The invisible indicators – years of experience, passion, thoroughness, skill – are mostly covered by the paint job, but you’ll notice them when you ride an Elephant and inspect the details.

Glen uses a variety of tubing, selected for your needs. If you have specific tubing requirements, call Glen and present your case.

COLORS

Colors: 4 + infinity. If you like Orange, Yellow, Black, or Red, you’re  covered. If you want a different color, go to this site and buy a pound of your favorite color. Send the powder to Glen, and for no extra cost, you get a custom color.