The new Roadfinder SL Rim Brake Edition has been designed specifically for the discerning road rider. The model offers the perfect blend of performance and lightweight combined with the classic look and fuss-free maintenance of caliper brakes.
The Roadfinder SL frameset embodies race bike performance with all-day epic ride capability, exquisite handling and the unmistakable ride quality of high-end, hand-crafted steel.
Taking its influences from Pashley’s flagship Roadfinder SL, the Roadfinder SL Rim Brake Edition has been meticulously designed as the antithesis of a do-it-all-road bike. For road riders who crave speed, the Roadfinder SL is performance focused and built for the fastest days on tarmac. The Rim Brake Edition joins Pashley’s Roadfinder collection which comprises of the disc equipped Roadfinder SL, all-road focused Roadfinder and gravel focused Roadfinder X models.
Pashley’s design vision was clear: Retro-mod with lightweight steel performance. This involved re-designing and fine-tuning key elements of the Roadfinder SL to create a road focused caliper brake compatible ‘masterpiece to excite and reward the performance focused road rider’. The all-new Edition harnesses the properties and characteristics of Pashley’s exclusive Reynolds 853 SL air-hardened steel, combined with 3D printed stainless steel caliper brake specific lugs and dropouts. The result is a frame weight reduced to just 1,624g* - allowing transfer of every watt of effort into speed, with a lively ride quality, pin-point cornering accuracy, stability and comfort and excellent vibration absorbency.
“I have to admit, this new Roadfinder SL Rim Brake Edition is my guilty pleasure, the perfect blend of retro race bike class, hand-crafted by Pashley with a combination of artisan and cutting-edge manufacturing techniques with the ability to spec with modern component technology.
"Despite the advantages of disc brakes, for me caliper brakes with their classic aesthetic, inherent weight advantage and ease of maintenance have never gone away. We have purposely made this new Roadfinder SL available as a frameset only to challenge the cycling connoisseur to delve into the depths of their cave and create their own Retro-mod masterpieces and bring the elegance back into road cycling”.
Andy Smallwood, CEO
Expertly handmade from start to finish in Pashley’s workshop based in the UK and using a unique Reynolds 853 SL tubeset and model specific 3D printed frame elements - the fabrication of the frame employs the same level of meticulous skill to produce as the Roadfinder SL with fine TIG welds combining with brazed and silver soldered joints and fittings.
Frame highlights:
The frameset is made from Reynolds 853 SL Pashley specific tubing. Weight is reduced with totally remodelled 3D printed elements including the dropouts and seat lug and refined wall thicknesses & internal structures across the frame. A 3D printed stainless bolt-on front deraileur hanger and the full carbon fork further keeping the weight down. The frame and fork has a max tyre clearance of 30c, a T47 bottom bracket, stainless steel dropouts, full internal cable routing, mudguard compatibility and can be used with mechanical or electronic rim brake groupsets.
The Roadfinder SL Rim Brake Edition frameset is available in 5 sizes xs to XL, in two striking colourways, Firenze Red or Thunderstorm Blue.
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*Based on 54cm Raw frame
