When a fellow riding friend (FoShizzle) emailed me on this build, I knew it was going to be insane. El Beastro is known to have Spectrum powder coat some extremely original designs onto is frames. This Knolly Endorphin has to be one of the craziest I have ever seen. It looks incredible, and I can only imagine how it looks in person. Knolly’s are known for their incredible build and ride quality, so it is very fitting for an Endorphin to get this kind of treatment.
From El Beastro’s MTBR.com post on the Knolly board:
I’ve been working on this build since I picked the frame up in person from Noel in February. The custom powdercoat took a while to get done at Spectrum simply because of their back log, but as always, the powder was “totally fricking out of this world” worth it. I’ve been riding The Endorphin now for about 3 weeks and absolutely dig this rig. I’m still dialing in the suspension and the bike is just getting better.
Props out to Noel at Knolly for all the support and to Larry at Mountain High Cyclery for all the time he’s put in on this project. I also want to thank Mark, Steve, and Liz at Spectrum for taking the time to personally work with me on the paint scheme and then make it happen exactly the way we discussed it. We are all very proud of this rig.
Build kit:
- Endorphin:- Large, Custom Spectrum Powderworks Powdercoat
- Rear Shock:- Cane Creek Double Barrel
- Fork:- Marzocchi 66SL
- Head Set:- Cane Creek 110
- Stem:- Thompson 31.8mm
- Bar:- Gravity Carbon HiRise 31.8mm
- Bar Ends:- Hope
- Grips:- Raceface ODI
- Brakes:- Hope M6 Moto 203mm F / 183mm R
- Brake Pads :- Hope Sintered HH Compound
- Shifters:- SRAM X-0
- Seat Post:- Thomson Elite 31.6mm
- Seat Post QR:- Chromag Aluminum
- Saddle: -WTB Laser V Team Black
- Crankset:- Middleburn
- Bottom Bracket:- SKF Double Roller
- Chainguide :- Heim Single Roller
- Bash Guard :- Dark Cycles Alum
- Front Derailleur:- Shimano XT
- Rear Derailleur:- SRAM X-9 Medium Cage
- Cassette:- SRAM PG-990 11-34
- Chain:- SRAM PC971
- Pedals:- Time Atac
- Wheels:- I9 Red/Silver Custom Ordered Enduros
- Rear Skewer:- Hadley 10mm Thru Axle
- Front Tire:- Schwalbe Big Betty 2.4
- Rear Tire:- Schwalbe Big Betty 2.4
Overall weight w/pedals:- 35 lbs
As you can see from the pictures below, there was no expense spared on this build. You might have seen another one of his bikes (now in Fo’s possession)…the arctic-camo Ventana El Terremoto 6.0. This bike is flat out amazing. Great work!
