benoksanen

I know this thread is old and dead, but I read it today and thought I'd add a bit ... I just bought an older used Habanero frame (or so I hoped) with no stickers or identifying markings. Sent Habanero an email with the serial number (and a photo), and Mark had a nice personalized response to me verifiying size, sale date and manufacture date (2003) within hours. Further, he had a few kind words about my build. That personalized response makes me believe Mark will be there to support new purchases.

Ride on.

beyt.al.tapes

nice!

asgelle

Thanks. Insight worth waiting six years for.

TiHabanero

Mark is a superb individual and an upstanding businessman. I have had two new Habbys over the years, and promote them whenever I can.

datlas 

ikr

datlas 

I just stripped down my Habby and cleaned it up. It’s going to get a brand new Ultegra R8000 groupset.

cxwrench

I will NEVER understand why people clamp top tubes.

veganbikes

Since the thread is zombie'd and I actually have a relevant bike to post, granted not a road bike but I have been riding it on the road occasionally till I actually put some damn proper tires and hit the dirt.

easyupbug 

Most all top tubes, carbon, light alloy, tapered steel and titanium (which has a lower tensile yield strength than steel) are not designed for clamping forces and paint can be damaged. I love my Habanero cyclocross and enjoy it as much as my Litespeeds Classic and Firenze. While not the artistic welds of some I assure you after years supervising years in heavy industry maintenance with multiple weld shops Habaneros welding is good. True Habanero beads are not nearly as attractive as some but with Ti the issue is oxygen infiltration which corrupts and discolors the weld leading to brittleness & cracking. Habaneros I have seen have beautiful silvery weld.

guisar

Hi,


I (along with my partner) after long discussions and involvement with Mark (I was a very early owner of a Habanero) are the new owner/operators. Mark is still involved on a consulting basis, particularly with tandems, his speciality. In addition to the new line of disc models, we're bringing back the Nuevo updated to accommodate 30mm tyres, an EC44 headset with an extra strong fork in the larger frame sizes and a seat collar rather than a tab. The ride, ride quality and prices will remain Habanero.


Just wanted you all, or whomever may be interested about the change. We're here at sales@habanero.bike to help & provide any support you'd like


Cat & Wendy

datlas 

Done. Even my cat approves.

mstateglfr 

I have a mid90s cannondale road frame in my stand right now with it supported by the top tube. Why not?...like the bike here, my frame has no paint right now. It was placed in the vice and partly set to hold the frame in place because I had to install another rivnut on the downtube bottle cage holes.

Pictures don't always show what you think.
At the same time, sometimes they do show what you think.

ivan_yulaev

Congrats Cat & Wendy! I still have my Habanero road frame from 2005, and intend for my next bike to be from you as well.

guisar

You are more than welcome to clamp the crap out of any of our tubes- they are strong af. You're absolutely right with carbon or AL tubes, at least the oversize and hydroformed ones. It may not cause a problem, but it just as likely will. With Ti frames, I'm not aware of any issues- that said we have an old seatpost we clamp to.

guisar

Thanks so much for the well-wishing! We'll be here and in addition to the updated Neuvo (30mm tires) we have a backpacking model (Variant - B) in the works. Like the gravel bike it'll work fine on the road as well but it's focused on crappy terrain and roads.

guisar

Cats are an important part of most workshops aren't they? Schmittens in one of our best QA folks.

xiaoman1 

Resurrecting an old thread brought some folks out of the woods for additional information/comments.....many of us have done this.....for a newbie it's a nice way to dip one's feet into the water.
Best, Ben

Russ Roth

Would have bought one but the brand doesn't make them small enough for a kid/small adult to be able to ride. Put the kid on a 46cm frame with a 51cm effective top tube but they had nothing close in size, something that needs to be fixed.

guisar

Hi Russ,

Cat from Habanero here- in addition to the 47 (road) and 48 (gravel) we are producing a 45cm road and would be glad to use dimensions of your child as guidelines for the stack/reach etc. Current frames are good for a lot of people around 160cm or more, the 45cm is planned to suit folks whos toros need a bit less reach. If you're interested, please drop us an email or line (sales@habanero.bike or 480.525.2721) and we'll be glad to do a fitting and see what might work. The other owner is 162cxm herself so we're very serious about fitting all sizes of folks. We also are selling cranks down to 165mm and less to help with toe overlap and strike on frames of all sizes.

Russ Roth

Finished building up her cyclocross bike a few weeks ago, went steel.

Beanboy

Keeping this thread alive, since I'll likely be swinging by Habanero next month after the Halloween fans are gone. Looking for a smooth-riding, long-lasting road/endurance bike to use for centuries and occasional club/shop rides. What is offered in 2K to 3K range from the big companies always seem to skimp somewhere.

guisar

Hi! Owner of Habanero here, glad to answer any questions you may have. I'm biased, of course, since I've been riding my same Nuevo for nearly 30 years with no issues as have lots of other riders (we tend to cater to the durable and sensible niche of folks who also maintain their own bikes).
We recently slightly updated the design to accomodate wider rubber (30mm, up from 25mm) and direct mount front calipers if you choose to use one as well as moving to a tapered heattube (accomodates tapered forks now) and from a seat tab (behind the seat tube ala Vitus style) to a more
traditional seat collar (both using a 27.2 post).

Glad to answer any feel, ride or construction questions you may have!

guisar

I would say all of our designs are 2-3k for a full build with mechanical drivetrain. It's no news to anyone that the cost of tires, forks and components have gone through the roof over the last few years- we countered by not raising the price of our designs at all (same price as they have been, 1195 for most external routed designs, 1395 for internally routed and 1795 for custom geometry/features) and offering our own forks and components where we've been able to produce something with same or greater quality and less margin than other brands. A 105 spec'd Nuevo will run right around 2.5 - 2.7 with really good components. Electronic drivetrains drive up the cost a lot but everyone is aware of those costs and our markup is less than most.