Elephant Bikes

04/07/2023

Darlene is part of our elephant community and a long time friend!

Darlene Kirk, our friend, and sorority sister was hospitalized just days after Chr… Pat Clark needs your support for Support Darlene's Fight Against Leukemia

09/04/2021

Elephant in the wild….

11/01/2020

Happy Halloween! Fright Night ride on an Elephant. Cyclist, Mark Knokey. Photo credit, Alan Jacob. Thanks for a beautiful picture!

05/27/2020

Elephant Bikes are built by one man in a Colbert garage, where Glen Copus turns out bikes known for their idiosyncratic designs and expert craftsmanship. But Copus is disarmingly unpretentious about his product and adamant about keeping the design utilitarian and no-frills.

04/17/2019

From customer, Julian:

It was super helpful to see other people’s build list for different ideas, sizes etc.. I actually had the bike built a few months ago, but didn’t want to risk it on icy road. Everything’s finally starting to melt here, so I took it out for a small ride recently. It was really fun going from paved road to snow covered road to muddy grass. NFE kinda just floated above all these different surfaces! It was amazingly easy to climb with this bike too. Anyway, thank you guys again for this awesome bike! Definitely a happy customer here.

Here’s my build list by the way:
Frame: Medium 2018 batch
Bars: Compass Randonneur 31.8 Handlebars 42cm
Seat Post: Thomson (Setback, 27.2X330mm, Silver)
Saddle: Brooks England Cambium C15 Saddle
Wheels: Truest set I have ever ridden built by Matt Larsen with Velocity Blunt SS rims he recommended
Hubs: Schmidt SON28 ISO 6-Bolt Disc Front Dynamo Hub, White Industry XMR Rear Hub, 36 spokes
Cranks: Sugino 165mm + Wolf Tooth Components 40t 130bcd Drop-Stop Chainring
BB: Shimano UN55 BB Square Taper Bottom Bracket 68x113mm
RD: SRAM Apex 1x11 Long Cage Rear Derailleur
Brake levers: SRAM Rival 1 Brake Lever / Rival 22 Shift
Pedals: MKS Sylvan
Headset: Chris King NoThreadset 1-1/8in
Rack: Nitto Mini-Front 32F
Stem: Compass 1-1/8” Threadless Stem so I can use their Rene Herse Decaleur
Breaks: Paul Component Klamper Disc, Short Pull, +0mm IS, +20mm IS adapters
Rotors: Shimano XT SM-RT86 Rotor 6-Bolt, 160mm

12/02/2018

Jerseys are in! For all of you who paid for shipping I’ve got them all packaged and ready to go first thing tomorrow morning!! I’m sending them out priority 2 day or priority 3 day mail depending on your address!! Thank you all!!!

10/18/2018

http://www.elephantbikes.com/jersey.html

12/07/2017

New owner David M. His medium NFE.

He says: "Have had my build for a little under a month. Not "done" but pretty happy with the build as is... Still debating if I want to dump the acorn bag and move on to a swift basket bag. but so far... this bike is the real deal. already has me thinking about selling my road bike; i'm totally sold on the chubby tire, all-road bike deal."

12/05/2017

Chris S Medium NFE
bikpacking.com Toll Road route

12/04/2017

Customer Hannah's medium NFE.

She says this:

GOING/STOPPING BITS

SHIFTERS/RD/CASSETTE: Shimano 105 5800

FD: Shimano CX70

CRANKSET: White Industries VBC 46/30t; 172.5mm

BRAKES: TRP Spyre SLC

BB: Shimano UN55; 68x113mm

WHEEL BITS (Matthew Larsen)

RIMS: Velocity Blunt SS

F HUB: Shutter Precision PD-8

R HUB: White Industries XMR

TIRES: WTB Horizon

SHINY BITS

HEADSET: IRD Double Roller Drive

STEM: Ritchey Classic C220; 100mm

BARS: Nitto B135AA Randonneur; 420mm

SEATPOST: Nitto Crystal Fellow

RACK: Nitto Mark’s Rack

LIGHT: Schmidt Edelux II

09/28/2017

School of Cross is a junior CX club in Spokane, WA. Four of the 27 kids are on Elephant cross bikes.

05/12/2017

Peter S's NFE. He says, "Those are Oveja Negra bags made in Salida, CO. I'm headed to the shop that put this bike together, YAMP! Cyclery in Edgewater, CO to do their alternate Thursday night ride, "THE O'DUB.""