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Ultra Distance Scholarship - Stayer OMG MTB Medium
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim
In support of the Ultra Distance Scholarship and its initiative to increase diversity and representation within ultra distance cycling.
Win a custom Stayer OMG mountain bike in support of the Ultra Distance Scholarship.
Built up as a one-of-a-kind bicycle in collaboration with some special friends.
This custom Stayer OMG mountain bike (medium) is one of three bicycles (1 small, 1 medium, 1 large) built up in support of the Ultra Distance Scholarship, and provided by Stayer Cycles — bespoke, hand-built, frame and wheel builders based in London. The OMG is their rowdy custom mountain bike frame, and this one was put together by Will Jones (Zetland Cycles) in his own creative vision for the project.
About the builder
Will is a professional writer for Cyclingnews and an amateur framebuilder and bike restorer for himself. When he's not reviewing bike stuff he's trying not to burn his fingertips off in the garage with his new oxyacetylene torch, or playing with his two dogs.
His OMG was loosely designed to evoke days gone by, both in terms of MTB tech (it being rigid with canti brakes) and the joys of riding around on a simple bike as a teen, unburdened with the worry of upgrades or marginal gains. Also he wanted it to look a bit like a vintage motorbike, hence the custom bags fashioned from a vintage leather jacket he bought off a guy in Camden, and the beautiful shiny mudguards.
About the Ultra Distance Scholarship
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The Ultra Distance Scholarship (UDS) was created in 2020 to help bring more diversity to the startline of a very niche and predominantly white sport; ultra distance cycling. The UDS is a registered nonprofit and supports riders with custom bicycles, bikefitting, bikepacking bags, cycling kit, performance coaching, training equipment and technology, and a 1:1 mentorship program with an experienced ultra cyclist, over the course of a year, in a training journey towards a prominent ultra cycling race. Beyond the comprehensive scholarship package, the initiative has and continues to foster life-changing community and networks of support within the ultra cycling community which is successfully diversifying the sport and inspiring others to join in. The UDS works to amplify ongoing, ever-evolving conversations about diversity and inclusion in cycling, through online Q&A sessions, public panel discussions and talks, and blog posts and interviews, from the growing list of UDS alumni, mentors, coaches, and supporters.
Last year, the UDS scholars trained for and took on the Racing Collectives’s GBDURO, this year they will be taking on the Pan Celtic Race, as they did back in 2021. More info can be found on www.ultradistancescholarship.com.
Where does the money go?
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All money raised through this campaign will help fund the Ultra Distance Scholarship’s work this year and hopefully into the next! The major expenses of the scholarship are: coaching fees, mentorship fees, bike fitting fees, administration fees, and additional componentry, equipment and gear not currently covered by sponsors. The UDS would also love to pay some awesome folks working to make cycling more inclusive, to do some vital consultation work with them, eventually carving out a job position for someone qualified to lead the UDS to further glory (ideally POC-led).
With your support you’ll be helping the Ultra Distance Scholarship continue to provide amazing opportunities for folks who might not normally participate in these types of events. Please help us keep alive an initiative whose work is not done yet (but one day hopes to be!).
Product Specs
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Frame Custom Stayer OMG, medium, powder coated grey
Fork Custom Stayer bi-plane fork
Bars Velo Orange klunker bars
Saddle Brooks Imperial sprung saddle
Wheels Velocity dually rims, Velo Orange rear hub, dynamo front
Tyres Schwalbe
Crankset White Industries
BB BSA threaded BB reducer to run square taper
Derailleur Mavic
Brakes Velo Orange Grand Cru canti brakes
Luggage Custom Wizard Works
All money raised will go to the Ultra Distance Scholarship.
This project successfully funded on 18th November 2022