In Crust Bikes Terms

The Wombat is a mountain bike amongst the second coming of the "Klunker". Don't get me wrong, Klunkers are cool. I can think of some people out there doing that term justice, but at the same time I see that word becoming synonymous with novelty. The 'Bat is certainly not a novelty, it's a bike designed with purpose, and that purpose isn't to be a damn "Bar Bike". The Wombat is my idea of a bike that you can ride 60 miles to some single track, a set of jumps, a skatepark, or a street spot and ride it when you get there. It's got a high bottom bracket and relatively short back end to keep it nimble and easy to get off the ground. It's slacked out enough to be stable on long chunky cliffside single track, but not so much that it's lazy and can't make it around the hairpin at the end of the straight."

This is how we built it

Frame - Crust Wombat Geared

Crank - BlueLug with Wolf Tooth 34t chain ring and bolts with a Shimano Bottom Bracket (Square Tapper)

Drivetrain - SHIMANO DEORE XT Rear Derailleur RD-M8230-SGS 11-speed, SHIMANO DEORE XT Shifter SL-M8230-R11, SHIMANO Cassette CS-LG700-11, and SHIMANO Chain CN-LG500 LINKGLIDE.

Brakes - PAUL Love Levers Compact Black and SHIMANO DX-R V-Brakes front and rear.

Cockpit - Soma Crane Stem, Velo Orange Seine, TANGE Headset, ESI Chunky grips and NITTO bar ends.

Seating - Brooks C17 and BlueLug Select slit seatpost (silver)

Wheels - Velocity Cliffhanger rims, Novatec sealed hubs, DT Swiss spokes, Dt Prolock Nipples, and rim eyelet washers to help give the wheels a more reliable build, all wrapped up with Stans tubeless rim tape.

Tyres - Schwalbe Nobby Nic, Schwalbe tubes.