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title: Introducing the Clydesdale Draft
description: The first bike of the Clydesdale Bicycles Lineup is the Draft. This is a great all-around bike for multiple purposes including commuting, gravel riding, road riding, fitness, touring, and even racing. This bike currently features Shimano Ultegra and 105 components with cable actuated TRP Hy/Rd brakes. But we plan to upgrade this bike
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# [Introducing the Clydesdale Draft](https://blog.zinn.bike/introducing-the-clydesdale-draft)

 Written by [Ivan Predojev](https://blog.zinn.bike/author/ivan-predojev) | May 8, 2018, 5:00:00 AM

The first bike of the Clydesdale Bicycles Lineup is the [Draft](https://bikeclydesdale.com/draft/). This is a great all-around bike for multiple purposes including commuting, gravel riding, road riding, fitness, touring, and even racing. This bike currently features Shimano Ultegra and 105 components with cable actuated TRP Hy/Rd brakes. But we plan to upgrade this bike to have fully hydraulic brakes as soon as the Shimano 105 hydraulics become available. Those components are due to launch in October.

- 2XL, 3XL, and 4XL sizes available
- Custom built wheels with custom hubs built for 450lb rider weight
- [Titanium frame](https://www.bigandtallbike.com/Frame-parts_c_64.html?__hstc=80535816.ac099693441d65efa364b94fb1e78733.1779197964959.1779269778201.1779276368149.5&__hssc=80535816.4.1779276368149&__hsfp=981b3e79f72f4f39dee5f74aa5629091) with internal routing and rack/fender mounts
- Enve Gravel fork with removable fender.

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