We knew we were sending this new naked Cr off to exactly the right home when Yoni appeared to pick up his bike. He had a massive grin, bright orange shoes, and the most perfect bike-matched purple socks and contrasting green jersey.
He was ready to roll.
As he headed down the loose gravel Naked HQ driveway for an immediate test ride, it just looked right. Yoni and the bike became one flow of movement instantly.
Yoni modestly describes his past life as a competitive road racer as being "albeit not a very good one." But watching him ride, you can see the deep pedigree of a decade spent making a cyclocross bike do "everything that wasn’t singletrack." He came to us looking for a tool actually built for that versatility—something to handle the "short but steep" pavement bits and get him to the "un-car-ed" gravel trails without "wrestling with tires" every weekend.
This build is the answer.
It’s a machine that respects his racing roots but prioritizes the simple, honest joy of a ride that just works. To finish it off, we added a custom-anodized purple package on the headset, hubs, and seat clamp. Because if you’re going to have a signature look, you might as well go all in.
Exactly as it should be.
