Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
After opening pre-orders earlier this year, the first batch of the Sklar PBJ (Performance Basket Jammer) has officially arrived. Learn how to get your hands on one of these go-anywhere bikes here…
The PBJ is the third bike in Sklar’s lineup since moving production to Taiwan. It fits somewhere between the Super Something gravel bike we tested and the Tall Tale hardtail mountain bike. As founder Adam Sklar puts it, “It’s a bike that inspires me to plan multi-week bike tours, but I can also hop on to have a ton of fun on the local townie trails. It brings together everything I’ve learned in the last decade of framebuilding into one bike that’s accessible, super high-quality, and super fun to ride.” Pre-orders opened earlier this year, and customers have been patiently waiting for the PBJ to arrive. The wait is officially over, and those who pre-ordered should receive their bikes any day now.
The Sklar PBJ is designed around a double-butted Chromoly steel frame and fork, sliding dropouts, boost hub spacing, post-mount disc brakes, and a 73mm BSA threaded bottom bracket. The frame has two bottle mounts in the main triangle (one standard, one three-pack), three-pack mounts under the downtube, and rack mounts. The matching fork has three-pack mounts on each leg, M5 bosses mid-blade and at the dropout, and a hole at the crown for a rack or fenders.
It’s designed for 29 x 2.6” tires but also plays nicely with 29 x 2.4″ tires and clears some 2.8″ rubber. It features a 31.6mm seatpost, internal dropper post routing, clearance for a 36T chainring, and fully external cable routing. The PBJ comes with a rigid fork, but it’s suspension corrected for a 100mm short travel fork for those seeking a little extra cushion.
The Sklar PBJ’s geometry is inspired by modern mountain bike angles, with a slightly longer front center and a shorter stem, and it’s designed to remain playful and nimble. It comes in four sizes with a 69° head tube angle, 74° effective seat tube angle, 432mm chainstays, 68mm bottom bracket drop, and a wheelbase from 1,124mm to 1,222mm.
The PBJ is available as a frameset ($1,599) or complete build. Sklar is offering three stock builds: GX Mechanical ($4,299), Singlespeed ($5,099), or X01 Mechanical ($5,799).
It looks like most colors and sizes are in stock, so head over to SklarBikes.com to learn more. But first, watch the PBJ overview video Adam put together below:
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