Depending on how you look at it, the bar has been either raised or lowered yet again. (We can guess which way the toptube went.) KHE is proud to introduce The Spectre, a 3.814 pound frame that’s being ridden by Daniel Dhers. It’s got a 20.43″ toptube presumably because no one else has made that size yet. Either that, or it’s a really subtle tribute to Mat Hoffman. 43!

Judging from the one photo on Fat, KHE was able to save weight by using removable brake mounts and cable guides, and by eliminating the headtube entirely. I’m shocked they left the top of the seat tube that tall—they could have easily shaved off that excess .014 pound there. I’d also like to see a properly angled photo of the bottom bracket—it looks like it’s just hanging off the bottom of the seat tube. Elevated chainstays?

Snafu, once again rationalizing their very existence and doing a so-so job of it. Look, just say you’re putting out sprockets that look like every other sprocket so no one has to deal with the stigma of running a Snafu product in 2009. Honesty is the best policy.