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A ride on new steel

I’ve been riding with the new steel frame and forks.

The snow will be here soon.

On this ride I kept everything in the bags and off my back. There is another water bottle in there too.

I’ve been choosing the fat wheel over the 29″ most of the time.

By Jeff|November 15th, 2010|Thoughts|0 Comments|

steel proto

This is a bike I built in the Fall and have been riding this Summer. The frame fork and bar are 4130 chromoly.

More to come.

By Jeff|August 30th, 2010|Builds, Design|11 Comments|

small bikes

I promised my kids that when they learned to ride a bike, I would build them One.

Here is Marley’s  bike.

Riding to school this spring before I built the Truss fork and removed the gears.

Headwind.

She loves the bike but unfortunately for her she can’t ride it this summer as it’s one of the bikes […]

By Jeff|July 19th, 2010|Builds, Design|6 Comments|

wheel set

I just finished this wheel set for the next bike build.

By Jeff|June 2nd, 2010|Builds, Design|0 Comments|

NYC MAD trip

We went to the exhibit opening in NY at The Museum of Arts and Design and had a great time. I was thrilled to meet the other builders and some of the people that helped make the exhibit happen.

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle
May 31- Aug 15, 2010

Here is a portion of the video playing at […]

Simon’s bike

By Jeff|April 20th, 2010|Builds|0 Comments|

steel frame set

It’s the same color as this one.

By Jeff|March 28th, 2010|Thoughts|1 Comment|

6 speed run

I just finished a small run of cassettes for a few bikes and rolling chassis shipping out soon.

It’s compatible with Chris King and DT Swiss SS hubs as well as many other “single speed” cassette hubs.

It’s compatible with Shimano (not Shadow) derailleurs with a long low limit “L” screw supplied with the cassette.

This is […]

By Jeff|March 23rd, 2010|Builds, Design|0 Comments|

4130 cromo steel Truss fork

When I built my first Spaceframe in 2003 I used 4130 cromo.

I’ve been asked many times about the possibility of a steel Truss fork and Spaceframe and I’ve been wanting to build a set for a while.

The fork went together well.

It’s heavier than the titanium Truss but it’s lighter than the more normal steel […]

By Jeff|December 17th, 2009|Builds, Design, Thoughts|4 Comments|

more pictures of Neil’s bike

I’ve had requests for more pictures of Neil’s bike with the fenders.

By Jeff|December 4th, 2009|Builds, Design, FAQs|0 Comments|