The bottom bracket shell for the eccentric on all Jones frames has the center section machined away. This saves weight but the main reason for this is to support the EBB at the widest points. Since the EBB is supported at the widest points and not at the center, it will not rock from […]
The next batch of Jones modified 6 speed cassettes is ready. This allows you to have 6 gears on a single speed hub for a stiffer and stronger (geared) wheel compared to a dished 9/10 speed wheel. I make each 6 speed cassette from a Shimano 9 speed cassette – a little careful machining. […]
I had a good ride Sunday. I took out the new bike I built, the pre-production steel Diamond with unicrown frameset, that was at Interbike. A few specification details; all the spokes, front, rear, left and right are the same length and are equally tensioned. The hubs have different dimensions but the spoke length […]
We are now accepting pre-orders for H-Bars so we can ship them as soon as they are ready.
We estimate the bars will be ready to ship by November 20th.
The press release below has more information. Click the picture (twice) to see full size.
Pre-order in the store here.
Email or call us with any questions.
Here is a new video with a view of my titanium frame. I recorded this on a mountain road/trail network at the end of one of my loop rides.
It was a good show. I saw many good friends and of course I got check out all the bikes and bikeness.
I had a green Haro Master frame just like in the pic back in the mid 80s. It was on a display in the BMX area about the history of fun on 20” […]
James rides out of the UK. He sent me this account of a recent trip in France…
“We just did another bikepacking trip, this time riding between Geneva and Nice in the French Alps in 12 days. We bivied out almost every night and went a bit off-route following some amazing trails. Some of the […]
Very quick post to say I’ve got one of those facebook pages. Another place for pictures and comments and the like. You can find it at http://www.facebook.com/jonesbikes. And I’ll shortly sort a rather nice story from James who took his steel Jones up, down and off the French Alps – a bicycle adventure!
It’s been a while but my Spaceframe single compartment bag by Porcelain Rocket is now available. A very special bag…
– Custom designed and made for the Jones titanium or steel Spaceframe
– Dimension Polyant VX42 main panels
– YKK #10 Uretek water-resistant main zippers with nickel-coated sliders for bomber durability
– YKK #8 Uretek water-resistant accessory zippers […]
