Specific issues, often technical, regarding bicycle design

Titec H-bar

The Titec bar is the same width and angle as the original titanium h-bar but with some rise (and built out of aluminum). It's (at time of writing) $95 without…

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24 inch sizing

Here are some pictures I took of a frame for someone who was asking me “how big” a 24" bike could be. In the pictures the seat post is at the max.…

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Truss fork

This is the Merlin built Jones truss fork. Beautifully crafted. They're set to build the Fat Fork version too - to provide a 3.7" front tire option.

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Six speed

I've just finished a very small batch of the XT 6 speed cassettes. I create each one from modifying stock cassettes and fit them to a King single speed hub.…

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