Current Work Archive

Off to Austin
- 02/23/11

Tomorrow EARLY morning Andrea, Jack and I are off to Texas. It will be Jack's first flight (obviously he is 6 months old) and we are prepared for it to be rough. Hopefully all the tricks people tell you actually work and he handles everything well.

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Wiki leaks Pt. II
- 02/18/11

OK this time I am leaking the goods. Since my first stainless 29R the real goal was to make a completely stainless 29R. It was not to make a lugged 29R, that was a result of the materials that were available. I have spent an incredible amount of time trying over and over to get all the items to make a complete stainless mtb. Today the light is shining at the end of that tunnel.

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25 hr days....
- 02/16/11

It would be great if the day was 25 hours long. Seems like no matter how much one works the day is always 1 hour shorter than you want it. Ed and I have been working to get all the bikes ready for NAHBS plus I have one last top secret project that still has potential to happen before I leave. It is going to require some very last day marathons but if all goes well it will be worth it.

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Crunch time..
- 02/09/11

I have been working on Ross's 29R this week and should have it done mid next week. It is another single speed with the new rocker drop outs. It has a rigid fork, stem and stainless post. He opted for the 2 bolt stem to keep the clean lines of the front clamp. Tomorrow I should finish the stem and get the frame tacked.

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Feng Shui
- 02/05/11

When you set up a shop it's always nice to have a certain flow. You start in a set place and kind of move in a circle till the frame is done and goes to paint. When you get new equipment though, the easy approach is to find a place that it fits without thought of the overall fit. I had hit a point where there were numerous things that just needed to be moved. The issue was these items weighed thousands of pounds and I never really wanted to do it.

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Wiki Leaks!!!!!!!!!!!
- 02/02/11

Well I was hoping this would remain under wraps til NAHBS but with the interweb and all it was leaked. Here is the new drop out I will be using for all single speed mtb bikes. It has so many things going for it but the biggest for me is the chain stay mounted brake. I was involved in the development of this product through Paragon Machine Works and I am rather proud of the result.

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Forks
- 01/25/11

This year I have a goal of 36 bikes (which averages 3 per month) and feel it is a realistic goal. One thing to keep in mind is almost all my bikes include a fork, stem and seat post. Those items can add up quickly and take about as much time as the frame.

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In the news...
- 01/19/11

The other day I was called for an interview about the current rise in popularity of the handmade mtb. Here is a link to the article which is currently on the Bicycling website:
http://bicycling.com/blogs/mbword/2011/01/19/handmade-mountain-bikes-gai...

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Hardest part about blogging
- 01/05/11

I find the hardest part of blogging is coming up with a nifty title that has not been used yet. When I was a cook I made a new soup every day except Friday which was always N.E. clam chowder. It got really hard after a year of making soup to not repeat (REAL HARD). Blogging seems to feel the same way.

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2011
- 01/01/11

Welcome to the new year. I am excited about this year and have some really great bikes in the queue. It is a heavy MTB year including 4 stainless bikes in the works. They can be real time bandits but the toil is usually worth the effort.

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