Once upon a time...
...I was fast and people took cool blurry pictures of me (in my case, generally better if the background is in focus and I'm blurry, but I digress).Now I have baby vomit stains on the left shoulders of...
View ArticleJersey order ... finally getting done
I'm finally finalizing the WW jersey order (turns out when both the bike builder AND the jersey guy have a kid in the summer... not much gets done!)I'll be ordering a big pile of swanky made-in-the-USA...
View ArticleDave's 29+
This was a fun one - and should be fun to ride, too.Usual clean shop. Sigh.Geometry geeks:-68 HTA, 703mm front center, 103mm of trail. Yup. For going fast and falling off crap.-42cm chainstays. That's...
View ArticleA big one
Let's be honest - 95% (or more) of the folks who come to me for a custom bike are just really picky about what they ride. They could fit on a stock frame but for whatever reason they can't find exactly...
View ArticleAnother classic blunder?
2, actually. I didn't start a land war in Asia, and Dave didn't bet against a Sicilian with death on the line, but...Popsicle in the tub? Classic blunder.Knard clearance and puny 2.3s? Classic blunder!
View ArticleHurricane in...Hurricane?
Actually Nevada, but close enough. Â Basically everything in UT that isn't coming from the east coast comes up I-15.I get a lot of stuff shipped up I-15. Like, say, the box of downtubes I need for JJ's...
View ArticleWorking on JJ and Peter
Some of the parts I need are here, others are not, but I made what progress I could and now I'm going to work on a couple of fat forks... apparently it snowed in CO last night, winter is coming!Lots of...
View ArticleSpotted at Caribou
There are plenty of things I don't miss about Boulder (cough, NIMBYs, cough) but the BMA social events and rides aren't one of them.Awkward double negative alert... I like BMA. The Caribou classic is...
View ArticleI am always right.
Just ask my wife. Or Lane. He said, a year or two ago, that he wanted a fat fork for a dynamo hub with no brake mount. Because he's just a stud.I said, "hold on, brakes can be nice to have. Paint,...
View ArticleSupport Mohawk Matt's new clothing company
I am not normally a Kickstarter kinda person, but I have been friends with Matt for many years (CU cycling team, woot!) and I like his ideas for performance-casual cycling clothing.Interested? Check it...
View ArticleFun times at urgent care...
I managed to rub a metal shard (aluminum oxide is great as an abrasive - and great at abrading your cornea, too!) into my eye yesterday so this morning through early afternoon was spent at the urgent...
View ArticleMy friends are all jerks
Who is going to cop to propping this up on top of (how apropos!) my rubber mallet?
View ArticleStick a fork in JJ, and Colin's almost done too
Geometry geek-out later in the week if the wee ones let me have a minute of peace!Yes, this is a big frame. Upside down DBinline is just for the picture, it'll have a Fox.Seatstays would be helpful
View ArticleCouple more for Colin
This baby is pretty much Stupidmobile 2. Super short (41cm) chainstays, offset rear end, the works. If I have time I'll update with geometry tonight.Lots of tweaks to fit 2.4s and super short...
View ArticleNew wave old school
Tig welded with a 1" head tube and threaded fork?Ok, Mark, you crazy guy. I'll go buy a 1" reamer and make it happen. And yes, you can put your 1989 Chorus cranks on it. Thanks, Phil Wood, for making...
View ArticleI don't even know where to start...
Sweet left-hand drive bike matches the sweet left-handed Flatiron Wasatch views!
View ArticleDBC FTW!
I've been buddies with Groper (Peter Roper, that is) for many years. Sadly, the cafe opened as I was having a child and then leaving CO, so I have never been there, but I am told that it is...
View ArticleNew frame for Peter
Peter's first frame had a slew of minor problems and a major goof by me (toptube 2cm too short?!? I'm an idiot...) but he was nice enough to ride it while I built him a mulligan frame (the 2nd mulligan...
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