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If I were a NAHBS guy...
...this would be the kind of bike I'd have to bring. Jake wins the least-practical-of-all-time award here (sort of). 36" wheels, Schlumpf drive, every single tube (except the head tube) curved, heavy...
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No idea how the race went...
But Miguel wins the cute-kid competition for the day.Nice pogiesNice goggles
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March freebie offers!
-I ordered 2 racks instead of one. So, if you're in the market for a very nice silver Surly rear rack - it's available for $100, shipped to your door! Or get it for free (first come, first served) when...
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We do the weird stuff
I look like I've been hit by a car... 135 fork with 17.5 offset for a 5" tire?No problem.We do the weird stuff.Anyone for a nice normal road bike? Anyone? 73/73? Nice parallel toptube miters? 23c tire...
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I've sold out...
And joined the modern world/Instagram. Stand by for Instagram to become passe.I will still be doing blog posts, of course, but there should be some fun I-gram photos popping up regularly if you like...
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Ken - done
Flowers coming up?There is a lot to talk about with this frame - super long front center/slack/low aggro geometry for big-ish 27.5 wheels (up to 27.5x3!), 148 spacing with some offset (!), supertherm...
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Ken, 148x12, the future, Keanu Reeves
As promised, here's part 1 of my thoughts, musings, ramblings... incoherent gibberish about new axle standards.I'm not even going into the new 110x15 fork standard right now, we'll concentrate on...
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Couple pictures from John
Short-stay (though he's running the wheel slammed...back?) 29er, baby!Bar ends are so 1995I like DT cable routing on these curved-toptube bikes
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Spring cleaning begins!
I've accumulated a lot of stuff related to bicycles over the years, and because I'm a bit of a packrat, a lot of it has been gathering dust for quite a while - time to clear some stuff out. Stay tuned...
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E-bike forks?
As I understand it, Pierre will use this for an e-bike with some cargo carrying capability. Hence a fork built BEEFY (those fork blades? Steerer tubes...) with dual disc rotor capability and 110x20...
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Spring cleaning 2 - 140mm 29" trailbike!
As I said, I've accumulated a lot of stuff and I'm trying to clear things out a bit in the shop.I could be yoursThis frame was built for Peter who decided he wanted some different things (different...
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Another nail in the coffin?
As I've said before, I'm not much of a fan of Shimano's business practices.But now it's hard for me to see how Shimano is going to recover in the mountain bike market. There is just not much to...
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Randy and Mike... different takes on bikes for dirt roads!
Gotta love the diversity of stuff that you can do with a drop-bar bike with decent tire clearance.Exhibit A: go play chicken with your lactate threshold like Randy.19 pounds, not bad! Someone forgot to...
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The Green Monster in Action!
Thanks to Matt for the photos!Chupacabras are the ultimate mountain tandem tireRound Valley is all dry. Scary dry.
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AZ trail, yo!
Thanks to Adam for the amazing photos.Beard seems more appropriate for a cooler-weather sort of event...Wow.
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Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!
29+ front, 27.5+ rear? Why not, says Paul. It's the Beast of Wasatch, or something. Note rare-ass WW EBB. Paul is very persuasive.The number of freaky wheel and tire combinations possible now sort of...
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Joe's Geometry Jamboree
By popular (ok, one person) request!Executive summary: short and semi-slack racey bike for attacking the twisties in TX.New bandsaw says, "I am not impressed"-69.5 HTA and 90mm trail, designed for a...
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