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Bending stuff.
If you don't count the head tube, William's bike is only going to have one straight tube on it. That's a lot of bending... toptube, and seatstays (bend 1, bend 2) shown here.
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Getting close...
I should be able to finally finish William's silly-short chainstay singlespeed tomorrow. Got close today but a demanding toddler derailed my plan to finish up.Yes, I swept! Missed at least one leaf,...
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William - done
This is a fun one! It's a nigh-freeride short-chainstay geometry but will be run singlespeed and with pretty light parts - essentially an XC bike with super-aggro geometry. Which, coincidentally, is...
View ArticleVeteran's Day: You Guys Rock
I haven't done a great job advertising it, but I do offer a discount to vets and active duty military folks:-$100 off a frame-$200 off a complete bikeMy best to everyone out there who serves our...
View ArticlePukeday!
Bean started barfing yesterday, Sarah barfed all of last night, and I'm probably next in line. Apologies to anyone whose email I have not responded to, we are in get-well mode here.
View ArticleRandom Thursday for-sale
-Fork=sold-Hope Pro2/Stan's Flow 29er wheelset. The front wheel is a Stan's HD 15mm hub, rear is a Hope Pro2. All black DT comp spokes/nips, black hubs, black rims. In great shape, same miles as the...
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Price increase Jan. 1st!
Yeah, you all knew it was coming sooner or later. Starting January 1st, my frame price will rise to $1600.Put down a deposit before then and you'll get yours at current pricing, of course. And pricing...
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Promised Geekery 1: Peter
Last week I claimed I would be posting geometry info for Cody and Peter's frames. Then everyone got sick and I never got around to it. Whoops.Front endSo here you go, post #1: Peter's aggro XC/FR 29"...
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Geekery 2: Cody
As promised, geometry info on Cody's frame. Along with a pic - blinding white!Now:-71 degree HTA and 81mm trail/63.2cm front center. XC all the way!-42.5cm chainstays and 31cm BB height. -Paragon...
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Sneak peak... Gal's 29+
Everything that can go wrong with assembling this bike has - spent almost an hour dealing with swapping the front axle after WI sent the wrong one, need to true up the rear wheel after some shipping...
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Anderson Truck Trail
Thanks to Mike for the picture. Normally I would be impressed with a post-Thanksgiving ride with dry trails... but this is San Diego, where it's ALWAYS good riding weather. So a big raspberry to you,...
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Finally...
1: Started David's frame (and finished the front end) after the holiday week from hell with sickness for everyone and me playing full time dad and full time nurse most of the time. Least productive...
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Those curves are infectious...
Remember when if you wanted some curved tubes on a bike I would throw a big fit about how they didn't accomplish anything?Yeah, y'all won on that one. And now you won on forks too - people have been...
View ArticleCool stuff from Dave
I've posted a few pics from this before, but here's the professionally written/edited story for those who like big long crazy bike adventures:Oregon Coast Fatbike...
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Fatbike...schmatbike!
Every once in a while you get just the right conditions for perfect snow riding on your normal mountain bike... and today was not really one of those days but Shoreline is still 95% rideable and 100%...
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Pics from Martin!
The Austin greenbelt, baby! Thanks to Martin for the pics of his slack front/short rear 29er (click the link for geometry info if you're that kinda geek).
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Fatbike...schmatbike...2!
Or, snow posing, at least. Thanks to Minh for the photo. Much better than my sorry effort from a few days ago!Also, thanks to Cody for this one:
View ArticleHeading out of town at the end of the week
Sarah and Bean are getting on a plane this morning to escape the awful pollution here in town (yes, Park City is calling our names... I'm expecting to move the shop again soon) and I will remain here...
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Now available: Curved tubes for framebuilders
I've spent quite a while figuring out a reasonable technique for making nice curved tubes with butted tubing and I've had a reasonable amount of luck (after ruining plenty of fine American steel in the...
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