Archive for January, 2009

In process welding non-drive side chainstay to bottom bracket..Tacks..cut, mitered and ready for the jig.. First I bend and form both chainstays. Then I miter the dropout/chainstay junction and tack those in place. Once that is complete, these two sub assemblies get loaded into the jig for the mitering of the chainstay to bottom bracket [...]

Been working on refining the overall logo of 44 for a while. Slowly but surely getting there-kind of like the cobblers kids have no shoes scenerio… I do this sort of thing for a living, but naturally, when it comes to your own stuff it takes 10 times longer to figure it out. But I’m [...]

Went for a ride on some unmaintained roads the other day. Great ride. Nice to be out on the Snake Driver and soak in the sun / cool air. Starting the new 29er for the spring. Should be interesting. Subtle changes again with a slightly lower bottom bracket, steeper head angle and a cockpit of [...]