Huntsman Ti // - When we moved from Providence to New Hampshire in 2006, it only took one ride on my skinny tire road bike to realize I needed something very different to tackle the dirt roads and off beaten tracks in this neck of the woods. And so the Huntsman was born. This ones getting a full redesign this winter. It’s pictured with 50mm tires but wouldn’t you know that first Huntsman back in 2007 ran 2.3” tires? I want more of that.. - #titanium #more

Progressive Simplicity // - In a nutshell, “progressive simplicity” is my ethos of constant evolution and pushing boundaries in form and function to achieve the most simple straight forward solution.   Every detail is considered.  Every decision is functionally driven with an eye to aesthetic balance.  Everything has a reason for being.  There is no room for excess in this methodology. If its frivolous, its excluded.  If it serves no purpose, it’s eliminated.   To the uninitiated, these are not toys nor are they tools.  They are by nature pure utility.  They are purposefully designed to be an extension between rider and terrain.   The driving design parameter is to bring to bear only that which is necessary for the task.   This idea of “stripped down simplicity” is pervasive in all of my work and the Marauder embodies this concept wholeheartedly from axle to axle. - Read all about it and the Marauder over at the 44HQ Blog. - #singlespeed #hardtail

Details // - The Devil IS in the details. And that space between spaces: Negative Space. - #singlespeed #hardtail

Single // - Is there anything more pure than a singlespeed hardtail? If there is , I’m all ears. Till then, gimme one gear, make it low slung, strip away all the frivolities and build it up clean-n-mean. - #singlespeed #hardtail #lookslikeamarauder

Marauder Ti SS // - If there’s one thing that I’ve been prodigious about, it’s honing fit, geometry and how those two create the dance that is handling. I want a bike that’s fun, playful and can tackle anything a rider can think of throwing at themselves and then some. The Marauder has it. Ask any of my clients if you won’t take my word for it.. - #singlespeed #titanium

WAS TORN // - Well, as of July 16, 2026 I officially slung that sling. 6 weeks of that contraption. Now begins the real work of physical therapy (22 weeks if you’re a counting man). I’m 3 sessions into it as of this Friday and doing well. A tad sore now and then but nothing I can’t handle. - A HUGE thank you to everyone for all the words of encouragement along the way and a very special thank you to my orthopedic surgeon at NHOC along with his team in addition to the entire teams at NASC and BASC. The care provided has been world class. From me to all of you: Thank you. I can be rebuilt! - If you’re reading this and wondering what gives, in short I was tossed from my bike back on April 4th after coming to an abrupt stop thanks to a hidden soft spot approaching a trailhead that was most likely a combo of frost heave and spring runoff. That resulted in full thickness tears of two rotator cuffs in my right shoulder (I’m right handed…) which required arthroscopic surgery. - #rotatorcuffsarereal