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

Revisions // - Took the time over the course of the past handful of days on the 44HQ Blog to compose what revisions occurred over the course of the past year that culminated in the latest version of the Snakedriver. - In summary: everything was updated from the ground up. No part didn’t see major design revisions. I know this has been taking a ridiculous amount of time and blowing my shoulder up isn’t helping the cause but from a design, fabrication and maintenance point of view, the front end time I’m dedicating is going to pay dividends in the long run. Design wise: I want to get to a point where any revision does not effect backwards/forwards compatibility for the rider between future iterations. From a fabrication stance: the goal is to build these as efficiently as possible and it’s currently the easiest and fastest bike I build if you can imagine. And lastly, from a maintenance lens, I want this to use common hardware throughout and be very simple & reliable to maintain. Head on over to the 44HQ Blog to read more. - #steelisreal #steelfullsuspension #musa

From the Archive // - 15-5 Stainless Steel Dropout. Ferns not included. - #steelisreal

Sunday Matinee // - “How to Build a Ti Singlespeed” - Check my story for the full Monty with lots of process pics. - PS: Surgery went smoothly. Sleep has been very good. Icing throughout the day frequently. Pain thus far has been minimal. Going to knock on wood! Bandages are off. Started a free Roman architecture lecture series through Yale University. Studying up on fly fishing river tactics. Will begin a sketch a day Monday. On the trail to Rotator Cuff Mountain! - #titanium #singlespeed #weldeverydamnday

Snakedriver // - V4.2 is assembled. Now to reassemble my shoulder so I can get back in the bike and finalize this sucker once and for all.. - #steelisreal #motivationoftheday

MOTIVATION // - Well, it’s assembled: The Snakedriver V4.2 and it’s a bit bittersweet. Just as everything came together and I was waiting on the frame to come back from Cerakote, I tore 2 rotator cuffs in my right shoulder. So this sits. And I wait. But it’s my motivation to recover. And no, it’s not going anywhere so don’t ask. - Full write up coming in hot at the 44HQ Blog shortly so don’t change that dial just yet… - Big thanks to all my suppliers and partners including @thomashosford @prosisemetalworks @ram3dprinting @firsthand.bike @cobraframebuilding and the company formerly known as @paragonmachine - #steelisreal #motivation