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

HOT SEAT // - Memorial Day weld session because my right arm still works and I’ll be getting an unscheduled vacation soon so…. HANDCUFF LIGHTN’IN WHILE I CAN. - #notime #titanium #weldporn

The Unexpected // - Back on April 4th, I donned my riding duds, got my bike loaded and was off with my Pup Poka for a quick ride at a trailhead. I dropped my saddle and sat down coasting slowly to the trails start. That’s when everything went sideways. Unknown to me, there was a Spring runoff and/or a combined frost heave hidden behind a lip on the road. As I traversed this, I was stopped dead in my tracks, the fork compressed violently and I was tossed like a cork over the bars. Instincts kicked in as I tucked, slid and rolled to a stop. I landed hard on my left shoulder but when I sat up.. something wasn’t right with my right shoulder from that hard fork compression. After seeing an orthopedic soon after my fall and the MRI results are in despite active recovery and strength returning with PT: Torn supraspinatus and infraspinatus rotator cuff muscles requiring arthroscopic surgical reattachment. My Doctor joked “You pose an interesting case. Typically people with your injury can’t move their arm a certain way. You clearly can. I find this interesting!” - I have an incredible surgical team I’ve put my full trust into. My surgery date is set for June 4th, 2026. The weeks following that date to June 22nd I will be recovering. From June 25th onward, I have an amazing Physical Therapist I’ve worked with for previous injuries lined up and ready to kick ass. I’m ready to get this done and put in the long hard work to recover. This is going to be a long hard road and one heck of a mountain to climb but I’m looking forward to getting to the top and seeing what the view looks like from there. - To all of my clients that I’ve spoken to: Thank you for your compassion, patience and words of encouragement. I work long days alone and being part of this community makes me feel part of something so much bigger. Thank you. - So posts and news from me at 44 Bikes will be a bit slow the next few weeks. If you’re reading this, burn some turns for me this summer and make a promise to get out there and get after it. Send healing waves too! I’m going to need them! - #sweartoshred

Marauder Ti SS - Another one tacked. Seat stay day Thursday then it’s off to the races to get this one welded. - #titanium #weldeverydamnday

SSunday // - Another Marauder Ti SS spit polished and ready to hit the trails. Burn some turns for me this weekend YINZ-N-YOUS. - #titanium #hardtail #singlespeed

Marauder Ti SS // - Marauder Ti singlespeed ready for New England singletrack. This ones’s headed to @uppervalleybike to burn some Vermont dirt! - #singlespeed #titanium