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Next in line are two 29er trail machines who happen to be good friends and just happen to be about the same size as myself. Both are similar in setup, and both riders have a similar style to myself. The second of the two is a long time friend going way back who lives in …

Gettin’ closer to go time kids. Closer, originally uploaded by 44 Bikes.

Like the title states: I’m finally building. Feels good. Began this mission on April 9, 2011 when I opened up the doors to my soon to be shop and started cleaning up the floor with a broom. What followed were approximately 10 months of work, focus and determination to get the space ready for my …

Dialing in setups this past week. Started with my personal build: Rebuilt the fork with fresh oil and swapped the 20mm limiter for a 10mm limiter. Now with sag she’s sitting pretty with 100mm of travel. This is big. I have to say the anticipation was killing me. The driver called about 2 hours out …

Checking a few tid bits before I finalize the seat stays. Back together again, originally uploaded by 44 Bikes.

Via Flickr: www.44bikes.com It was warm enough today to get out to the shop. Worked on venting the head tube, dropouts and bottom bracket. More soon. Vented, originally uploaded by 44 Bikes.

Short but sweet ride in the snow today… SNOW, originally uploaded by 44 Bikes.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. I was interning at Bicycling Magazine under my now good friend Chris Neyen who was at the time, the Graphic Designer at Bicycling. I met him on the trail of all places on South Mtn. one afternoon. One thing led to another during conversation and …

Just another reason why I want a lathe more each and every day. Nothing beats making your own parts, (and in this case) lacing them up and riding them. Machining a hub shell manually on a SB Heavy 10 with 4 jaw chuck. RISD I.D. Metal Shop ruled… From the Archive: Hub Making, originally uploaded …

Log Ridery a video by 44 Bikes on Flickr. Deep New England woods log ride. Short but fun.