Two weeks ago I began Paul’s Huntsman. This is going to be a hot build. Force 22 2×11. ENVE Carbon Tapered Disc Cross Fork. Hot off the presses Industry 9 Cross Disc Wheels… Tubeless? You bet! Room for 32c tires. Flat black. Gloss decals. Here’s how she came together: I’ve been back purging all frames …

Client and 44 Bikes Trail Fugitive Rider Yuri on his cobbled together “Cross” 29er… A while back I was approached by a friend of a friend via First Flight Bicycles in Statesville North Carolina to help out with some event promotion. (I had done FFB’s logo redesign too a while back along with many other …

My number for the day: #292 (A numeric palindrome if you will). August 18, 2013 I entered my first race, ever: The Hampshire 100. From what I’ve heard and read, this is a course to be respected and that’s no joke. Truth be told, and having experienced the entire event and knowing what my own …

So my primary mountain bike (a 29er) developed a problem with the non-driveside dropout. It seems that somewhere along the line, the dropout interface with the axle has widened a bit. Not sure how that happened or if it has anything to do with a wheelset’s non-drive side bearing adjustment cap coming loose during a …

Ever since my first mountain bike was purchased from the ol’T-Town Cycles, down in Trexlertown, PA… heck, ever since I can remember being into bicycles as a kid and teen, the basement corner with wrench in hand messing with my bike was THE place to be most nights. Sometimes I’d just stroll down there and …

So I finished up my own CX bike this past week and got it over to powder. Looking forward to riding this one and putting it through it’s paces. I changed a few things as I’ve refined my approach to building these so it’s nice to incorporate those into a new proto for myself. Also …

Another Huntsman CX to be used as a 1×10 and see mostly dirt roads. More soon as this one comes together. Making some slight changes to this one as I’ve honed how I make these from the past few builds… Lynn’s 650b all dressed up in her new shoes… Louis’s 29er just before I headed …

Francois’s 650b came together nicely. She’s at powder now albeit with a slight delay for the powder shops gun in for repair. This one’s coming back “sparkle copper” which is basically a really bright deep orange with some sparkle. Should be a really nice finish. I9 wheels with Stan’s ARCH EX, Thomson, FOX Fit 120mm …