Went for a much needed ride tonight in Greenfield, NH. Came up on a crossroads in the trail system maintained by the Greenfield Trails Association and heard some hootin’ -n- hollerin’ off in the distance. I decided to wait and see if it was the GTA out on one of their weekly rides and sure …

Good friend and customer #4 Franky sharing an image of him riding a log in Exeter, NH. He’s putting his 44 Kid Dangerous to good use. I’ve ridden here and it’s a blast. If you have not been I highly recommend this area. Very technical and you can easily spend a long day here getting …

I’m a big fan of Spaghetti Westerns and Starrett Holesaws. Both build Clint Eastwood tough. Tubes beware. Gettin’ closer. Full update coming shortly on shop progress. Until then keep your pantyhose on… You Guessed it., originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.

Beauty Through Bamboo from Turnstyle Video on Vimeo.

20ft log ride from this past weekend. Fun stuff. Harold Parker Log Ride, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.

Log ride with Dismount a video by BLACK CAP Studio on Flickr. My good bud Mike fights off Hoards of Mosquito’s to bring us this Logride with bonus dismount. www.MOMBAT.org jersey represent! Harold Parker State Forest in Andover Ma. Good times if you have not been. relatively flat but sweet singletrack and loads of tech/rocks.

Not a very pretty post – but I’m pretty excited. Stocking up on some consumables. Just ordered a lot of Starrett Bi-Metal Hole Saws. In just the right size with 6 tpi. Good stuff. Cuts smooth and lasts. Not to be messed with. Tubes beware.

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More forming attempts. With a little work on the die, I’ll eliminate the slight indents at the ends. Slow and steady wins the bend. Rainy day Chainstay, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.

Rainy day forming techniques on some chainstay scraps. Trying a few different methods. Chainstay scraps, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.