So I think I’m just going to start calling bikes by their wheelsizes. A additional letter will denote a special quality about them. So say a 44 29er with straight seat curves would be referred to as a 44 29s. A 44 26 with a flaired seat tubes would be a 44 26f. Makes it …

New badge art.. Stoked on bike badges.

Finished the seatstays, and brazed up all the jewelry. 71/73 for tight singletrack handling, 15.9″ stays, 12″ bottom bracket height, loads of standover and lots of tire clearance. Ready to go to paint later this week. Gloss black with stainless badges as always..

Since I can’t be there, I decided the next best thing would be to build bikes instead of show them. Here’s a taste.

14″ frame in the works for my wife Lynn. 26″ hoops on this one. Lots of standover naturally. Chainstays look to be coming in at 16 pinned. Using some Paragon Wright dropouts for this build. Digging the nice big flanges on them. More to come this friday.. gettin’ shit done for her upcoming birthday. Build …

Precisely. Keep it at 44.

Working on a catalog PDF of the first 44 Prototype with ride notes, construction and more.  Stay Tuned.  In other news I’m also putting together a marketing piece for Ted that will be really way of displaying all his capabilities to potential customers.  In the meantime, check out his offerings.  More to come this friday …

In process welding non-drive side chainstay to bottom bracket..Tacks..cut, mitered and ready for the jig.. First I bend and form both chainstays. Then I miter the dropout/chainstay junction and tack those in place. Once that is complete, these two sub assemblies get loaded into the jig for the mitering of the chainstay to bottom bracket …

Been working on refining the overall logo of 44 for a while. Slowly but surely getting there-kind of like the cobblers kids have no shoes scenerio… I do this sort of thing for a living, but naturally, when it comes to your own stuff it takes 10 times longer to figure it out. But I’m …

Went for a ride on some unmaintained roads the other day. Great ride. Nice to be out on the Snake Driver and soak in the sun / cool air. Starting the new 29er for the spring. Should be interesting. Subtle changes again with a slightly lower bottom bracket, steeper head angle and a cockpit of …