Every once in a while I stumble on a real gem.  Today I stumbled.  Just south of 44HQ in the good town of Somerville Ma is sculptor Anne Lilly’s workshop.  Apparently there was a recent open house – I missed this unfortunately but through the miracle of Flickr, I found her work.  Check it out …

Interesting thread happening over on MTBR right now regarding short chainstays and 29er’s. I’ve heard this debate before and read countless discussions to it’s regard. I’ll take some time here to let you know what I think so here goes.  Let’s establish some criteria first: 1.  According to what I’ve heard and personally what I …

Having some fun with these promo posters. Couldn’t resist the hobart welder dude. Rescued him with some FAT vectors. Subtle “hour glass” over print. The clock is ticking. More on the way for those of us lookin’. MADE TO SHRED. The Arc Starts #2, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.

Direct from the Dept. Of Raw Power at 44 Bike Co.  Take a seat.  Pull up a chair.  Sit on the floor. The GHOSTS from Eddie O'KEEFE on Vimeo.

Started in on pulling all the old wire. A little bit at a time. Good thing we’re re-wiring this sucker. I’m no electrician, but I know danger when I see it… Shop Update: 4.11.2011, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.

Like the sign says, time to clean up the one horse town. Lots to be done. But it’s always good to start with a clean slate. So Saturday I spent the better half of the day cleaning things out in the shop and assessing first steps. Next up: Remove all the old wiring. Fun times …

Been reviewing what I want to change with this build this spring. The chainstays are going to be shortened up considerable. Currently 17″ but I’m going to add a curved seat tube to get 16.75″ / ~425mm. I’m going to experiment with the Lightning which will go down to 16.5″ / ~419mm. I’ll drop the …

Deus.  

They’re in. Proudly printed in the great state of New Hampshire by the good folks at www.silkscreengraphics.biz. Setting up the paypal online store in the next week. I’ll post links soon. MADE TO SHRED T’s, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.

Mud season has arrived here in New Hampshire. Nothing like dirt road rides to bring in the Mud Season… Mud Season, originally uploaded by BLACK CAP Studio.