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 …

So the story starts like this with my dad’s friend, Marshal. We spent much of our time at Marshal’s house as kids. He always had something going on in the shop and always had the best / craziest stories. His spirit is a memorable one of ‘this is good but how can we make it …

Finally back from paint Stainless photo-etched badges for the head & seat tubes..

Clearance for 2.5+ tires, 16.75″ stays and an additional 2″ of top tube clearance from the previous version..Welds are starting to come together. Not happy with the heat effected zones here-but as Ted Jokes “It’ll be ah-right.. It’s just your frame.” Still have to add the jewelry and disk mount as well as shorten the …

So after close to a year of riding the 1st prototype 29er… I’ve gathered sufficient feedback to feel confident to put that to good use in a second revised version. Revisions include a slightly tightened head angle, lower bottom bracket height, longer tt to increase the cockpit just a bit, shorter chainstays, custom formed chainstays …

I had to make a lot of these… To get one like this. But I can repeat it. So that’s a good thing. Can’t wait to miter this and build the mainframe. This will be the seat tube. Stoked.

As in brazing. Steel is very different from silver/gold (I was a goldsmith for a number of years before I went back to school for an industrial design degree.) So I’m finding I’m re-learning what I already know in terms of silver brazing/soldering with steel. Always great to learn new things, to refine your process …

I wrangled a Bridgeport J-Head a year ago and have been slowly getting it prepped. But in the meantime, its in storage so I’ve been rustproofing all the dials, handles etc. to protect it against moisture and corrosion. Enter LPS 3.. Spray on, wipe clean, let dry. Apparently you can let the part out in …

Been doing a lot of riding locally as there is just so much right here under my nose. Found some trails but was informed that there were indeed much more-just well hidden from the common folk.. So I was given a tour this past week and man, what a ride!! The trails were beautiful, classic …

Home for the week from the shop. Starting to look like bicycles.. Welded up.. Seatstays mitered and ready to be tacked.. Little DT/HT tack..