Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Client came across the pond to pick it up. I couldn’t NOT take him out for a ride to break in his new custom 44 Bikes Long Travel 650b. I strung together a bunch of singletrack and made sure we hit some of the best DH runs local to the shop (saved …

I had the luck of “coming of age” during the 90’s and with that enjoyed the rise of the Mountain Bike with all of it’s anodized glory. My first mountain bike was a Trek 850 Antelope. My Dad took me over to T-Town Cycles in Trexlertown, PA. Popped in the door and I knew I …

Been ending my rides as of late in this field which overlooks Mt. Monadnock. The locals call it “the Wagonwheel” as the field acts like the hub as many trails “spoke” off in different directions from it. So you can pretty much start and end here depending on which trails and links / loops you …

Next one up is a Shimano Ultegra Di2 Equipped Huntsman. Actually, the next 3 builds are all Huntsman’s. Tis the season I suppose. This one is actually for my wife Lynn so it’s a bit special. All the bikes are special naturally, but this one is a touch more special for obvious reasons. It’s been …

So a while back, I received an email from Wilderness Trail Bikes: We’ve got a set of Nano 40mm’s with your name on them… What’s your address? Giddy up cowboy! Long story short the good folks at WTB were looking to get a bunch of different riders from the “industry” on their new reissued Nano’s …

Finished up a long travel 650b this past week. This one will be picked up by the owner who’s flying over from England to visit family in NH of all places and then swing by the shop with riding duds to go for a shake down ride on my local trails here by the shop. …

So we’ve had a rough winter up here in Nh. Long. Cold. Lot’s of snow followed by freezing rain, sleet, more rain, more snow… then warm weather and then freezing temperatures again, then more snow… It’s been quite the drill. But, typical New England weather: Don’t like the weather? Wait 5 minutes. That’s New England …

Many moons ago I stumbled upon a fellow rider located in Scotland blogging about his bicycle adventures under the name “drjOn’s Wanderings”. It’s become a staple of mine to see what Jon’s up to half a world away every now and again. It seems as though Jon and I share some similar riding styles and …

I had finished Victor’s 29+ many weeks ago but due to some component delays and compatibility hick-ups, we’re finally seeing the finished product. Seems the Formula brakes I’ve used on previous builds with internal cable routing worked fine. On Victor’s… the line just did not want to go through the routing without hanging up 3″ …

Long time client Jeff at First Flight Bicycles in Statesville, NC swinging by to talk shop… The dust is settling and I’m back here in the studio and I’m just getting through all the email stacked high and deep from my week away from 44HQ. I would not say I’m overwhelmed by any means, but …