Big in Japan

This bike gets to go live out it's life, riding the trails in Japan.

Sounds nice.

Ian's street scorcher

Another Black Cat prowling the hills.
Fast, clean, and smooth.

Russ Pope's 29er

Fresh out of the oven is this little number.
Deliciously minty panels.

One of those super cross forks by Rick Hunter.

Burnt Offering

Mike's frame has been finished as the Santa Cruz Mountains continue to burn. I didn't really think of the irony as I took the photos of the frame on a pallet pire, wiping ash from the paint between shots.

Hopefully which ever of the gods is in charge of fire will soon be appeased.

This one is off to Michigan to breathe easily.

Danny Buzzard's new ride

Dear Blog, Today i finished Danny's bike, it's grey with matt black panels and shiny black letters,
and very swoopy seat stays, and a pointy seat tube, and room for 42's, and custom dropouts, and a radiused bridge, and a pointy gusset, and true temper tubing, and pointy water bottle boss reinforcements, and then i burned my lunch.
Oh Blog, you're my best friend.No one understands me like you do.
Or, at least you don't tell me to shut up when i talk at length about myself.

Best Friends Forever

Dave's one speed 'cross bike

In a way, one speed cyclocross bikes are kinda like an abandoned mansion,
classy,
but ready to party.

Big Red

This here bike is for JB in Ashland, Oregon. He sent some photos of old fire trucks as inspiration for the paint.

Baby Blue

This one's for Eric in Pittsburg.

Large and In Charge

Kirk's bike. A study in stealth. The satin finish of this one came out pretty cool. Just enough shine.

Root Beer Float

I think this one speaks for itself.

Creativity from huffin' paint pens

I think the people that really make out on the handmade bike show shinanigans are the significant others of the builders. This is Jen's bike. She earned her frame by going on a two month vacation while it was being built. This is what happens when you enclose yourself in a poorly ventilated room for eight hours with a bike frame needing a paint job and a couple of paint pens.
Those brain cells were just slowing me down.
Yes, that top tube is radiused. Yes, that top tube is butted. Yes, everybody else uses straight gauge cromoly. No, I'm not going to tell you how I did it.

Just in case y'all forgot I make roadbikes

Fillet brazed frame, Campy Record parts kit, handbuilt wheels, 16 pounds and change. 'Nuff said.


There's a story that goes along with this lug. It involves cutting out the 1 1/4" seat tube socket, collaring an 1 1/8" seat tube to look like the others, then filleting it in while sweat brazing the rest of the lug. There's a story alright, but I'm not telling it.

"Monster Cross" is much scarier when its ridden by a lawyer

John, the fabled Loudass, will be campaigning this bike this year in an all out attempt to gain world domination. He can't help but succeed when flying the Molteni team colors. Those rainbow stripes are gonna look bitchin'.

John's twin baby girls are dressed in rags so this bike could be outfitted properly for the show. There's plenty of time to make it up to the little ladies and there is only one chance to build up a bike right.

Thanks girls, soon Daddy will able to afford a babysitter again, for when he goes out.