Author Archives: David Kirk
Ten Years – part 3.
2004. I knew going into this business that if getting the ball rolling was a challenge then keeping it rolling could be even more so. The funny thing is when you first hang your shingle you have no money at all but you have the luxury of time……….but when you get orders in hand and …
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Ten Years – part 2.
I don’t know about other people but once I decide to do something I get pretty darn focused and that was certainly the case when it came time to get organized and start my own business. The hard part was knowing what actually had to be done. I knew how to build frames having built …
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10 years – part one.
What follows is part one of a series of blog posts that will highlight the various goings on over the years at Kirk Frameworks. I’ll be making one entry per year and these entries will come out roughly one a week. Now I realize that this is nothing truly historic or all that important in …
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Where are we headed and is it the wrong way ……… or not?
In addition to being an over the top bike guy I’m also a car guy………..maybe what I really am is an ‘anything with wheels guy’. In any case I’m very passionate about cycling and the bike business and I’m also a sports car lover. I bring this up because of an article I just read …
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This week’s new ride.
This is a JKS X that I just finished that is now on its way to JB for paint. It was built for Brendan of Competitive Cyclist. You might recall that a bit less than a year ago Brendan contacted a few builders looking for a modern steel frameset and I was fortunate that he …
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