Category Archives: News
Step by step.
I’m working on a JK Special for a Gentleman back east and I thought it might be fun for you to see a single lugged joint at each of it’s major steps. I’ve chosen to feature the headtube/downtube lug and I think the photos give a good idea of what is happening. The first photo …
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JKS for Belgium
This JK Special is heading off to what seems to me to be the home of great cycle racing – Belgium. I love the spring classic road races with the wind , cold rain, narrow cobbled roads and super steep short power climbs. I can never get enough of watching the hard men of the …
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7 days, 6 nights, 4 states, 3 National Parks, and 1930.5 miles.
It’s Thursday morning as I write and Karin and I got home from our trip yesterday afternoon and what  wonderful vacation it was. We originally intended to head north into Canada but at the last moment realized they changed the rules about crossing the border into Canada and I didn’t have a passport. So at …
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Size and weight appropriate.
I just got this frameset for Joan back from JB and tomorrow it gets a new Dura-Ace kit hung on it. I thought I might share it with you as a good example of the proper tubes being used for a given size rider. Joan is neither tall nor heavy and frankly most bikes out …
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Orange
I got this frameset back from JB the other day and words can not describe how cool the paint is and how magnificent it looks in the sun. The orange on the upper half above the fantails is darker than the orange below and both of them just glow. Anyway I thought you might like …
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