Category Archives: Process
Bits and Pieces.
Over the past 100 years or so it seems that most bike and frame parts have been refined and in some cases nearly perfected. But there are a few things that I found I always wanted better versions. So this lead me to having my own made. The first part I had made for me …
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Lug Lines.
As I’ve mentioned in the past it’s easy, even pleasurable, to get caught up in the details of framebuilding and one of those details is the way lug edges are handled. I work very hard to make sure that my lines are as crisp as possible all the while knowing that in the end I …
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Joe and Nick.
I’m proud to call Joe Bell and friend and to have him as my painter. I think JB has been painting my bikes for about for about 6 years now and at the risk of repeating myself here I’ll tell you how it started. I was working with a company called Cycle Fantasy and was …
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Do they really matter?
Details that is – do they really matter? I think many would argue that no, they don’t. I think some would say that all the fussing over the details borders on fetish and that too many people concern themselves with the minutia of framebuilding to the detriment of the big picture. I suppose for some …
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Fillets headed overseas.
This week’s bike is a fillet brazed sport tourer that is headed to Taiwan. I have the fork to finish up tomorrow and then it goes off to paint. I’m excited for the bike to get to it’s new owner so far from here and doing business like this really points out just how small …
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