Category Archives: Process
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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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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This one goes to Eleven
Like I wrote a few days back I got Irv’s bike back from JB and was getting ready to hang a Super Record Eleven speed kit on it. Well I got it done the other day just in time to take a few photos of it before getting it boxed and on it’s way to …
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Before, during, after, and done.
I’m in the middle of building a JKS for Andy and thought I’d show you a progression of how a single lugged joint moves down the line. The first photo shows the lug all covered in yummy flux and ready to be tacked. The tubes and lugs are being held by the jig in the …
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Riding tip
I wrote this about a year ago for the V Salon and it has been on my mind again due to a conversation going on on Road Bike Review. For those that haven’t read it I give you my take on getting the proper fore/aft saddle position. Thanks for reading, Â Dave Riding tip #2 #2 …
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