Fillet brazed all-road frame with crowned steel fork

When was the last time I made something like this ? About three years ago. I spent the years from 1984 to 1991 building brazed frames - lots of them , both road and MTB, even a few CX frames. After 1991 I went mostly to tig welding and seldom looked back. This one is a look back in a way but it also has current specs like thru-axles and flat mount disc brake fittings. It's not particularly heavy as it has a few lighter Columbus 'Life' tubes in the rear triangle. It should provide and nice lively feel- it isn't super long or laid back-it's almost stage race geometry-good for bad roads. There was a lot of elbow grease in this one- made me wonder how I coped with all the finish work back in the day..........

 

Boost 29er single speed with rocjer dropouts

This tall rider asked for a pretty classic rendition of the single speed 29er, one that I had previously built for the Chris King guest house show back a few years ago. This one has dropper routing and three bottle mounts. Other than that , it's a pretty basic build. It has a big 42 mm Velospec heat treated down tube and a NOS True Temper bi-oval top tube along with Dedacciai chain stays and the special RL Tange wishbone seat stays. All of the other hardware except the zip-tie guides comes from Paragon machine works. There was no skimping on the materials on this one- it's all the very best for the application. I hope the owner likes the ride.
 

The son of Schnoz ?

 This customer ordered a frame in 2019- might have been a Schnozola .....hard for me to remember. Later he cancelled the order , or really just had me put him on the 'on hold' list. My memory of the whole chain of events is fuzzy except for what happened this year- he got in touch with an order wish list and told me to go ahead and build the frame. Sadly, Bruce Gordon, the other half of our Schnozola venture passed away so there would be no more of those bikes. I did , however have a few headbadges left and this customer requested one so that is what you see on this unusual frame and fork. 

The brakes are post mount- something I usually only do on MTB frames. Also, the front axle is 110x15 mm.....another MTB feature. These specifications are meant to allow the customer to use parts that he already has- a good was to economize . I hope that he likes what I built for him as it is definitely in the spirit of those 7 frames that Bruce and I built together.

All-Road frame and fork for Chicago

There seems to be a new favorite type of bike out there in the cycling world- the road bike that can take 700x38 tires. Here's the latest one to roll out of the shop. It has pretty much the Ultimundo tube set but is mated to the Enve "All-Road " fork that has a taller axle-to-crown measurement that allows tires in the range of 35-38 to be fitted. There's a lot to gain in terms of comfort and flexibility and little to lose in terms of rolling resistance. If I make myself a new road bike it is likely to be one very much like this one.

 

Single speed CX frame for a local

This one will take and EBB, likely from Squid or Wheels, Mfg.  The  Enve G series fork was paint matched nicely- the head tube takes an integrated headset, something normally seen on my aluminum bikes but in this case it is on a steel frame. 
 

Small steel gravel frame with painted to match fork

Everybody is getting their forks painted now. This frame is for a 5'1" local rider. I built the frame stout so that it can handle decades of use but I also used smaller diameter tubes that more suite a frame of this size. 
 

Ultimundo disc for San Fransisco

Yes, I do make this model for disc brakes even though the version on my website has rim brakes. Times have changed and wireless shifting and flat mount disc brakes are in. I still have about 10 of these True Temper S-3 round top tubes in stock. After that I think I'll have to switch to Platinum tubes which are a bit heavier. I have not weighed this frame yet but it is probably right at 4 lbs.