S-3 Columbus Life mix steel frame and fork for S.F.

Even the steerer and blades of the fork are light -the crown is hollow. My hope is that this frame builds up light and gives a really compliant but efficient ride. The owner of this frame rides quite a bit as he writes, photographs and produces films involving cycling. He opted for the Jen Green badge-normally I use about 4-5 of these badges annually. This month alone I have used 4......looks like a trend is starting.

This is pretty much a straight ahead road bike for up to 700x28 tires. No fenders, no racks ....probably a little dirt riding though. I suspect that this bike will be used on some 'Grasshopper rides in the bay area in the coming months. 

The pumm peg, chain hanger and fr. der. mount are classic steel frame features that are no-cost options .

Single speed 29er for Idaho

I like the panel/stripe motif that the customer requested on this frame. Most notable extras are the Paragon post-mount slider dropouts , 44 mm ID head tube and Jen Green sterling/copper headbadge. All USA stuff and the best I can get from folks I trust.

 That's what frame building in the Nor-Cal is all about.....trying to use as much local and/or small USA suppliers as possible. This is the way we keep our community alive and give our customers the best available materials. All I have to do is to honor both the customer and these great suppliers with my best effort in turning what I have on hand into frames that make people want to ride.

This is a pretty frame that is going to see some ugly days in the dirt !

7005 CX frame for Bishop, Calif.

 If you want to see what the team rides on these days look no further. This is a pretty traditional race rig-rim brakes , threaded BB and 1 1/8" straight steerer setup. There's nothing wrong with a basic solid setup that has worked well for at least 14 years on the race courses.

 I found some new downtubes from Nova cycles supply that are pretty bomber. They weigh a little more but that's a good thing. This frame is only 3 lb. 3 oz for a 5' 9" rider-plenty light for competition without being too fragile.

30th anniversary Rock Lobster MTB frame

 Back in the spring of 1984 I built my first mountain bike frame for a friend. This friend was o.k. being the test pilot for my first effort at building a fat tire bike after building road and a few 'cross frames for the past six years. I was mainly doing framebuiling as a hobby at that point, selling about three to six frames per year.

This frame has only a tiny resemblance to the original 1984 edition and I'm sure that it will be a better riding bike when all assembled. I got the idea to build this one when I was handed a tubeset at the beginning of a framebuilder's ride/gathering a few weeks ago. The tubes are a re-issue of Tange Prestige, the best tubing of the '80s and '90's. When production o these tubes ceased about 12 years ago I was very sad at the prospect of having to use something else to build with. Since then many other companies have made some great tubes in steel with which to build custom frames but nobody really has produced a tube like the old Prestige...that is until now. On this frame the top, down tube and chainstays are the new Prestige, much the same quality and finish but with some updated features like linger tubes to make 29ers, s-bend chainstays with tighter bends to fit larger tires. I'm hoping to get more of these tubes soon. This frame will be for 26" wheels and will be a complete built bike soon. I will put up photos when it is rolling.

Mtn. frame for Pittsburgh

 Paragon 'rocker' dropouts and the new graphics are the most noticeable features on this stout frame.

 The brake routing for the rear is on the downtube and chainstay-not something I do often but needed with the rocker brake caliper placement.

I was told that a long travel fork will  be on this bike so it's kind of a free-ride hardtail/jump bike for a tall rider. The gearing will be a 1x11 setup, very popular these days.

Travel/CX frame in steel with tapered head tube

This has basic simple features.... sometimes that is the best plan-keep the build clean and uncluttered.

 This may be a CX frame but it has road cable routing, a request from the customer and a good idea on a coupled frame. This makes for simpler dis-assembly and less rattling of cable connectors on bumpy roads.

This frame should handle 700x35 tires with a bit of room to spare as I put small indents on the chainstays.

Big-tire CX/touring/commuter

700x43 Bruce Gordon rock 'n road tires will it into this steel frame and fork with room for fenders. I used a pretty wide fork crown to get the cantilever bosses at the correct spacing and to not crowd the tire. 

 There's even 'low rider' rack bosses on the fork, something I seldom get requests for these days. This frame has the full touring braze-on setup but will not be a fulltime dedicated tourer. I was told that the bike would see gravel duty as well as commuting when not being used on a tour.

The S&S couplers indicate that there's a good chance this bike will go to some far away places,