A new model is taking shape

This is the 'Bro-Tour' 7005 aluminum road frame. This is the fourth one I have built and the most evolved. I have initiated a couple of new features in the seat stays - very small features but purposeful nonetheless. First is a small plate gusset at the seat tube junction for durability. Second is the slight bend in the seat stay for added tire clearance. The Bro-tour is pretty much the disc brake version for the S.L. and shares its shaped tubing and light weight. This frame is pretty large and is still only 3 lb. 9 oz. I would like to build one for myself but at just under 70 years old , I think it might be a bit silly. The owner of this one is 34 so he can still really pull it off riding something like this . I hope he likes it - there's a bit of thought and some refinement on this one , more so than the other three that I built earlier. Is it better ? Time will tell.....
 

7005 gravel frame for Portland, Oregon.

 I came in today to finish this one. It only needed bottle mounts and the seat slot cut so it didn't take up much of my Saturday. This one weighs 3 lb. 5 oz. and is going to a woman who really does a lot of work with youth cycling in the Portland area . She's got two kids of her own but still finds time to ride and manage a lot of the high school and middle school cycling-or, at least that's what she was doing last time I checked. 

The frame will be mated to a Shimano GRX mechanical 12 speed group and an Enve 50 mm rake G series forks. I'll probably build the wheels as I have some decent hubs in stock.

WCCX frame going to Daly City, Calif.

This is a replacement for a frame and fork that fell prey to an automobile. Fortunately the owner survived and let me know that I needed to make a duplicate . This one has a Jen Green sterling head badge and is made for Shimano Di II. The Enve G series fork has been painted in the team style. 
 

Satin finish gravel frame with painted parts

This one went to So-Cal to a long time customer. He asked to have the seat post and handlebar painted. Normally I don't care for that idea but in this case I think it works really well- this is a show-quality aesthetic on this one and I had nothing to do with the color choice other than the decals. Some times customers come up with truly winning paint finish ideas. 

 

In the wild

I built this frame and fork last year . The owner is a very avid rider and lives on the other side of the Santa Cruz mountains. Every once in awhile he rides over and pays a visit. He bought this frame to replace a production frame of the same style.  He gave this one the thumbs up- I'm happy about that. It means something when someone who has been riding as much as this guy for as many years as he has to say that what I built is making him happy.
 

All-road steel frame , fork and stem

 Maybe 'all-road' is just a name I gave this frame instead of calling it what it really is: The frame that was ordered . I tried my best to fulfill the following requests : 1" threadless steerer, room for 700x47 tires , flat mount brake bosses and mechanical shifting for a 2X transmission. Also, a steel stem for a 26.0 diameter handlebar. When was the last time I built something like this ? I don't remember. The last one probably had rim brakes.....it was that long ago.  Did I mention that it has full fender mounts ? -It does, along with a head tube pump peg. This is truly a definitive custom frame - I really hope that the owner bonds with it. 

650 Boost MTB frame with UDH

 This rider has a history of ultra-marathon riding and is replacing a decades old Bianchi Peregrine.The trick was to make enough standover for a 5'4" rider and still be able to run a 120 mm shock. I was able to get it pretty much where I wanted it so I would call this one a real success. The reverse-arch top-tube is something I have relied on for a few earlier bikes like this one. 

The bike will be set up with wireless shifting and a wireless dropper post. The only guides on the frame are for the rear brake. 

SL road- 'Bro-Tour' model

This is the second one of these I have built so far. It is essentially an SL road with drop seat stays and aero tubing. The idea is to mimic bikes on the pro-tour. This one is only three pounds plus the weight of the frame and it is going to one of the fastest 16 year olds on the west coast.
 

SL road with a very unique finish

This frame has a powdercoat that started out textured-kind of like a Coleman thermos. The clear coat painter managed to smooth it out and did a pretty decent job of replicating the finish on the fork with wet paint. It isn't perfect but it closer than I thought he would be able to get- I tip my hat.
 

The frame is a 7005 SL mated to an Enve disc-road fork. This one is going to Ma.

Smallest aluminum frame of the year so far

Yes- this one is tiny. It is less than three pounds and it fitted with an Enve G-series fork and a Jen Green white bronze badge. It also with have a black King Dropset-3 . Looking forward to hearing how the 5' rider likes this gravel setup.
 

Steel gravel frame for a loca.

 This one would fit me ! It is Columbus Zona and it will be set up with mechanical shifting. It has a Jen Green white bronze headbadge, too.

Double oversize lugged frame in for repaint

The first reason this frame came back to the shop was to have shifter braze ons removed. The owner has gone for wireless shifting. The new color scheme is a classic candy red with panels. Very classic-the decal placement and whole design of the paint work was relayed directly to the painter by the customer. He flew out from Arizona just to do this - that's someone who is really hands-on with his bike work. He is a  commercial pilot so at least the flight is free.......still, that's a long trip to just see a painter. I tip my hat !
 

Steel UDH gravel frame for Seattle

 This is the second UDH gravel frame I have built so far. This one is made for 700x45 tires and has rack mounts on the back. 

Ireland trip

Just flew back from Dublin and boy are my arms tired. I'll be in the shop next week after nearly two weeks off. It was really good to get away from the shop and the normal day-to-day .....you can't really appreciate what you have until you get a bit of distance from it , at least that's how I see it. Here are a few of the photos I shot from our trip. We went to Westport , Connemara and Dublin. Mostly motored and hiked around these areas. Below is a photo of the typical wetlands and bogs we saw. You can't swing a dead bicycle frame here without hitting a bog. We were immensely lucky to have friends hosting us for four nights and driving us all over the west of the emerald isle. We were also fortunate to have hardly any rain the whole trip-I think that leaving the bikes at home were the biggest factor in the weather being good for riding- always seems to go that way.
 

Would I recommend Ireland as a vacation spot ? yes. Friendly people and beautiful countryside and affordable meals and lodging , along with the English language being spoken make Ireland an easy place for Americans to have an easier go of it in a European travel destination. 

Steel track frame and fork going to Japan

Yes- this one is going to the other side of the world. The shop that ordered this oe had a cad drawing and very specific instructions. Apparently  imported frames must have the ability to mount brakes so that's why you see a hole in the fork and a brake bridge on a frame that otherwise would not have one.

 

The fork is a straight blade with NOS Shimano dropouts. The frame has NOS Sub-11 dropouts -my very last set. I have other track dropouts but these are the best to work with for a welded frame. They are also pretty much indestructible. Frame weight is 4 lb. 2 oz.

Vacation coming

 Yes- that rarest of things-time off will be starting on March 11th. I will be out of the country until March 21st. Shop will be closed and there won't be any shipping or the like while I am gone. I will have email access while I am on my trip and will be checking it most days. 

Cheers, Paul.

WCCX frame going to new team member in Sacramento, Calif.

 This rider has been battling in the single speed class and has joined the team as of last fall. Now he will have a team bike to thrash at the CX races up in his area that are much more numerous than in the Santa Cruz county area. This frame is paired to an Enve fork that the rider supplied. he had it painted to match by our local paint shop- Joe's bicycle painting in Watsonville, Calif.

WCCX frame going to Napa, Calif.

This one is going to a shop in Napa- the Hub cyclery. An employee will be flying the seafoam colors at the next CX races this fall. Don't be surprised if you see some gold skinsuits out there ........