Disc brake town-cross 26" wheel frame

The rider of this frame is 4'10 3/4" so it is very small. It will get a new carbon disc fork sold under the 'Whiskey' name that looks pretty impressive to me for the price.
I elected to put the cable adjusters on the head tube as the brake lines should not interfere with the gear cables at all. Disc brakes on tiny bikes really solve a whole bunch of cable routing issues.
Yes, it's like a BMX frame but it will be ridden on the streets of San Fransisco towing a trail-a-bike or a load of groceries. It might get ridden out on the Marin Headlands.....I'm sure it will be fine just about anywhere.

'Cross frame for Santa Rosa

This Euro is equipped with fender eyes and will be versatile but foremost, it is a race frame. The frame is a mixture of Nivacrom and reynolds 725. I did not weigh it yet but it feels pretty light.
I put on the traditional wavy gussets and standard 'cross cable routing. This is the 16th steel 'cross frame of the year and probably not the last. In 2010 I only build 8 so steel is coming back, at least in my shop.

Big tire road frame and fork-hold the fenders

This is a big tire road frame but it is a bit more racy than the usual item. There's a lot of little touches that were requests from the customer.
Head tube mounted cable adjusters were one request a little out of the ordinary for me.
the next thing were some really beefy chainstays to make the power transfer feel solid. These true Temper chainstays are the same cross section as fork blades, just thinner walled. they had to be deeply indented to be able to accommodate the Michelin Jet 30 mm tires.
The narrow section 376 mm axle to crown length straight blade fork also had some stainless steel dropouts which will be masked off in the paint process. I almost never have this request but it makes a lot of sense. the rear dropouts are stainless as well.
These dropouts are a little pricey and the fit is maybe a bit tighter than I would have liked but the went on flawlessly. They match the fork crown motif pretty well. I think this is the fourth frame I have built for this customer and I hope it is the best.

Disc-only steel 'cross frame

Who says you can't have modern features on a steel bike ? -Not I. This frame has BB-30, tapered dead tube and a disc-only brake setup-stuff you find on carbon bikes from the mega-companies. A customer from San Diego specified these features and even source the head tube from the U.K.
The downtube is larger than I use on most steel 'cross frames and it mates up well with the larger BB and headtube.
The top and seat tubes are of normal diameter and the rear stays are not oversize, giving the rear triangle a graceful look that would have been impossible with larger tubes.
The Paragon BB and dropouts like the True Temper OX Platinum main tubes are US made.
The only imported tubes are the chainstays which are Columbus Nivacrome. The frame weighs 4 lb. 2 oz.

Steel road racing frame for Berkeley

This frame is built from True temper OX with an S-3 top tube. Before I put on the braze ons it weighed 3 lb. 6 oz. , about the same as an Easton elite aluminum frame in the same size.

The customer specified straight seat stays.....less work for me and a more classic look. I'm sure this frame will see a lot of miles in Nor-Cal races in the coming year.

Big tire road bike all ready for a vacation

The test bike came back from Dirt Rag Magazine and after a little tune up it is ready for a rare three-day weekend in the Sierra foothills. I put on some Rivendell Jack Brown 33 c tires that they generously provided for the bumpy roads around the Amador county wine country. I also installed a Paul Components seatpost to get a little more setback. The Brooks saddle felt a little too forward for my tired old ass.
Here's the new seatpost. Finally, soeone makes a nice classic style seatpost with some real setback.

Bontrager restoration

One of my customers dragged this frame out of his garage and asked me to build a for for it, get it repainted and build it up with all new parts. It is around 18 years old and is a Bontrager OR mountian frame. I built the fork from Tange blades from the period and put a Shimano SLX group on the frame with a stem and handlebar that I had laying around. I'll swap out the bars for something with more rise. The customer provided the decals......don't ask me for them-I have none.