Team bike with Bruce Gordon rock 'n road tires

 No, these 700x43 tires are not supposed to fit on this bike. No, I'm not going to tell you what I did to make them fit. What I will tell you is that I can build a nearly identical bike that will handily accommodate these tires like this bike appears to be doing.

Supposedly there's a ride coming up Saturday in Point Reyes station ( see Bruce Gordon's blog) and all of us might be riding on these big tires. I'm looking forward to it.

Used MTB for sale

 I'm selling this 26"wheel aluminum hardtail for a longtime customer as he's now getting a 29er. The frame is about 5 years old and is all US made Easton elite 7005 tubing . The equipment is a fox F-80 RLC shock, Mavic Crossmax wheels and the rest is all XTR, most of it new. The price is $ 1,250. The bike has XTR V-brakes now but disc brakes can be fitted on both the frame and fork.

 There's really no scratches on the bike-it is in really fantastic condition. New this bike would be about $ 4,600 now with this equipment. Call me at the shop at 831-429-8010 for more details.

Gray like the winter skies

 This rider in Boston asked for a color that matched the cloudy sky just before a snowfall....err, something like that. I did my best to pick the closest shade-hopefully the pick was right.

The steel road frame and fork will have to negotiate the pot-holed streets of Boston so I used some not-so-dainty tubes for the build. It isn't really heavy, just stout and made to last. The fork has serious room fo mud and slush should the bike be used in a real winter-not like the winter we are having here-90 degrees yesterday.....

Al Carbon frame for a local

 I used to make lots of these frames-aluminum front triangle and chainstays with a carbon seatstay wishbone. The combo works to give a really racy frame a smoother ride. I have used this style of frame for most of the all-day rides I have done in the last ten years. I think the larger companies bailed on this style of frame because of the amount of labor involved . The carbon stay will be bonded in after the frame is heat treated and powdercoated.

S/S 29er......a bit larger than the last one.

 No, this isn't the same one I put up a few days ago, although the features are nearly the same.

 This rider is 5'10" with a bit longer legs than average. The rear stays are a bit wider to accept a 2.2" tire

I'm almost done with my batch of 10 aluminum frames as this is number eight. Week after next I'm back on steel for a month or two.

Reverse image

 This is the alter ego of a white scandium 'cross frame I posted a couple of weeks ago. This is steel and it will be going to the same customer. This will be the year round go-to training bike while the white version will be the dedicated race bike.

 This frame might be for general use but it would also be a fine race machine as it shares identical geometry as the scandium version and is small enough that there's only a minimal weight penalty.

I have a frame very similar to this in the shop that was ridden in the '2000 worlds back when most of the race bikes at all levels were steel. I'll post a photo of this battered warrior next.

Small 7005 aluminum 29er single speed

I don't think I can make one of these with a shorter seat tube or rear end than what you see here. The tire is literally touching the seat tube with the sliders all the way forward. Of course, one would never run the wheel that far forward as the chain would need to be tensioned.

 The 44 MM I.D. heat tube will not only accommodate the tapered steerer fork but it will reduce the headset stack by 15 mm-good for this 5 ' 6 " rider.

The Ahrens design sliders and yoke are a nice feature for me to have access to. The frame as you see it is 3 lb. 14 oz. and is really stout-made to last a long time.