7005 29er bound for Flagstaff

This one is all Shimano XT except for some Mavic SLR wheels. The post, bar and stem are Easton Haven....bombproof yet still pretty light. With tubes this bike weighs 25 lbs.

Road frame for L.A.

 This one is nice and stout for the streets of L.A. where surprisingly a bicycle culture is emerging. Funny , it wasn't that way when I lived there 30-some odd years ago. You see lots of folks riding everywhere. Maybe you'll see this one !

Geard 29er in steel

 I have some great tubing available to build frames like this......the current set works really well.

 The top and down tubes are True Temper O.X. but the chainstays are Dedaccai.....nice bend.

This frame was made for 2.2" tires and a 100 mm tapered steerer Fox fork. It's a popular cross country setup. And yes, those are rack eyelets. This rider might do some dirt touring.

650 Single Speed for Staten Island

 I've been wanting to put up photos of this one as it is a really interesting ride. The frame and fork are pretty simple and conventional other than the 44 mm ID head tube, a good choice for this rider to keep the handlebars from being too high.  The rigid fork is about the same length as an 80 mm shock fork.

 The build is very typical for me-True Temper OX tubing up front, Dedaccai tubing in the back. There's room for some pretty large tires front and rear but the bike will mostly be for inner-city use. Some big slicks will most likely be the tire of choice in this rig. The new graphics are courtesy of Ely at Easton.Bell sports. The new stickers are available for anyone who likes the look. I think it will work well in NYC.

There's a lot going on with this frame....

 Yes-two brake systems , eyelets for a rack, sliding dropouts for either geared or single speed riding.

 The options are many on this frame which will be multi-tasking down in Florida. It's pretty stout but not super heavy. The fork is the same length as a carbon 'cross fork so that the owner can switch out and not make a significant change in the geometry. The present fork should carve the turns pretty well, though.

Another S-3 mix road frame.

 Before I put the braze-ons on this tall frame I weighed it. It was all of 3 lb. 13 oz. .....surprisingly light. This rider is a taste over 6'2" and likes to climb. I have to get it powdercoated soon as the future owner will want to get it dialed for the Markleeville Death Ride. The frame is fairly conventional except for the BB-30.

 I wish I had time to do some close ups of this frame as it came out really nice. I'm steadily trying to improve what I do in spite of 34 years of experience-there's always room to improve and one is never too old to learn something new.

Two 'cross frames for S.F.

 These two guys know and ride with each other. They ordered their respective frames a few days apart.

 Both tubesets are my standard True Temper OX mix with Columbus chainstays.The forks are nearly identical. The frames are similar sized with the orange one just  taste smaller. The colors , however are not the same by a long shot. The black has large metal flakes, kind of like a bowling ball-neat look. The orange is pretty bright and has the rare gold/black decals.

 I'm sure that these guys will battle on the race course and on the trails....should be pretty cool.