Sophie's bike

 I think this might be the lightest full size road frame I have built out of steel. The rider is 5'4" and maybe 120 lbs. The tubing is True Temper S-3 mixed with Columbus 'Life'.

The combination of a fairly relaxed head angle and the light tubing should make for a pretty forgiving ride, even with the fairly large section down tube. I have built aluminum CX frames that weigh more than this one !

The seatstays are probably the lightest I have welded in quite some time. I was really careful not to blow any holes through them.....it was pretty intense welding but it came out really nice.

29er for Montana

 This one is pretty nice-all the good stuff: XTR, Mavic SLR wheels and a Fox fork. I have not weighed it yet but it is easy to pick up.

 The Easton Haven bar and stem may be carbon but they are some of the most durable parts on the bike.

The 2x10 XTR setup is simple and shifts with very little effort. This should be a lot of fun to ride on the fire roads outside Dillon, Montana as well as on the trails near the Big Sur coast.

Single Speed CX frame for a pro mechainc

 This frame is 3 lb. 15 oz. , barely missing the 4 lb. mark. The owner spends more time working on other peoples bikes so I really hope that he gets the chance to ride this racer a bunch during the season.

 nothing unusual here, just simple and traditional features for a bike that has little that can go wrong with it. Rim brakes, normal head tube and threaded BB makes for a really versatile setup-a lot of crankset choices that fit. The steel fork is similar specs to a carbon fork but with a few MM's less rake so it will carve instead of skid. -Just my 2 cents. The tubing is True temper OX and Columbus rear stays.

Fully rigid 26" MTB frame and fork

 This local Bay area rider had me build something I have not built for about 20 years-a pre-suspension design MTB frame and fork. Other than the disc brakes , this frame and fork geometry is the same as bikes from back in the day before shock forks and clipless pedals-when people hit the trails wearing jeans and hiking boots.

 The mostly True Temper tubing was picked to mimic the diameter and wall thickness of the Tange Prestige tubing of the late '80's to mid '90's. This isn't a nostalgia thing  it is to get a specific feel that one no longer finds in modern MTB's. There's nothing wrong with how MTB's have evolved in the last 20-30 years and people can ride all sorts of stuff that seemed impossible years ago. That said, this would be the bike I would choose for riding the local single track - it is a direct product of that kind of riding.

26" wheel road frame and fork for Verona, Wi.

 Yes...that's right-26" wheels. Not 650 'A' or 'B' , just the same wheel size as mountian bike used to be-before they became 29ers and 27 1/2 ers. This is not for touring as it is a real road bike. It will have the ability to run up to a 1.5" tire but it will mostly have 26x1 1/4" tires.

 The S&S couplers indicate that this bike will see some travel overseas. It is a pretty tiny frame so it will fit into a pretty small travel bag with room for other items.

 I was pretty happy with how this one turned out. The people who will own this frame housed our CX team for two national races-good people deserve a really goof frame. The heat zone on these welds is about as close to perfect as I have seen on my work.

Singoe speed CX frame for laewood, Kansas

 This has some green accents and custom order green decals. It will have matching King BB and headset as well. It's cool that the owner opted for cantilever brakes even though the tapered steerer setup is more often associated with a disc brake setup.

The Ahrens sliding dropouts mean that the owner could go for some green King hubs with Q.R. axles. I guess you can't get too much green !

Disc brake CX frame for Buffalo, N.Y.

 This stout frame is made for a tapered steerer fork and is going to a place where they have real winters.

The mango King headset is actually the second choice color.....I could not get a pink one in time. I think I like this color better.