Commuter/adventure steel frame for San Jose

This is geometrically a copy of a Marin frame-I don't remember the model but it was a really unique frame and this customer wanted an updated version that would take 27.5 tires. It has fittings for a rear rack and a top-tube mounted bag. I am hoping that it will be assembled on time for a ride near Tucson planned by the customer. Sounds like a real adventure that this one will possibly be going on.
 

Big tire gravel/CX going to Colorado

This one is unique in that it has the same chain stays I use on 29er frames. This boosts the clearance so that 700x50 mm tires will fit. The different stays are also super strong for the demanding terrain of where it will wind up. 

 

Steel flat bar all road frame for a local

I guess October is 'all-road steel frame month'.....looks that way by the last few posts. Last month  I had three 29'ers in a row. Anyway, this one will take 700x50 tires and it has slightly smaller diameter tubes than normal- a customer request. The top tube is nearly level-also a request.

The frame weight is 4 lbs. 6 oz. 

 

Unique steel all-road frame with unicrown steel fork

By unique I am referring to the internal generator wire routing front and rear and the light road unicrown fork. With the light fork and smaller diameter frame tubes this one should have a pretty smooth ride.

The fame has the UDH and will be set up with Sram wireless. I had to put an extra bend in the blades for rotor clearance. 

 

Really tall all-road steel frame and fork for a local

This customer is really, really tall - so this frame had to be one of the largest frames of the year. 

This is really a road bike but it has capacity for 700x40 tires so there is the possibility of mixed terrain use. I used a 42 mm diameter down tube from Velospec to make this frame less twisty under load. 

The fork is built with a heavier steerer and Tange disc specific fork blades. It should feel stable and strong under hard braking. 
 

Flat bar gravel 7005 frame

 This one is for my wife- she has not asked for a bike in many years but here is my version of what she wanted : A flat bar bike that can do mixed terrain to replace her 1998 CX bike. Now she will have disc brakes, 1X gearing and probably a much lighter bike all around. This one will be set up with Shimano XT mechanical shifting and some Shimano carbon GRX wheels. The frame weighs 3 lb. 6 oz. and I'm hoping to try to set it up with light stuff to make it easier to hang up in the garage. Unlike her older bike, this one won't have a rear rack but it will have the same fit and flat pedals. Another aspect is that this frame can take up to 700x50 tires. I'm not sure if she will ever use tires that big but at least she has the option. 

Steel commuter 650 for Texas

A customer sent me a frame to duplicate -at least as much as I could considering that his original frame was 26" wheel and this new one would be 27-1/2" wheel. I think I really captured the spirit of the old bike with the classic MTB geometry from the '90's . I used some older dropouts and some NOS tubing to make it a frame that is not typical of what I or any current builder would do,at least not in 2026.

I hope that the owner likes what I put together for him. He has had a few bikes over the years but his old beater commuter was his favorite and he is only retiring it as it is cracking and pretty much fully worn out.