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.