Father and son 29er

This build was an unusual request. The father and son are almost the same height, just about 6'4".The issue is that the son is 14 years old and could wind up 6'7" in a few years. I did the best I could to 'split the difference' , so to speak. At least for now, both will be able to enjoy the bike.
All the tubes in this frame are NOS Easton Elite, most from 1997-98. I'm still in posession of quite a bit of this great material but I know that I'll be really sad when I run out.
Both the upper and lower yokes are Ahrens units made of 7005 billet. I had to cut the lower one down to get the room for the big 29er tire. This bike will hold 2.3's with room to spare.

This frame and fork are going to Taiwan.

This is the second order I have gotten from the country that makes more bikes than just about anybody. All of the features on this frame were specified by the customer in Taipei. I believe he has a number of custom bikes but this is his first from me. It is a steel 'cross frame and fork made to accept fenders. The tubeset is Reynolds 853/725 throughout except for the True Temper head tube and Dedaccai wishbone seatstays.
Fender mounts were added to the bottom of the wishbone extension and the chainstay crossmember. I usually don't put a crossmember between the chainstays but it makes for a much more secure fender installation.

I put a little flip in the end of the stays for style and heel clearance. The reynolds tubing is always great to work with although it is hell on the cutters with all that surface hardness.It should be a nice riding bike.

Vintage Capo

Here's one for all of the old bike fans. This is a fully restored Capo. An old customer of mine took it on as a project and handed it off to Cycleart for the repaint. It looks very nice in person.
You can say what you want about all the advancements in bike technology in the last 50-odd years......the older bikes still have something that no new bike has visually.

This is what a few of us did instead of going to NAHMBS

The tanks......scene of many a drunken night time derby about 15 years ago.
This one's for you......if you thing you can still steer your bike after a few good swigs.
This is a place I used to ride about 30 years ago....De La Veaga park. I had a Schwinn Varsity set up with flat handlebars......it did surprisingly well on the trails.
West coast builders included Sean from Soulcraft , Robert from Ventana and his own brand , Blue Collar , Rick of Hunter cycles and myself. There were about ten of us total.
Here we are in Steve's house , waiting to get under way. Things never get going too fast from what I hear......it was about 40 degrees so it was fine waiting inside for awhile.

OX Platinum road frame

My camera is old and feeble so these photos are a little dark. I guess you have some good days,then some not so good days.....so it goes with the old Sony. This frame is really light - it weighed in at a scant 3 lb. 6 oz. before I put the guides on. The customer requested no bends in the stays so it is a very simple style. I still put a gusset on the down tube to help the frame in a frontal impact.
The other request was a set of round/oval/round chain stays......very old school in my book.
There's plenty of room for a 700x28 tire on this frame , even though it will have short reach caliper brakes.

O.X. Platinum 'cross frame

This tubeset was one that I was maybe going to use for myself. Well, another need came up and it is now a 'cross frame for a team mate and friend. It weighs in at 3 lb. 13 oz. , pretty good for a steel 'cross frame. The tubes are a little bigger diameter than the stock size tubes so this will be really good for hard trail use as well as racing. The frame will be mated up to a newer Ritchey W.C.S. carbon 'cross fork. It should be a pretty light build.

'Cross frame with fender room

This one is going to Berkeley. The wheelbase is a little longer than the stock race model so that fenders and 700x35 tires , maybe a little more rubber than what is used on the race course.

I put a chainstay bridge on with a fender mount-not my normal thing on a bike like this but it really makes putting on full fenders easier and the reasult is a lot cleaner than having to use zip ties.