Disc brake CX bike for a 4'10" rider

 Yes, it can be done and here's a finished example. A way to get standover for a rider this size is a reverse-curve top tube.I know that some builders won't go to these extremes but this little shredder is what custom bikes are all about-finding solutions for folks that don't fit on store-bought production bikes.

The disc brakes really simplify the cable routing issues that usually plague bikes this size. The build includes some nice stuff like Brooks saddle and handlebar tape, King headset and White Industry hubs.

Steel 29er bound for Texas

This frame is a really popular template in my shop and now I am offering the 12x142 through axle.

 The metallic dark blue is really impressive when viewed in person-very nice depth and smoothness.

The tubing is nearly all True Temper OX with some Deadaccai stays-these really maximize the chainstay tire room.

Really big road frame for Humboldt county

 I was told by numerous people that this paint job is taken from Indy car racing-the Gulf team in particular. This masterful masking was dome by Spectrum powderworks in Colorado.

If you look carefully you'll see through-axles front and rear and disc brakes. This 6'9" rider was wanting a really durable stout chassis. I think that this frame should fill the bill-I can't build a more robust road frame than this. 

The fork also has a tapered steerer-another feature to create rigidity . It will be interesting to get a ride report when it is all up and rolling.

650 MTN bike built up for Boulder, Co.

 The owner of this bike will be riding some remote parts of the Rockies near Boulder. He's a young 71 years old and can probably drop you on a hilly ride. I hope that this bike fits the bill for him and does not hold him back.

 The frame is mostly Easton elite NOS US made tubes with some Fairing 7005 chainstays. The fork has a tapered steerer and the parts are all XT except for the King hubs. The wheels were built in house with Mavic 319 rims and blakc DT competition butted spokes.

Full race aluminum CX frame for Austin , Texas

 This customer has been waiting a long time for this one-I hope that it comes up to his expectations.

 Getting the fork painted to match is a really nice touch-almost makes it look like I built the fork-of course, I didn't.....it is a carbon Enve cross fork.

This customer is eschewing disc brakes in favor of traditional cantilever brakes. If they were good enough for the last 60-odd years, they are good enough now.

Birth of a new bike

 This frame and fork will be built into a complete bike for a friend of mine. The frame is a result of a collaboration between myself and Bruce Gordon. Our combined years of building is somewhere around 70-plus years so this collaboration is unique in that respect. The frame will take up to a 700x43 tire-Bruce designed and sells this particular tire called "Rock 'n road", an all conditions high quality tread .

These will be sold as complete bikes in four incarnations: # 1, Shimano 105 STIor SLX (with bar-con shifters ) for around $ 3,000 . # 2, Shimano Ultegra STI or XT ( with bar-con shifters) for around $  3,600. The idea is an American made bike for a great price with solid equipment made by two guys who have a lot of experience. Also, there's a chance that it might get to be a kosher bike so you'll be able to ride it on the sabbath.....if that is allowed.

Oh, yeah......did I tell you it will have disc brakes ?

First week of a month of aluminum building

Not the entire month but most of it will be spent building about a dozen aluminum frames, mostly CX but there will be a road frame or two in the mix. This one is going to North Carolina.

 The rider of this frame lives in Calif. He is over 6'5" and has a 37 " inseam, about as long as someone much taller, hence the gigantic headtube. I checked my notes several times to make sure I was not overdoing it.....

 This single speed CX frame is going to a very fast guy in Texas. I hope  that this 3 lb. 10 oz. frame does not hold him back in any way.....it would be cool to have some representation in the lone star state on the CX course.

 This frame has some pretty nice Mike Ahrens dropouts with bronze faces. The cost about 3x as much as others but they are well worth the expense.US made frame building hardware is the best.