7005 SSCX for a local

With this frame done, the May aluminum batch is ready to go to the heat treater and paint. This one was built for the single speed CX worlds that are enthusiastically being hosted right here in Santa Cruz, Calif. Second weekend in November. Put it on your calendar......it will be an event to remember for reasons both good and perhaps not good......but that's what memories are all about-it ain't all good , but that's ok. The pain of single speeding leads to the pleasure of .........whatever else might happen. Stay tuned.....

 

Steel gravel frame going to San Jose, Calif.

No day off for me- I did some frame preps for stuff that will be leaving the shop soon. This one has a BFS integrated head tube and a Jen Green sterling silver head badge. It is set up for mechanical shifting and is built for riding in the Marin Headlands- lots of steep ups and downs.

 

Steel gravel frame for a local

This one will get a full build with Sram wireless and Enve wheels. I hope to have it done soon......

 

# 36 back in the shop for a re-do

A set of seat tube bottle mounts and a re-paint are all that will be needed for this one. The frame is the 36th road frame I had built and dates from about 1988. The customer spec'd the cutout on the down tube lug. It was a common thing to put in one special cutout in the down tube lug of any road frame I built back then.  34 + years and still rolling......makes me happy.

 

SL road frame going to Canada

The lightest road frame I build is the SL. The mix of Dedacciai 7000 scandium and 7005 tubes usually produce a frame just under 3 lbs. I ride a frame like this one every Tuesday on a group ride that meets a couple of blocks from my shop. The ride is really too fast for me but trying to keep up on a light bike is easier than trying to keep up on something else, at least in my case.

This frame is made for going fast and riding at your limit. It is not a 6 hour ride frame-it's all about speed. 

This particular one weighs 2 lb. 15 oz. 
 

WCCX frame for a local.

This one has full race geometry- this is not some bikepacking rig- it is meant to be able to change direction rapidly and hold a line in tight corners.  I hope the owner likes how it steers.

 

7005 CX frame going to Marquette, Mi.

This one makes me think of the Psychedelic Furs and the song they opened their show with when I saw them in the '80's- "Pretty in pink" . This frame will see some not so pretty muddy CX races this fall so i guess we can re-title it "Muddy in pink"

The Enve fork has been painted to match-it is a good look, similar to the 2006 Vanilla team bikes- they were all this color and they looked great.