I’ve got two one frameset for sale, as I’m trying to raise some cash to build up my business infrastructure.
The first is a 1983 Trek 720 touring frame and fork, which has been sold.
The second is a 2007 or 2008 Salsa Las Cruces frame and fork. It’s TIG-welded scandium with a carbon fork. Frame size is 60cm. Geometry and more information is available here. I built this sucker up to…
Bicycling, in a recent online piece featured five trends that they think are the future of cyclocross. As a CX-lover myself, here’s what I think of their choices:
1. Belt drives.In their write-up they say, “Throughout an entire season, our Gates CDX drivetrain ($245) proved unstoppable in mud, rain and snow, or anything else we could throw at it.”Okay, but it depends on the belt drive –…
refill acetylene tank
finish Erin’s CX frame
build final fillets for Paul’s frame
finish fillets on Justin’s 26er
email Jamie re: his road frame
add Google +1, Facebook Like, and Tweet This buttons to Gallery items
update existing Gallery Items, add Paul and Justin…
1. I am seriously considering doing a limited-run, semi-stock cyclocross frame over the winter. Would be lugged steel, horizontal dropouts with a derailleur hanger so you could run single or multi-geared. Would include a single-color powdercoating. Available in 54, 56, 58, and 60 cm — geometry would be fixed, but you’d have the choice to go with a disc tab ($10 extra, rigged for mechanica…
So this weekend I got a lot more bike stuff done than usual.
• Most notable is the addition of the email list. Subscribe now, and you can get $50 off your first purchase of a frameset (note: does not apply to custom racks, custom forks, or repair work). SPECIAL OFFER NO LONGER VALID.
• The most exciting news is that I got two inquiries about Reynolds 953 custom cyclocross frames.
So right now, I’ve got four frames in-progress, as you’ve probably gathered. They are:
The rigid 29′er frame. At my next session, I’ll be finishing up the TT/ST joint and then getting the seat stays bent, mitered and put in-place. All that will remain after this is the braze-ons (water bottle bolts, cable guides, disc brake mounts, internal cable routing on the TT), the finishing of t…
So things are plugging along here — the visual update to this site isn’t going as fast as I’d like, so I’ve got this placeholder template in position to handle the nice minimalist layout until I have finished frame and a bunch of photos.
On the manufacturing side of the equation, here’s where I am at:
The 29′er frame is coming along nicely. Pretty much just have to do the top tube and…