Ted came to me looking for a new bike. He wanted a randonneur with lights, fenders, rack, and he wanted it to be a travel friendly bike. The challenge immediately started as there is not a whole lot of room in the 26″x26″x10″ case. The bike has 650x42B tires that fit nicely in the case […]

Michael came to me looking for a touring bike with specific requirements for the racks. Michael is a custom bag maker with some serious skills out of San Francisco. He designed a set of panniers that hold onto the rack via a long flap with velcro. Because of this, a slot needed to be incorporated […]

It’s been a little while since I did my last 650B city bike. But judging by the upcoming builds on my list, it’s going to be a big year for the 650B wheel size. I’m not pushing the size one way or another, it just makes sense for certain applications. On this fillet brazed commuter, […]

I had made a trailer for myself a while back as a fun project and learned a lot from it. The goal this time was to build a trailer so smooth that you’d forget it was behind you while cruising down the street. To do that, I needed to make some design changes. For one, […]

I spent 15 years commuting by bike to jobs here in the Providence area. The longest commute that I ever had was about 16 miles round trip. I realized when that commute started that the single speed with just a backpack was not the ideal choice for the ride. I needed something with some gears […]

When this bike was on display at the Bike Cult Show in NYC in August, the first thing anyone did was reach for the brake levers. They are new levers based on an old style called guidonnet (from the French word “guidon” for handlebar). In conjunction with the brazed on MAFAC Racer brakes with modern […]

I have a special place in my heart for mixte frames. Specifically the French style sport mixtes where the lateral stays meet on the top tube. There are a lot of fun details that a framebuilder can incorporate into the mixte design. In the past, I’ve done unique rear brake cable routing inside the top […]

This bike has been a long time coming for Will. He approached me looking for a bike designed for loaded touring and ready for just about any abuse he could dole out to it. This frameset with double oversized tubing is ready for it. Both of us come from a BMX background so when he […]

So I built a flatland frame for myself. I posted pictures of it on Flickr and then accidentally removed them. Technology can be so aggravating sometimes. So instead of reposting them on Flickr, I’ll post a few shots here. I don’t anticipate doing a lot of these projects as I have only made 8 BMX […]

A lugged bike that is primarily for touring but also can be used as an all weather commuter? Sure! This is definitely a bike that will get used a LOT. Matt is a “bike guy” on many levels and I’m so happy with what we’ve come up with for him. Front and rear lights are […]