The main color of David’s frame is New Zealand Green with a very dark version of that green on the head tube and gold detailing all around. Custom from rack with detachable lowriders, a custom bilaminate quill stem, integrated lighting, connectorless generator hub, etc. Lots of details to zoom in on!
Joe’s 700c dynamo powered Di2 disc randonneur is finally ready! I did away with the battery in this iteration (this is the 3rd dynamo powered Di2 bike I’ve built) but it still needed a capacitor in order to shift at slow speeds. So it goes. He’s been incredibly patient which I am greatly appreciative. But […]
This VW Reef Blue bi-laminate 650b randonneur/light touring bike was a fun one to put together. Even more fun to test ride as it’s almost exactly my size! Lots of details include the custom bar ends, matching bi-lam quill stem, and the modified Miche needle bearing headset. The brand new Dura Ace 7700 (GS rear […]
This tandem has been an ongoing project here in the shop. I started it in January 2023, I think? Technically I started it last year by making the fillet brazed brakeset. I do very few tandems so I really never know how much time to dedicate to such a project. It was originally going to […]
Back in 2016 I started building myself a new 650b light touring bike to replace the 700c bike I rode in the Oregon Manifest in 2011. What I built ended up getting sent to Bicycle Quarterly to be reviewed in issue 61. And then when I got it back, I continued to ride it as […]
I’m hoping that people choose a color scheme like this on future builds. The head tube is a shade of the VW River Blue that I cut with a white pearl and sprayed over a white base. The effect is very pleasing to my eyes. One of the (many) neat details on this bike included […]
It’s very rare that I get to build a single speed these days. When I worked at Circle A Cycles, it seemed like every other bike that went out the door was a fixed gear or single speed. The building of this one conveniently coincided with the fixed gear show in Brooklyn put on by […]
This bike was a long time coming. Robbie’s Plum Crazy 650b rinko randonneur is ready to roll and it rides like a dream! The test ride is always the best part of the job. I’m really pleased with how this one came together. The hidden taillight wire makes the lower head tube and front rack […]
This bike miraculously came together in just a couple days after I finished painting it last Thursday (a build like this with racks, fenders, wheelbuilding, dynamo wiring, etc. would normally take me 3 to 4 days). The plan was for John (the new owner) to get dropped off at my shop and ride the bike […]
Rob’s fixed gear
November 18, 2024
I’ve known Rob at MER Bags in Brooklyn for 20 years. We discussed having me building him a bike a long time ago (I actually took his measurements in 2011!). This one is long overdue. About 10 years ago I built a fork for his Soma track bike and so I ended up building this […]