Custom bikes built in Durango, Colorado
I try to maintain a Facebook page as well as this blog, and I'm never sure what to post in the blog that's much different than the FB page. I guess one difference is that I feel more free to say whatever I feel like here on the blog, but the FB page feels more …
Last weekend Hayley and I got out to the desert for a quick overnight trip. We packed up the tandem and explored an area we'd never been before. Bikepacking on the tandem is a completely different experience. This trip was perfect for it. It was a blast! From time to time it still hits me …
A couple weeks ago, I started work on a mountain bike for myself. I wanted to incorporate all of the beneficial new features found on today's hardtails, while still keeping some tried and true features that make a great bike. This will be the first prototype of the hardtail I will release next spring. Highlights …
After building the jig, I needed somewhere to mount the damn thing, since it weighs about 100 pounds. This part actually took quite a bit of thinking before I was ready to commit to a design. My design parameters were: -Mounted to my welding bench so that it didn't move much, but could still be …
I haven't posted in a while because for the last 6 weeks I was working on a pretty huge project. I decided to build a real frame jig. I built my first few bikes with the 80/20 beam style jig, and it did great for how little work it was and how much it cost. …
Finally got a bike built up for Hayley to replace her El Mariachi. She got the deluxe True Temper tubeset, with every tube a TT tube except for the BB shell. Paragon Polydrops so she can upgrade to a rear thru axle whenever she wants. Semi-slack 69° head tube angle, and 435mm chainstays. Also a …
Hayley and I got a chance to ride the tandem over a section of the Colorado trail called Blackhawk pass. The way we did this ride was to start at the upper trailhead of the Hermosa Creek trail, and ride up Bolam pass to the CO trail. From there we took it over Blackhawk to …
So this'll be the first of what I hope to be a fun tradition in blog posts. New tool Fridays! Even though I'm pretty good about keeping track of numbers like where the manufacturer says their tubing butts should be, it's nice to just know for sure. I think it's faster to just measure the …
This was the first frame I've had done by the local powdercoaters (there's only one), and I have to say, I think they did an amazing job. There were a couple small things the powdercoater and I talked about that we can change or improve for next time, but I honestly couldn't be happier with …
I decided to build the rear triangle first on this tandem, and while I liked it for a few reasons, I think I'll go back to the tried and true method of doing chainstays, then the main triangle(s), then finishing up with seatstays. With my new tube bender finished, the seatstays will be like icing …