Custom bikes built in Durango, Colorado
I've been wanting to do post mount brakes on my frames and forks since day one, but I haven't taken the plunge on a post mount jig. I just didn't love the options available for purchase, and they're a couple hundred dollars each. So I looked up the standard dimensions of post mount brakes, and …
It's been a little while since I've done a NTF post, but here it is. A powder coating oven! This beast was a little over 2 months in the making, and it was actually a really interesting build. I've known I wanted to bring powdercoating in-house since the beginning, but I also knew it's it's …
I really like bandsaws. They're way quieter than chop saws, and don't spray dust and metal everywhere. This week's NTF is about my Harbor freight bandsaw. I bought this thing when I got tired of walking around my gigantic Carolina that took up twice as much space. The funny thing is, they have the same …
I started doing New tool Fridays a while back with the Buttfeeler. I haven't had a chance to continue the tradition, but I want to because I really like the idea. When I buy or make a new tool, I'll post a few pictures of it on a Friday! This Friday's new tool is a …
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. …