• Paul’s randonneur

    There’s nothing quite like building a complete bike with fenders, pump, rack, and integrated lighting. The challenge is getting everything to sync up and work flawlessly together. And then there’s the fact that everything needs to look good together. There’s a combination of parts on here that just flowed seamlessly. The finish of the Nitto, [...]

    Paul

  • Josie’s fendered road bike

    Fendered? Befendered? I don’t care to fight with my spell checker so it’s going to be fendered from here on in. Josie is an incredibly talented artist and designer living here in Providence who initially helped me with the Chapman Cycles headbadge and logo. Although not a functional part of the bicycle, I think that [...]

    Josie

  • Almost as tall as they come

    When Steve inquired about a custom frameset, I knew it was going to be big. At 6 feet 3 inches, the off the shelf bikes just didn’t fit him that well. To accommodate a tall bike like this, I opted to use larger diameter thin wall tubing so it wouldn’t feel so willowy. Some people [...]

    Almost as tall as they come

  • A bike for my brother

    My older brother has been a big support for me throughout my life so building him a custom bicycle was a pleasure. This bike is combination of porteur and sporty roadster. The rack is nowhere near the size of a porteur but is a little bigger than I normally build. The Acorn rando bag that [...]

    A bike for my brother