I’m not going to lie, light colored bikes are near impossible to keep clean. But in due time, this pristine ivory colored touring bike will find its natural patina. Kim came to me looking for a bike capable of loaded touring with front and rear racks, disc brakes, integrated lighting, and the ability to charge […]

I’ve known David for about 10 years. My first memory of him is racing cyclocross with him in Palmer, MA and he did well…really well. I didn’t see him until the end of the race which he probably won. He’s always been fast because he’s just naturally a strong rider. More important about Dave though […]

Audra had the unfortunate experience of having her bike crumpled by a delivery truck. It backed into the pole on which her bike was locked. It was a beautiful custom single speed made by Circle A Cycles where I used to work. I didn’t have the original drawing but she wasn’t interested in an exact […]

I’ve known Bob for a while now. An avid rider who loves the bike. LOVES the bike. Longtime member of the Veteran-Cycle Club, Bob knows the joys of riding along an old road in New England on a classic steel bicycle. This 650b road bike (rack-less randonneur possibly?) is ready for some mixed terrain use. […]

In early 2011 I built myself a bike to ride in a technical trial of sorts called the Oregon Manifest. The purpose was to build a bike that would be ridden over a mixed surface course and it would score points based on whether or not it fulfilled a list of set criteria. It was […]

The basket has been a fixture in the bike world for as long as people needed to carry anything on a bike. The pros of the basket far outweigh the cons on a city bike like this mixte for Deb. It gives her easy access to what she’s carrying while allowing her to monitor it […]

Bikes that are light weight are a little more fun to ride, I’m just going to throw that one out there. With lightweight components and thin walled tubing, many steel bikes can hold their own in this age of aluminum and carbon bicycles. Jon was not obsessive about the bike’s weight but he definitely wanted […]

There is really only one type of person who needs a custom bicycle and that person is outside of the bicycle sizes commercially available in retail shops. Everyone else, myself included, just love bikes so much that they want one that was specially made for them. I’m guessing that Barbara is a little of column […]

When Leslie described what she was looking for in a city bike, the list wasn’t too long. She wanted a step-through style frame and the fit had to be perfect. She also wanted to address the previous issue of numbness in her hands. This bike achieved those goals and more. Because of her negative experiences […]

The bikes I’ve built up to this point have mostly adhered to traditional components and frame design. These standards exist because they’ve been tested in real world applications for over a century and they work. And while trying new technologies is not a huge leap for me, the technology in question has to make sense. […]