May 7 2011

Pushing the ‘lope one step further

A couple of sneak peeks of frames just delivered:

Looks pretty tame right? NO! Purebred Ti framset custom designed by yours truly to meet the rigors of serious pilgrimage . Couplers? Yes! Beltdrive? Yes! EBB? Yes! More beef than Wendy’s? Yes! Wait until you see the final build. Until then – you are welcome to weep in desire. Oh , yeah , it costs less than the left-you-know-what you paid for your last ride.

My PBP frame.  Designed for a friend who is light, loves the hills, sits back on the saddle and prefers his position upright and his coffee strong. Combination of Ti tubing to give a very supple, yet high road transfer feel. Couplers of course and set more inward to fit in minimally small package or more convenient for portage (i.e. Trabant boots) All cables are external, triple bidon mounts, fender mounts, lighting feng shui, stealth matte finish. You will miss this bike sitting on the roadside cafe. But that’s the point, the bike is what it is – transparent and fully integrated to your journey. Are you riding the Silk Road? Or is it riding you?

This is how we roll. One frame at a time.


Dec 7 2010

Our Ti ‘Toge Warrior’ – almost ready for pre-order!

We’ve taken the bike out on several shakedown cruises and its performing beautifully. I want to get several hundred more km of climbing in and also some test rides with various VIP rider friends. Some people have requested some more pictures so we snapped a few while we’re waiting for the ultra cool studio shots.

Profile shot of the bike.

Business end – notice the extra long raised-face drops!

Crank-end. ISCG tabs are visible. Ready for the HammerSchmidt!

Titanium Coupler Detail.

While this bike is not commercially available just yet – we are very close to finalizing design and all the details to make it so. If you are interested, then please drop us a line. All of these bikes are handmade and custom designed to meet each individual’s size and details.

P.S. I’ll be out stomping up Yabitsu Toge this weekend if you wanna test ride or take a closer look in the element we created this for.