All of the materials have come in for the junior track bikes. Final tubing shipment came in today. I am using a new tubing supplier - Vari-wall - for these bikes. It makes me feel good that the tubes are 100% made in US. I love that they write a little note on the … Continue reading JBMV Track Bikes Update
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Materials start to arrive!
I received a bunch of materials for the JBMV bikes yesterday. Fork blades, crowns and steerer tubes came in from Nova. These bikes will have very traditional track forks with proper round blades. The chainstays will be round and the rear fork ends are super beefy to handle a lot of gearing changes and enable … Continue reading Materials start to arrive!
Preparing for the holidays
I've been making progress on the Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome track bikes but wanted to update on my last project before I dive into the track bikes. Here it is in jig getting fitted up. I will finish this project in time for holiday delivery (Merry Christmas/Late Happy Birthday!) . The bike is a flat … Continue reading Preparing for the holidays
An exciting opportunity
I was recently asked by the great folks at Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome if I would be interested in building a new fleet of track bikes for their junior racing program. Needless to say, I was honored and immediately accepted the challenge. Designing and building bikes that are outside of standard sizing is very rewarding. … Continue reading An exciting opportunity
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