Category Archives: Frame Builders
Portland, OR: Velo Cult Visits Vanilla
One of my first stops (aside from Voodoo Doughnuts) was the Vanilla Cycles workshop. Mike and Sacha were kind enough to let me poke around and take photos. Theses guys have their own little frame building compound including a frame … Continue reading
A Visit to the New Brian Baylis Workshop
A few years ago when we last visited Brian’s shop we saw a bunch of amazing stuff so when we heard that he rebuilt the shop we had to come check it out. The old shop was maybe the size … Continue reading
Trip to Rock Lobster, Santa Cruz, CA
Last weekend I made a quick run up to Santa Cruz to meet up with the legendary Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster Cycles. Paul’s a super cool mellow guy with a long history of frame building. He got his initial … Continue reading
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Tagged Red Bush Cycles, Rock Lobster, Ross Shafer, Salsa Cycles, Santa Cruz
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San Diego Custom Bicycle Show 2010: Bike Photos
Over the course of the weekend I managed to photograph pretty much all of the bikes in the show. For people who didn’t make it this year I hope this is an incentive to show up next year! Bookmark on … Continue reading
San Diego Custom Bicycle Show 2010: Show Photos
The 2010 San Diego Custom Bicycle Show was a great success this year! It is really cool to see this show grow and progress and I can’t wait until next year. Thanks to everyone who came by and supported the … Continue reading
Trip to Santa Ynez, CA: Lighthouse Cycles
Tim Neenan has been building frames for about 35 years. He is well known for being the designer of the Specialized Stumpjumper, Expedition, Allez and Sequoia. He started Lighthouse in 1981 and built beautiful frames consistently until 1996, when he … Continue reading
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Tagged lighthouse cycles, Specialized Stumpjumper, Tim Neenan
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Joe Bell Workshop: Spring Valley, CA
Just recently I dropped off my 1963 Rene Herse to be repainted by Joe. It’s a given that a place that restores frames (mostly vintage) is bound to have cool stuff so Joe gave us the tour and let me … Continue reading
Bohemian Bicycles Workshop: Tucson, AZ
On our last day in Tucson we visited Dave Bohm’s workshop where he makes Bohemian Bicycles. Dave had a really cool setup at his home. Everything was well organized and clean. By seeing his work area you could tell that … Continue reading
Andy Gilmour Workshop: Tucson, AZ
During our first night in Tucson we visited Andy Gilmour at his workshop. Andy has been building frames for over 30 years and has seen it all. His focus is mainly on lightweight race bikes. Check him out here. Bookmark … Continue reading
La Suprema Workshop: Tucson, AZ
While in Tucson we stopped by Ed’s shop where he builds La Suprema bikes. The shop is connected to a wood shop that Ed collaborates with at times (check out the orange bike with the huge wooden basket). The shop … Continue reading
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