Recent Bike Builds

Updates From The Shop

18 May 2012

18 May 2012

Here is the first set of Enve SES 3.4 clinchers. 35mm front rim depth, 45mm rear, built onto Chris King R45 hubs. Actual weights are 638g and 794g to make 1432g for the pair. Pretty pink hubs! Progressing with...

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17 May 2012

17 May 2012

I just finished up a machining project – converting some of my aero front hubs into hubs for a racing handcycle. These will be laced into Enve 1.65 rims for a fast, lightweight race wheel. The first part was...

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14 May 2013

14 May 2013

Here is the set of 6.7 clincher rims built up on English Aero hubs. I then used NoTubes tape, valve stem and sealant to set them up tubeless with Hutchinson Fusion 3 tires. Irritatingly I forgot to weigh them...

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11 May 2013

11 May 2013

Just finished up a 650C road frame with integrated seatmast. I do really like building for small, light riders – they have almost certainly have been riding very overbuilt (production) frames before –...

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6 May 2012

6 May 2012

English Cycles runs car-free, which means I haul everything by bicycle. Gas tanks go in trailers, tubing and frames fit in rear panniers. All good training when I have to ride over the hill to get into town! Here...

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4 May 2012

4 May 2012

This one might just be the most complex project I have tackled yet! Craig approached me having spent considerable time with some suspension software to design a full suspension system for a recumbent that would...

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29 April 2012

Yesterday was the Eugene Roubaix road race – actual an event I can ride to, which is nice, the start was only ten miles away. The main feature of the course is 1.5 miles of gravel road, which wouldn’t be super...

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