Do you have a frame or bicycle that has reached the end of its life, but you want to keep riding a bicycle? Do you eschew the throw-away culture embodied in modern, carbon-fiber, electronic this-and-that bicycle components? Do you enjoy the ride of a steel frame? Is steel more real to you than plastic?
New, custom, handmade steel frames and forks in the classic or modern style for city, road, off-road, utility, adventure, or touring. Threaded or threadless (1″ only) steerers; quill or threadless stems; rim brakes only; 5/6/7/8/9/10-speed, fixed-gear, single-speed, or internally geared hubs, only.
If you want a bicycle or option we do not offer, we can provide you with a list of alternative frame builders that we recommend.
“But after I am raised up, I will go before you to waterfall city.” ― Summer Knight Wherein the repair and resurrection of Road Pixie’s 2012 Summer Knight randonneuring bicycle is completed and Road Pixie is reunited with the Summer Knight. Background After the previous foray into frame painting, the paint was stripped from Summer …
“I’m green and it’ll do fine…It’s beautiful, and I think it’s what I want to be” ― Kermit the Frog, reflections on Bein’ Green The repair and resurrection of Road Pixie’s 2012 Summer Knight randonneuring bicycle. Background After nearly completing the 2015 edition of Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP), about 60km from the finish, Road Pixie was struck …
“I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this bicycle be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience.” ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey Wherein I build a custom bicycle in the style of road bicycles from the “neo-classical” period, as I define it (1984-2008). Background The …
“They rode on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Wherein I build a custom bicycle for long-distance riding adventures on all types of roads – an “all-road” or “randonneuring” bicycle. This bicycle was …
“We do not suffer by accident.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Wherein I build a custom bicycle to see whether I could recreate the handling, road feel, and climbing ability of a 1985 3Rensho Super Record. This bicycle is built for practice, learning, and quite a lot of fun. Background After riding fixed-gear almost …
“You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.” ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey Wherein a new source of enjoyment is presented as a gift to encourage a healthy, happy life. This is the first bicycle frame I built – the frame that …
