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.
“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 …
A custom bicycle built in the style of road bicycles from the “neo-classical” period, as I define it (1984-2008). Background The construction of this Rogue Rabbit was begun in 2003 for the purpose of honing my silver-brazing skills. Started as a practice frame that got as far as a partial main triangle (seat, down, and …
A custom bicycle built for long-distance riding adventures on all types of roads; an “all-road” or “randonneuring” bicycle. This bicycle was built for my friend and sister-from-different-parents, sometimes known as Road Pixie. Background This bicycle was built following Road Pixie’s completion of her first Paris-Brest-Paris ride in 2011 on a custom-built Waterford. The construction of …
A custom bicycle built to see whether I could recreate the handling, road feel, and climbing ability of a 1985 3Rensho Super Record. It is built for practice, learning, and quite a lot of fun. Background After riding fixed-gear almost exclusively for the last ten years or so, I decided to build up a bicycle …
This is the first bicycle frame I built – the frame that started me on the long road of frame-building. It was built under the tutelage and watchful eye of Paul Wyganowski during the winter of 2001-2002. It was finished in June of 2002, but didn’t come back from paint until May of 2003. Background …
