Now we are official! The kits came out great thanks to Griz and display some of Portland’s finest small businesses. I finally made it on a jersey! Hooray!
You have to love the motorhome emblem.
motorhome
I have decided to take pictures of my current build to give you an idea of how frames are made.
These photo’s are of a road bike made for Greg. A pretty and classic styled smooth riding steed.
(Click on the picture to get to the set )
I will post new photos as I go along.
It happened, and we heckled and drank. Quite a few people turned out and I even had my own peanut gallery of buddies behind my booth table.
Check out Griz’s track bike all built up! A lugged stem is soon to come. Go MOTORDOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He assured me that he was “German”
Heidi’s bike ready for paint. I love making women’s bikes. They can be feminine and bad ass, and in my experience most women could benefit from a custom fit bike.
Yep, Mark from Belladonna is always my best compadre at these things. I have not seen that bike since.
Dave from TI CYCLES showing the newbies how its done!
All in all it was a great time. Got to hang out with friends, drink good beer, and sit back and people watch.
Josh and I finished building up his bike this afternoon so he could ride his new machine to work. He has been riding a fixed gear exclusively for about 8 years or so, so I am sure it’s going to take a bit to learn how to coast. I love the stem. It is a heart melter.
Happy customer!
Josh said it was necessary. Keepin it old school.
Congrats Elicia and Andy! What a fun wedding and serious BBQ.
And guess what, Andy gets a Milholland adventure touring mountain bike from Elicia. Best wife ever.
Bike parking.
These folks are the real deal. Bike tourers, advocates, frame builders and such. Good people.
This is my beloved brother and best friend Ammon and his new wife Gina.
Ammon built my website and has a great beard.
A look at lugs from start to finish. I didn’t manage to record even close to all of the steps but it is still a neat progression to see.
This is where I lose myself. I always do a bit of research and dig deep, get nervous, and sketch out some ideas. I keep pages of lug drawings all over my shop for ideas.
and after many steps, some tricks, a lot of filing, out come nice and even, classy and fast lugs.
So thanks to a wonderful little lady in Florida I now have a camera again. Just in time to ramp up for the Oregon Handbuilt Bike show.
I am working on Heidi and Gina’s bikes. Greg, you are next on the list. Josh’s ultralight road bike is in paint and almost finished. I cant wait to see that lugged stem! Steve’s bike is next in line for paint. And then maybe a new mountain frame for myself!
This is what $900 of pure love looks like:A
its my new Anvil fork jig. It’s the bee’s knees
This is what friends are for. Thanks Griz!
Check out Griz’s new track bike. I love how the paint job highlights the lines of the bike. Enjoy!
This is the only picture I could find of the Portland City Club meeting “It’s all about the bike”. The event was filled with progressive speakers and attendees. I had a great time talking to other local builders. They are all such cool cats to hang out with and have amazing skills. You can check out the MP3 @ http://www.pdxcityclub.org/forums-events/friday-forums.php
I was pleased to hear the general thought of the speakers. City and transportation development effects everyones physical and mental health.
