Logan over at bikepacking.com reviewed the La Cabra. He got exactly what I was looking for in the ride quality of La Cabra. Something that is nice riding unencumbered, but also will tackle multi-day adventures. And how ’bout those photos! Makes you want to get out and ride, right? Check out the review here. (What’s […]
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I sent out the first update on the Mod Zero frame on Monday to the folks who are on the notification list. If you’d like to be on the list, send me an email through the contact page and I’ll add your email. Promise the only emails you’ll receive are updates to the Mod Zero […]
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I didn’t want it. I mean, I don’t need another bike. If I never heard where it ended up and never saw it again, that’d be ok. But the question was asked “do you want it?” Of course, I want it. In 2012, Geoff Halaburt, a long-time customer and friend was embarking on a new […]
La Cabra and Monstercross frames were received a couple of months ago. A 40′ container full of frames pulled up to the shop early one morning and with the help of a couple of friends, all frames were unloaded and organized in the shop and my storage spaces within a few hours. With that work […]
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There it is. You’ve posted a picture of a beautiful vista. A setting worthy of a photo. You think. You think others will dig the view as you do. You laid your bike down in the foreground, out of the way of the view, but visible. The bike is placed in the shot merely to […]
It’s been a huckuva long process, but the La Cabra frames finally arrived last week. They’re on the webstore now. A few of the size/color combos sold out during the pre-orders. I spent the weekend prepping and getting the pre-sold frames ready to ship. I hope the UPS truck is empty when it arrives to […]
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As per the previous post, the disc brake frames were on the way and I’m happy to report that arrive, they did. In grand style a truck pulling a 20′ container pulled up in front of the shop late one morning. I had wrangled a few helping hands to help unload the container and with […]
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After a lengthy wait to get frames through customs and delivered, the new order of road frames arrived yesterday. I’d been out of stock in the 54cm and 56cm frames for a while – and just within the past 2 weeks, the 58cm frame. All are back in plentiful stock now including a new […]
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Instead of a full blog post about the 2017 version of the Eroica event held in Paso Robles, CA, here’s a link to a story about the event I wrote for Handbuilt Bicycle Guide. Check out the full story. And if you didn’t go, put it on your calendar for next year. It’s a super […]
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Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild” has to be one of the most used songs by people promoting adventure. All you have to say is “Get your motor runnin’” and your mind immediately goes to the open road. “Head out on the highway” – you’re not going to find anything sitting at home. “Lookin’ for adventure” […]
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The day couldn’t have been worse. From the day I learned the new Monster Cross frames had arrived in the port of Oakland, I started monitoring the weather forecasts. This winter has been a wet one in Marin Co. Really wet. When I got the confirmation that the frames were to be delivered last Wednesday, […]
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When I set out designing the Monster Cross frames 9 years ago, the tire I designed it around was the Panaracer Firecross 700×45. At the time, it was the biggest “cross” tire available. There were some that had short product cycles, like WTB’s MutanoRaptor 44, but the FireCross 45 had an actual knob-to-knob measurement of […]
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