The First Bike of 2011

The First Bike of 2011

We apologize for it being so quiet on the blogging front the past few weeks. With the holidays and Hugh moving to a new house, things have been very busy. Now that the new year is upon us, it is time to hunker down and build some bikes. The first bike to go out the...
His and Hers Titanium Travel Bikes

His and Hers Titanium Travel Bikes

We just finished building a pair of fantastic S&S coupling equipped Titanium road bikes. Phil’s bike makes use his Campagnolo parts off of an existing True North road bike; Campy components tend to last a while! He added an Alpha Q stem and seatpost as well...
The snow is finally on the ground!

The snow is finally on the ground!

 After a month or so of it slowly getting colder, it looks as if winter is finally here to stay in Guelph. The first snowy pictures of the year are always a treat as I have to remember how to operate our camera with my mitts on. After waiting for a few final pieces...
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

It’s not every day you receive an email inquiring if you would like a 3 Foot by 5 foot by 7 inch thick granite surface plate, however that’s just what happened to us the other day. Our friend Andrew is getting into framebuilding and found out that the...
Early November at the shop.

Early November at the shop.

We’re chugging along steadily here at True North, turning out several bikes a week. I just finished assembling Eva’s Hunter Green S and S coupler equipped flat-bar road bike. This bike features long reach road brakes, handbuilt wheels with Ultegra hubs and...
October Update

October Update

Anne’s mixte is finished and it looks amazing. The bi-laminate lugs turned out really nice and subtle details like the chain guard, polished Paul racer brakes, Nitto front rack and matching Brooks saddle and bar tape really bring this bike together.  ...