Building and Rebuilding Bikes.

Building and Rebuilding Bikes.

As always, we have lots going on at the shop this week. We’re building a bunch of frames, putting the finishing touches on some complete builds and stripping, repairing and repainting a few frames. Here is a head tube in the jig. Eventually this will be come a...
The weather has taken a turn for the worse.

The weather has taken a turn for the worse.

 I walked by the front window of the shop yesterday and my jaw almost hit the ground. Snow. It was melting as quick as it was falling but the more important fact was that it was falling at all. Normally we alternate listening between CBC Radio and a couple different...
Travel Bikes and Loose Ends.

Travel Bikes and Loose Ends.

Recently we’ve been splitting our time between building new bikes and finishing up projects we’ve had hanging around in the rafters for awhile. Here is a Columbus Ultra-Foco frame that had a nasty dent in the top tube courtesy of a 50kph crash into the...
S and S Couplings

S and S Couplings

 There seems to be a bit of a run on S and S couplings this month. We have four frames right now that are being built as or being converted to travel bikes courtesy of these wonderful little gems. Pictured above is a customer’s older Ti Marinoni before surgery....
Rainy Monday Mornings

Rainy Monday Mornings

It has not been the best weather as of late in Ontario, which is fine because it is cross season and cross is supposed to take place in horrible conditions. With that being said, some sun would be nice. I’ve taken a few more shots of the green and pink mountain...