Thank you all for coming! I can’t express enough how much we all appreciate your support for our Bike and Pike event. The whole team here had a great time. Seeing you all was a great start to the 2013 … Continue reading
“Why didn’t I see you at Seattle Bike Expo?” This time of year, customers often ask if they’ll see us at Bike Expo, NAHBS or some other exposition show that other custom bike companies attend. So many customers have asked … Continue reading
We’re 40 and we’re thrilled! Our 40th year in business has started off with a BANG! Here it is, only February 7th, and we already have 15 sold tandems in progress! That’s a tandem every 1.7 days for every day … Continue reading
Look Ma! No Derailleurs!!(As originally published in The Bicycle Paper in Summer of 2011 Over the last 8 years or so, we’ve seen a lot of interest in internally geared rear hubs (IGH for short). A bike with an IGH … Continue reading
In our industry, products from the past seem to re-appear quite often. Bicycle disc brakes are one such item. Like a Phoenix, they’ve risen from the ashes a 3rd time in just the last 40 years. Since their acceptance as … Continue reading
Want a Campagnolo bike but think it’s out of your budget? Like hand built products but not sure you can afford it? Special until March 3rd, 2012 only!Get a Rodriguez with Campagnolo for only $2,199! Comes in all of our … Continue reading
Since our series on 700c vs. 650c ran, I’ve gotten a lot of e-mail questions about 26″ (mountain bike sized or 559 size) wheels. The question that people have is “why don’t you use mountain bike sized wheels instead of … Continue reading
This is part 8 of 8. Here is the start! When someone in the industry (people in the industry should know better) tells a smaller rider “small wheels are slower”, what I hear them saying is “riding with knee pain, … Continue reading
This is part 7 of 8. Here is the start! A quick summary of the compromises that have to be made when designing bicycles for people under five feet, five inches tall. Compromise 1, Accept Toe Strike Some manufacturers choose … Continue reading
This is part 6 of 8. Here is the start! A quick overview of terms that are important: Fork Rake – Offset that places the fork ends ahead of the steering axis Head Tube Angle – The angle that the … Continue reading