Structural Art

I think it's fair to say that I have assembled (built) a lot of different types of bicycles. I still love it when I find something really simple, very well done and just down right cool.

Mike Aherns dropped off a new Voodoo Bizango for me to do a build on. Joe Murray nailed the design with this frame, all of the little details are there.

The Seat Stays have a nice hourglass bend to them


They also have crimps in the tubing for a Disk Rotor (and a very Rock Lobster esque Disk Break Tap/Renforcement Bridge)


And the Cassette (and a rack mount braze-on?)


With cool/removable Canti Posts (I'm taking the off for this build, it's going to run Avid Jucy 7's)


While the Chain Stays were crimped for Chain Ring and Tire clearance (but no crimp on the Non-Drive side)


I really love it when they use full run/disk break "Cable Stops"


Who Do That VooDoo Like You Do?


Well I better get to work I have a box-o-parts to hang on this sweetie


I'll post up some better pics with Michelle's camera when I've got it all built up.

Ooops missed March, month Photo Dump

Forgot to post in March, but here are a few photos to update things...

I got a new toy ugh... tool. One I've been needing too, an FSA Spoke Tension Gadge. It's AWESOME blows the Park and Wheel Smith ones out of the water (so does it's price)


Mike Ahrens and I stopped by Stanford to check out their Frame Building class one night, it's pretty impressive what they have going on there. Jeremy asked me to be a guest speaker for a wheel building lecture.


I helped Jon Husk glue up a few wheels for the Aaron's team.


It was sad, yet awesome to see about 1500 cyclists ride by work one Saturday. It was cool to see how all the different groups of cyclists came out for such a good ride. Roadies, Commuters, Racers, Tri-geeks, Tandems, MTBers, Tourers, Cruzers, I even saw a Penny Farthing all riding together. It was awesome to see, so sad it took a tragedy to gather all the tribes.


Just when you think you've seen it all


Jon's ready to take on Thor


Bike Projects Last month were... Lots and Lots of Custome Frames...

Jen's Shooting Stars (still in progress)


A really bad photo of Mike Ahrens and the "Red Rocker" yummm Campy/Mavic


Aimee's Inglis- Now this was a fun build Curtis did an awesome job with this one, and I need to thank Aimee for the very nice tip that Michelle and I are enjoying right now


and now that I'm sporting a camera phone, a new thing I'm going to add to the blog... Cool customs I see on the train. The first one is a random IBIS I saw on the way home from my Monday "Mechanic's Bike" ride from SF to Marin. Didn't meet the owner but it looks well loved.