Category Archives: Thoughts

Sketches and ideas about bicycles

I designed/developed/evolved the geometry of this bike out on the tight single track trails in the woods and the dirt and gravel mountain roads near my shop here in Oregon. It is a “mountain bike” but is also an All … Continue reading

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My trip to Eurobike… I hope to go again next year.

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I’ve been busy here with building up bikes, wheels and rolling chassis along with frame sets and wrapping bars. I have not added to the blog as I want to take care of the bikes that need building first. Most … Continue reading

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Steve Worland’s test of the steel diamond frame is now out, over in the UK, in the Summer 2011 issue of What Mountain Bike. I can’t reproduce the article here, that wouldn’t be right, but I can suggest you see … Continue reading

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Ok, catching up with myself here and I’ve had the first of the geometry details graphics sorted. There will soon be more to explain some of the thoughts, details and machinations that make my bikes what they are. This one, … Continue reading

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Biff has been in touch, from the UK, to say that the steel diamond framed Jones bicycle (it featured in an earlier blog post) is now with Steve Worland for a What Mountain Bike Magazine test. Steve is a much … Continue reading

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Right, this is the first of several blog posts as I attempt to catch up with telling you (the reader) everything that I’ve been up to since I last posted. It’s been too long, and I’ve been very busy. There … Continue reading

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I’ve been riding with the new steel frame and forks. The snow will be here soon. On this ride I kept everything in the bags and off my back. There is another water bottle in there too. I’ve been choosing … Continue reading

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We went to the exhibit opening in NY at The Museum of Arts and Design and had a great time. I was thrilled to meet the other builders and some of the people that helped make the exhibit happen. Bespoke: … Continue reading

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It’s the same color as this one.

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