Pre - 2022 Builds

Hardtail for bikepacking, commuting, and riding the trails with friends. (And unnecessary bends)

-Walter Minehart

Lightweight hardtail with frame bag for ripping up trails

- Shaw Hughes

I designed this bike with all day adventures in mind. The riding position is really comfortable for me, and the steel frame and high volume tire combo make for a nice plush ride. I maintained more traditional road geometry features like wheelbase, bottom bracket drop, and rake, so it's still super snappy and fun in the corners. My first ride on it was a mixed road/gravel century, and it handled it like a champ. I'm really pleased with how it rides.

-Walter Minehart

The idea behind this build was to create a bike that doesn't turn around once the tarmac turns into gravel and keeps charging even through technical singletrack. I wanted a bike that would let me pack up and pedal into the backcountry. I settled on the name "Span" because this bike can go anywhere. In other words, this bike can span R³ (any coordinate in 3-dimensional space).

- Kellen Andrew

Two brazed road bikes with similar geometry and capabilities.

- Nathan and Matthew Carlson

I have always loved the look of a classic cyclocross frame with cantilever brakes. I made this as a modern rendition with clearance for up to 45c rubber and the party trick of being able to fit inside a box for travel thanks to the Ritchey Breakaway couplers. This is a somewhat do it all machine for road and gravel riding and has already gone on it’s first bike packing trip. The build came out incredibly light thanks to some awesome parts and really thin wall True Temper OX Platinum tubing totaling in at 18.5 pounds Steel is Real

- Greg Ritter

The mini bike was born out of pure necessity. It dawned on me that I didn’t own any bike that was extremely impractical, made people laugh, and could be confused for a children’s bike all at the same time. So to meet this need, the mini bike was created. Made with 20” wheels, a 3 speed Sturmey-Archer hub. I also felt obligated to add some ejector buttons in the form of Magura MT2 brakes to the little sled.

- Greg Ritter

This bike is affectionately known as the Shred Sled. I was inspired by finding the 1999 Marzocchi Bomber Superfly at the Bike Kitchen in SLO. I designed the frame around the fork including inspiration from modern MTB geometry. I was able to find some neat “retro” components combined with some beautiful new parts to complete build. No bike is complete without some purple so I powder coated the fork and a few other pieces to match.

-Greg Ritter

Belt drive is practical and low maintenance, perfect for a commuter bike. This frame also features both elevated chain stays and dropped seat stays.

-Shaw Hughes

I had originally planned to paint the frame, but I got a good deal on a brown fork from DVO, and to match the fork I decided to let the frame rust a little and maintain it with some paste wax.

- Wes Carr

A Titanium frame with a pinion gearbox... And Purple... Lots of Purple

- Chris Fedor

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"I designed this steel hardtail to fill a gap in my bike inventory. I wanted an XC bike with 29" wheels, plenty of tire clearance, dropper compatibility, and tailored geometry. As much fun to build as it is to ride, this bike rips. I clear coated the steel frame, but plan to paint it in the future.

- Ben Harper

A touring bike that can go anywhere and do anything

- Miles Curtis

Despite being a steel hardtail with only 140mm of travel, this bike is a blast to ride. I tweaked the BikeCAD model for a number of months before TIG welding the 4130 chromoly frame. After riding the bike for a few weeks, I decided to make a second frame that had a larger front triangle to accommodate a roomy frame bag (and decidedly better welds). I took this bike on a two week self-supported trip on the Colorado Trail in the summer of 2018.

- Shaw Hughes

PABST was a "bike" created by Chris Fedor Inspired by the steering wheel he found. He custom made the fork and painted it to match the color scheme of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. The cages, GPS, and Pump were all donated by Lezyne.

- Chris Fedor