JULY FRAME BUILDING

July was a busy month for frame building, training, and racing. It sure went by fast! August is here and snow is right around the corner. I don't know how excited I am about the summer ending, but hopefully Mother Nature will give us another couple good riding months. Here are a few pics of the new bikes that were built recently. We are stoked about the website coming August 9th. A special thanks to our good friend Gheen Hillman who has worked so hard on the design. All of you riders out there need to mark your calendars for next years Capitol Reef Classic. What an AMAZING race/ride it was. Here is the link http://www.capitolreefclassic.com/

Finally

Finally it is summer. That had to be the craziest winter I have ever seen. Idaho is a strange weather place. One day it is snowing the next thing you know it is ninety degrees outside.
I have been quite sick for some time. Suffering from some type of sinus infection. But after some good quality antibiotics I am feeling a lot better. I have been riding my bike a fair amount. Trying to get in reasonable condition after over a year of very little exercise, due to work and moving my family. I have a stage race planned in July called the Capitol Reef Classic in southern Utah. It is in my family's home town and I am looking forward to it. I am not looking forward to the 100 mile stage up fish lake mountain. It will travel through some of the most challenging terrain I have ever seen offered in a north American bike race. I just hope to survive.
I have been plugging along building some nice titanium bikes. I will also be working on a tig welded steel track bike. Any takers? I do not think I will be able to use it myself since I live on a dirt road. I am currently working on a new titanium/Carbon fiber bike. I hope to ride it myself at the race in July. Usually when I build one of these bikes. A friend of similar proportions will ride it and want to purchase it from me. That is why I always seem to be riding the same steel bike I have been on for the past five years. I don't mind I love that bike. There is nothing like the ride of steel. Often people ask me what the best material is for building a bike. I usually tell them that they are all good, it just depends on the bike and its purpose. But my favorite material for a nice road bike is steel. They are not usually surprised and will tell me about an old steel bike that they wish they had never sold. Well I will post some new pictures of some current build real soon. The fishing has been phenomenal here in Ashton so If anyone gets a chance come on over and we will drowned a few bugs.

Snow in June

When I woke up this morning I looked at weatherbug.com just to get an idea of what today would bring. It said expected snow showers. I thought how stupid could that be. What a lame site there is now way it could snow in June...... so I went out for a mountain bike ride and at the top of the mountain it began to snow. This has been the strangest spring we have had. The weather has been horrible. I have tried to suffer through it on the bike, but I keep finding myself ill with a cold that I just can't shake.

This week I finished a bike for a guy I have been riding with for the past 15 years. He has been riding the same Gurceiotti road bike for that same time. I recall when he got that old bike it was equiped with the best components, I was so jealous. Well, that jealousy eventually faded. It still is a cool bike definetly something I would hold onto. He was due for something a little lighter, and something that fit better. The bike turned out great. Complete dura-ace with a fizik saddle and Ritchey WCS bars and stem.

Utah Bike Fit Trip

(Steve, your bike is coming along pretty sweet)

Heading to Utah today to meet up with a few friends, do a little riding, and fit a couple people for custom bikes. I will let you know how the trip goes. Be home in a couple days.