I’ve started painting my own frames more on my last few builds.  It gives me a sense of full ownership in the process and I can make any final changes if I don’t like the color, etc.  (Plus I really can’t afford the 800+ bucks for the pros)  Painting is just has difficult as the […]

As racing season is coming closer, one of my main concerns is my MCL recovery.  Generally speaking the knee has been good.  I’ve skied, ran, biked, hiked and lifted weights on it without any major incidents.  However, the demands of training can be much greater than any of those items in isolation.  The thousands of […]

Getting onto the build, I didn’t have too many problems.   It was pretty straight forward and the heavier mountain bike specific tubing gives the welder a bit more freedom in the process.  The aggressively sloped and curved stays definitely were a challenge for mitering and for getting balanced.  I think I did a good job […]