March 31, 2013

How To Climb Like A Pro

     Now that the weather looks like it's getting better. Here are some tips for getting that bike up the hills!


     Since you made it up the hill you might as well get the tips for going back down!

March 25, 2013

Custom Bike Frame Builders List

     A forum member named William on The Paceline Forum recently posted a massive list of custom frame builders. The list is organized by state and by country. It looks like it would have taken hours to put together so thanks for all the hard work William!!!

     I would normally change all links to red but there are just too many so you'll have to deal with blue for this post. Also, I can't figure out how to get rid of the white boxes  :(

Inside The USA

Alabama
Alaska

Arizona
Bohemian Bicycles Material-Steel
Coconino Cycles Material-Steel
Gilmour Bicycles Material-Steel/Aluminum/Titanium: Frames/Frame repair/Custom Painting
la Suprema Bikes Material-Steel/Stainless: Frames/Racks/Stems/Headbadges/Custom Paint
Rosene Bicycles 
Tsunami Bikes Material-Aluminum: Road/Track/Cross/29er/Tandems 

Arkansas
Meech Custom Bicycles Material-Fillet Brazed Steel: Cross/Road/SS/Mtb

California
Ahrens Bicycles Material-Tig Welded Steel/Aluminum: Road/Cross/MTB/Aluminum Components/Powdercoat
Black Cat Bicycles Material-Steel
Baylis Handmade Cycles Material-Lugged steel: Road/Track/Restoration
Broakland Bikes Material-Steel: Track/Fixed
Bruce Gordon Cycles Material-Custom Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Frames/Road/Touring/Racks/Panniers
Caletti Cycles Material-Steel/Titanium: Road/Cross/Mtb/Forks
Calfee Design Material-Carbon Fiber/Bamboo: Road/Cross/Mtb/Fixed Gear/Tandem/Touring/Carbon Repair
Castellano Designs Material-Aluminum: MTB/Ibis Repair
Cleaver Bikes Material-Tig/Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Track/Town/BMX/Cargo/Trailers/Frame Repair/Forks
Columbine Cycle Works Material-Ornate Lugged Steel
Concept Technology Material-Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Beam Bike/Tandem/Headbadge
Dan Cunningham Cycles
El Camino Fab Material-TIG Welded Steel/Titanium/Aluminum: 
Falconer Cycles
Frances Cycles Material-Steel: Road/Light tour/Randoneur/Fixed/Small haul/Cycletrucks.
Halekai
Holland Cycles Material-Titanium-Carbon mix: Road
Hunter Cycles Material-TIG Welded/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Track/Cargo/Forks/Stems
Inglis & Retrotec Cycles Material-Lugged/Fillet/TIG Welded Steel: Road/Cyclocross/Mountain/Single Speed/29'er/650B/Full Suspension/Tandems/Townies/Track/Forks/Stems
Innerlight Cycles Material-Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Touring
John Cutter/Cutter Design Website under construction
Light House Cycles Steel
Litton Bikes
Mandaric Custom Bicycles Material-Lugged & TIG Welded Steel/Aluminum-Carbon Fiber Mix: Road/Cross 
Mikkelson Frames Material-TIG/Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Track/MTB/Tandem/Cross/Triathlon/Forks/Stems/Repair
Miles Bicycles 
Moth Attack Material-Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Track/Cross/Touring/Forks
Muse Cycles Material-TIG/Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/MTB/Track/Touring/Forks/Stems
NTP Custom Bikes/Nelson Titanium Products Material-Titanium: Road/MTB/29er/Commuter/Full Suspension
OS Bikes Material-Steel: MTB 29er only.
Otis Guy Cycles Material-Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/MTB/Stems
Peter Johnson Bicycles Material-Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Track/Forks/Stems
Raphael Cycles
Rebolledo Cycles Material-Lugged Steel: Road/Track/Cross/Randonneuse/Porteur/Forks/Frame repair
Rex Cycles by Steve Rex Material-TIG welded, Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel/Carbon Fiber: Road/Cross/MTB/Tandem/Frame Repair/Couplers
Rock Lobster Cycles Material-TIG/Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel, TIG Welded Aluminum: Road/MTB/Cross/Track/Tandem
Russ Denny Bicycles Material-Steel/Aluminum: Road/Cross/MTB/Track
Sadilah Cycles Material-Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Track/Cross/Touring/Forks/Custom Painting/Couplers
Sanner Cycles
Saso Custom Cycles Material-Lugged Steel: Road/Carrier/Cargo
Shawver Cycles Material-Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Forks
Silvacycles Material-Lugged/Fillet Brazed Steel: Randonneur/Club/Porter/MTB/Recumbent/Unicycles
Siren Bicycles Material-TIG welded steel: Mountain Bikes
Steve Potts Bicycles Material-Titanium: Road/Cross/MTB/Forks
Stinner Frameworks 
Soulcraft Material-TIG Welded Steel: Road/Cross/MTB/29er/650b/Single speed/Forks/Stems
Steelman Cycles
Sycip Bikes Material-Titanium/Carbon Fiber/Steel/Aluminum: Road/Track/MTB/29er/BMX/Full Suspension/Cruiser/Tandem/Forks/Handle bars/Powdercoating
Townsend Cycles Material-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Track/Fixed Gear/Forks/Stems
Wantaframes Material-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Track/Custom refinishing 
Ybarrola Bicycles Material-Lugged Steel: Road/Track/Single Speed/Forks/Stems

Colorado
Alchemy Bicycle Co.
Anvil Bikeworks Professional tools for the professional builder.
AMPierce Material-TIG welded Steel: MTB = 24",26er, 650b, 700c,29er
Black Sheep Material-Titanium, Steel, Aluminum: Road/Cross/MTB/Forks/Stems/Seat posts/Handlebars
Boo Bicycles Materials-Bamboo & Carbon Fiber: Road/Cross/29er/Fixed/Touring
Chris Kopp 
da Vinci Designs Materials-Aluminum, Carbon Fiber, Steel, & Titanium: Tandems-Road/MTB/Suspension, Single-Road/MTB/Cross/
DEAN Material-Titanium: Road/MTB/Cross/Track/Fixed/Trans Alp/City/Forks/Stems/Handlebars.
Funk Cycles Material-Titanium: Road/MTB Full Suspension/MTB Hardtail
Primus Mootry Material-Aluminum, Steel, Titanium: Road/Cross/Track/MTB/Time Trail/Commuter/Belt Drive
Gangl Custom Cycles
Gecko Cycles Material-Steel: MTB/Touring/Custom paint.
GroundUp Material-Aluminum, Steel, Titainium: Road/Track/MTB/BMX/Trials
Kent Eriksen Cycles Material-Titanium: Road/Cross/MTB/Tandem/Time Trial/Seat Posts
Nobilette Bicycles
Moots Material-Titanium: Road/Cross/MTB/Stems/Seat posts/Forks
Mosaic Performance Bicycles Material-Steel, Titanium: Road/Cross/MTB/Track.
Nice Bicycles Material-Steel, Titanium: Road/Track/MTB/Fixed/Commuter/SS/Cycletrucks.
Paketa Material-Magnesium: Tandem/Road/MTB/Belt Drive.
Rene Herse
Samara Cycles
Spot Brand Bicycles
Tiemeyer Cycles Material-Aluminum: Road/Track/Tandem/Time Trial/Triathlon.
Twenty2 Cycles Material-Titanium: Road/MTB/Fat bikes.
Victoria Cycles Material-Steel (Lugged&Fillet Brazed): Road/Track/Cross/MTB/Touring/Forks.
Wily Cycles
Yamaguchi Material-Steel (Lugged&Fillet Brazed): Road/Track/Cross/Fixed/Stems/Time Trial Bars/Frame Repairs/Frame Building Classes
Yipsan Material-Steel: Road/Cross/Randonnuer/MTB.
Zinn Cycles Material-Aluminum, Magnesium, Steel, Titanium: Road/Cross/Track/Triathlon/Stems/Forks/Cranks

Connecticut
Bowen Bicycle Works Material-Lugged Steel: Road/Touring/Forks
MSHI Bicycle Works/M.P. Klucha Cycles Material-Lugged Steel/Stainless Steel: Road/Track/Touring/Randonneuring/Forks/Headbadges/Custom paint options
J.P. Weigle Lugged Steel

Delaware

District of Columbia
Threepenny Bikes Material-Carbon Fiber Lugged Bamboo: Road/City/Cruiser

Florida
Jonathan Greene Cycles 
Terraferma Cycles Materials-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel/Carbon Fiber-Steel Mix: Road/Cross/Track/650b

Georgia
Snyder Cycles Material-TIG Welded Steel: Road/Cross/Track
Zukas Cycles Steel: Road/Cross/Fixed

Hawaii
Modikoso Bicycle Machine and Weld Works

Idaho
Alliance Bicycles Material-Steel, Stainless Steel, Titanium: Road/MTB/Forks/Stems.
Castle Frameworks 
Priority Cycles 
Thursday Bicycles Material-Steel: BMX/MTB/Cross/Utility/Adventure Touring.
Vibe Cycles 

Illinois
Humble Frameworks 
Method Bicycle

Indiana
Foresta Frames -Craig Ryan Material-Lugged Steel: Road
Shamrock Cycles -Tim O'Donnell Material-Fillet & Lugged Steel: Road/Cross/Mtb/Track/Full Suspension/Fixie
Roark Custom Titanium Bicycles Material-Titanium: Road/SS Couplers

Iowa
Tetcycles Aluminum, Steel: Road/Cross/Mtb/Track/Tandem/Triathlon/Touring/Trikes/SS

Kansas

Kentucky
Alex Meade Bikeworks Material-Lugged & Fillet Steel: Road/Tandem/Touring/Fixie/SS
Don Walker Cycles Materials-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Track/Cross/Tandem/SS

Louisiana

Maine
Aegis (Appears to be out of business)

Maryland
Bishop Bikes Material-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Track/Randonneur/Stems
Clark Custom Cycles Material-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Mtb/SS
Sandusky Cycle Works Material-TIG Welded Steel: Road/Cross/Mtb/SS

MassachusettsA.n.t. Material-Steel: Basket bike/Truss roadster/Frame building classes
Budd Bike Works
Fire Fly Bicycles Material-Titanium,Stainless Steel: Road/Cross/Mtb/Seat Posts/Stems/Handle Bars/Custom Finish options
Geek House Bikes Material-TIG welded steel: Road/MTB/Cross/Touring/Fixed gear/Forks
Hot Tubes Material-Lugged, brazed steel: Road/Cross/Touring/Forks/Custom Paint/Frame Building Classes
Igleheart Custom Frames Material-TIG Welded Steel, Stainless Steel:Road/MTB/Cross, Fixed/Single Speed/Track/Forks/Frame repair
One-Off Handcycles Material-Steel: MTB Handcycles
Parlee Cycles Material- Carbon Fiber: Road/Cross/Track/Touring
Peter Mooney Cycles Material- Lugged Steel: Road/Cross/Randonneur/Touring/Track/Forks
Richard Sachs Cycles 
Royal H. Cycles Material- Lugged Steel: Commuter/Cross/Randonneur/Road/Single Speed/Time Trial/Track/Forks
Seven Cycles Material- Carbon Fiber, Steel, Titanium: Cross/MTB/Road/Tandem/Touring/Track/Forks/Stems/Seat posts/Handlebars
Zanconato Material-Lugged & Fillet Brazed Steel: Cross/Road/Forks/Stems

Michigan
616 Fabrication
Assenmacher Cycling
Doug Fattic
Helm Cycles
Quiring Cycles
VanLoozen Brothers Bicycles/Very Big Bike 

Minnesota
Anderson Custom Cycles
Appleman Bicycles
A-Train Cycles
Bob Brown Cycles
Chris Kvale Cycles
Clockwork Bikes
Curt Goodrich Bicycles
Pallas Athena Cycles
Peacock Groove
Vincent Dominguez Cycles
Wyganowski Frames 

Mississippi

Missouri
Monster Bicycle Co.

Montana
Kirk Frameworks Steel: road/cross/ track/fixed gear/sport bikes/tandems
Strong Frames
Taylor Bicycles

Nebraska

Nevada
Della Santa Custom Frames

New Hampshire
Drummond Custom Cycles
44 Bike Co.
Independent Fabrication
Ted Wojcik Custom Bicycles Material- Lugged & TIG welded Steel, Steel-Carbon Mix: Cross/MTB/Road/Track/Frame Repair/ SS Couplers

New Jersey
Bekes Wooden Bicycles 
Folk Engineered

New Mexico
Matthews Custom Cycles
Porter Bicycles

New York
Coast Cycles
Horse Cycles
K. Bedford Customs Steel/Titanium: Road/Track/Cross/Mtb/Touring
Rick Jones Bicycles
Serotta
Squarebuilt Bicycles
Vicious Cycles

North Carolina
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Chuck Lathe (Closed shop?)
BREW Racing Frames
Kish Fabrication
Smoke Bikes

North Dakota

Ohio
Bringheli Custom Frames
Cicli Polito
Franklin Frames
Groovy Cycleworks
Rustbelt Welding
Stanridge Speed

Oklahoma
Edoz Bicycles


OregonAhearne Cycles
Alteredcycles
Argonaut Cycles
Arrow Racing
Belladonna Cycles
Beloved Cycles
Bike Friday
Capricorn Bicycles
CERNITZbike
Cielo by Chris King
CoMotion Cycles
Cycles J. Bryant
Cycles Papillon
DeSalvo Custom Cycles
DiNucci Cycles
English Cycles
Esoteric Cycles
Hufnagel Cycles
Ira Ryan Cycles
Jeff Jones Bicycles
Jeff Lyon - Lyonsport
Joe Bike
Keith Anderson Cycles
Kesho Bicycles
Landshark Bicycles
L‘Ecu
Littleford Custom Bicycles
Love Machine Cycles
Lucky 13 Bikes
MAP (or M.A.P.) Bicycles
Marcroft Cycles
Metrofiets Custom Cargo Bikes
Milholland Bicycle Company
One Ghost Industries
Palmares Cycles
Pereira Cycles
Quixote Cycles
Realm Cycles
Renovo Hardwood Cycles
Signal Cycles
Sprout Cycles
Strawberry/Strawberry Bicycles/Terra Nova Cycles
Stites Design
Sweetpea Bicycles
Ti Cycles
Tonic Fabrication
Tsunehiro Cycles
UFB/Ultimate Folding Bike
Vanilla Bicycles
Vendetta Cycles
Vertigo Cycles
Vimana Cycle, builds Vimana, Cargofiets, Framebones, and Humblebees brands
Vulture Cycles
Warrington Cycles
Winter Bicycles Steel: Road/Track/Cross/MTB/Commuter
Wolfhound Cycles

Pennsylvania
Bilenky Cycle Works
Chris Wright Cycles
Dreesens Bicycles
Elite Bicycles Material-Aluminum/Aluminum-Carbon: Road/Triathlon/Cross/Track/MTB/SS
Engin Cycles
Hanford Cycles
H.H. Racing Group (Harry Havnoonian)
Hubcap Cycles
Maestro Frameworks 
Oswald Cycle Works
Quetzal Bicycles
Rich Adams Custom Bikes 
Spectrum Cycles

Rhode Island
Circle A Cycles
Chapman Cycles
Maeitta Cycling - Closing shop

South Carolina
South Dakota

Tennessee
Cysco Cycles 
Lynskey Performance

Texas
Alchemy Bicycles
Cameron Bicycle Co.
Crumpton Cycles
Daltex Handmade Bicycles
Gallus Handmade Bicycles
Hans Schneider Cycles
Hujsak Bicycles - Closed Shop
Icarus Frames Material-Fillet Brazed Steel: Road/Cross/Track/Touring/SS Couplers/Forks
KirkLee Bicycles
Majaco bicycles
Massengill Frames
Moyer Cycles
Violet Crown Cycles
Samurai Cycle Works/Annoura
Southwest Frameworks
True Fabrication Bicycles

Utah
Blaze Bicycles
Walkworks Custom Bicycles Material-TIG Welded Steel: Road/Cross/Track/MTB/29er/Full Suspension/Forks

Vermont
Cycles d’Autremont
Frank The Welder
Penguin Cycles

Virginia
Six Eleven Bicycle

Washington
333fab
Boxer Bicycles
Bushnell Cycle Design
Capital
Coho Bicycles
Curtlo Cycles
Cycles LaMoure
Davidson Handbuilt Bicycles
Donkelope Bikes
Elephant Bikes
Glenn Erickson Cycles
Hampsten/Tournesol Cycles
Rodriguez Cycles
Sizemore Bicycle
Stevenson Custom Cycles
Stoemper Bikes

West Virginia

Wisconsin
Banjo Bicycles
Desperado Cycles
Ellis Cycles
Gunnar Custom Frames
Sotherland Custom Bicycles
Waterford Custom Bicycles
ZR Cycles

Wyoming


Outside The USA

Australia
Baum Cycles
Gellie Custom
Hillbrick Bicycles
Kumo Cycles
Llewellyn Bikes
Teschner Bikes

Canada
Cunningham Cycles - BC Material-Scandium-Carbon mix: Road/Track/Custom Paint
Cycles Golem - Quebec
De Kerf Innovations
Guru Cycles
Matt Chester
Naked Bicycles & Designs - BC
Star City Cycles (Alberta)
Steelwool Bicycle Co - Ontario
True North Cycles - OntarioWinterborne Cycles - Ontario Now a training institute

Ceska Republika:
Festa Bicycles 

Denmark
Cyckelmagaren 

Germany
Agresti Racing
Holger Koch
Marschall Framework
Savine Cycles
Schauff Bikes
Wiesmann Bikes

Japan
Amanda
Amvna
Akamatsu
Arrow
Baramon
Bicicletta Noko
Bomber Pro
CHERUBIM
CS Cherubim 
Crafted 
CS Hirose
Cycles Grand Bois
Dobbats 
Elan
Emme Akka
Ganwell
Georama
Hirose
Iribe
Kajiwara
Kalavinka 
Kiyo Miyazawa 
Kusano
Level
Lightning
Makino
Matsuda
Matsunaga
Nakagawa Cycle Works
Nagasawa
Nambei
Norton
Ocean
Ohtaki
Ono
Panasonic
Pie
Quark
Raizin
Rap
Ravanello
River One
Shimazaki
Silk
Smith
Sunrise Cycles
Toei
Toyo
Zunow

Italy
Alan
Bressan Biciclette
Crisp Titanium
Daniele Marnati
Formigli Frames
Pavarin
Pegoretti Cicli
Pelizzoli World
Pitz! Cycles 
Sarto 
Simoncini
Somec
Vetta
Zullo 

Netherlands
le Cadre Bicycles
M-Gineering
Achielle Fabrieksfiets

Singapore
Exquis Cycles


United KingdomArgos Racing Cycles
Armstrong Cycles
Atlantic Cycles
Bardsley Cycles
BIKEFIX
Bob Jackson Cycles
Bristol Bicycle Workshop
Burls Bicycles
Chris Marshall Cycles
Cliff Shrub
Coombe Cycles
Corrado Custom Cycles
Curtis Bikes 
Cycles Maximus
Dave Yates Cycles
Demon Frameworks
Doug Pinkerton
Downland Cycles
Eddison Cycles
Ellis Briggs Cycles
Enigma
Feather Cycles
Hetchins Cycles
James Perkins
J.F. Wilson Cycles
Justin Burls
Ken baker cycles
Kevin Winter
Lee Cooper Cycles
Longstaff Cycles
Mercian Cycles
Michael Gray
Neill Orrell Cycles
Nimbus Cycles
Orange
Paulus Quiros Design
Pennine Cycles
Roberts Cycles
Robin Mather Cycles
Ron Cooper
Roman Road Cycles
Rotrax Cycles 
Roy Manser
Rourke Framesets
Shand Cycles
Sondec 
Steve Goff Frames
Taylor Bicycle Frames
Threadgold Cycles
Tony Greening
Trevor Jarvis Cycles
TT Design And Engineering LTD
Vernon Barker Cycles
Villiers-Velo
Witcomb Cycles - Closed
Woodrup Cycles