Sunday, November 1, 2009

Primate goes global

Here are some shots of my first international build for Andrea in Canada Eh..
coustom fixed frame and forks
clean lines
tight geometry
smooth color
enjoy riding it Andrea. I had fun building her ..

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

my orange tandem in all its glory..

posing out the front of my regular cafe
soaking up the morning sun..
sporting the new candy cranks chain rings V sexy..
only 2 weeks till we hit the hills of Japan, much fun to have ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Ben's single/fixed/everything bike..

paragon 3 piece brake bosses..








Saturday, July 18, 2009

What's he building in there !!

many tubes make for a strong joint
not the forks that will be used but I had to see what it will look like.
its my first tandem build ..


for me and my girlfriend


figure this would be the best way to get her into touring


had to design and build custom blocks and towers for this big beauty


Looking foward to getting out on the road with her for three weeks of cycling through Japan, sounds like a good way to test her out. Bring it on.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

"IT LIVES" fly my pretty

OH yeah baby, very very sexy
just back from the magic hands of Peter at star enamelers
Up all night putting her together.
And it rained on my the first ride day "stink"
made for some good photos though..Now I have to wait for some clear weather to get to know her
properly, but riding up and down the car park at work she feels sweet..

Candy Cranks lugged track frames

We're building a run of luged track frames for the girls at candy cranks they are looking very sweet..
I love a good silver wash.
using the old school jig for these ones
straight and true all cool in the old school ..

Horizontal tips and cut + shut repair

Had to carve the tips from solid plate for this one
off with the old
in with the new
dressed and ready for a new colour
frame and fork of to see the painter

Monday, May 18, 2009

Licorice All Sort

Just got my baby back from Star Enamel, Pete really went to town on this one. The pictures don't do it justice. Can't wait to see it built up and rolling.






The back end

More Star Enamel goodness on the swing and bars, It's my licorice allsort bike, sweet and tasty.





Monday, May 11, 2009

candy cranks rider Meg on a primate zen

this is meg's ZEN 29er freshly built up and ready for thr trails

8 speeds is all you need


chillin befor the ride..

and relaxin after



why are people so unkind !!

what happens when pissed wankers jump on your bike.
new hanger cut shaped and fitted





and she is street worthy again. roll on little sister roll on..


ridden hard cracked repaired and ready to roll again

she is 20 years old -
gets ridden 500ks a week in all weather -


second time she has new DT (some one elce did it the first time)-



and she is ready to roll again-


and people wonder why I build with steel!!



when a ken evans cracks

filleted with silver and ready to roll again
smooth








cut and shut fork steerer repair

clean
on the operating table


enter the new

exit the old



Wednesday, April 15, 2009

On the fast track with Russells aero tubed frame

it all comes down to this
being very light gauge (.5mm) tube I sleeved the S.T. for a stronger joint..
the business end.
I made up 2 sets of bladed forks for the build the tapered set
and the big blade set.