Kevin, an old friend of mine from Madison (now in Sacramento) has a few Jonny Cycles frames. Jonny Cycles #2 (black track bike, brakeless of course), a nice Reynolds 953 stainless steel touring bike, and this bike, Jonny Cycles #11 which was made for his father Tim in 2004. Tim’s bike has been given to Kevin’s wife Ellen, but they hit a snag: the...
From the archives. Significant bikes from the past, precursors to what I’m currently doing. Super Skinny, the counterpoint to the other bike Trevor commissioned, Big Pink. A road bike with classic diameter thin wall tubing to produce a fantastic ride. Planing before I knew what planing was. Taking things one step further this one has round, extra skinny, 22 mm fork blades with a Zeus track...
From the archives. Significant bikes from the past, precursors to what I’m currently doing. Big pink. The counterpoint to the other bike Trevor commissioned, Super Skinny. Among other things, this bike has the first twin plate fork crown I ever made (the start of an obsession that has still not ended!), which was out of necessity as at the time no mountain bike width...
From the archives. Significant bikes from the past, precursors to what I’m currently doing. Another lesson in trusting your painter, he knows what he’s doing. We made this one for the second annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show back in 2006. Since it was also going to be Jason’s personal bike we had complete creative freedom. The top tube holes along with most of...
From the archives. Significant bikes from the past, precursors to what I’m currently doing. One of the first bikes where everything just clicked. Frame design, color, graphics, and parts all working harmoniously together. If I was still building skinny tire road bikes they would look a lot like this....
