Month

Things are moving right along on Jenny’s Progresso- straight tubes, tight miters and clean brazing. It starts with a little violence: (mitering the seat stays) The slows down a bit: (jet port for internal brake routing) Things start to stack up: (in the jig for tacking) And here are a couple of money shots- the cleaner the brazing the better (and faster) the clean up: I’m still waiting in some seat stays

Anthony Bareno of Velo Cult (a very cool shop in San Diego and a sponsor of the San Diego Custom Bicycle Show) came out to shoot the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. While out he toured several frame shops in Portland and took photos for the Velo Cult blog. To my delight Anthony expressed interest in making the two hour drive south to hang out for a bit and shoot Winter HQ, and he’s posted up some great shots from

Progresso- Italian for “Progress”. Jenny’s new bike will be a development in her cycling stable built to address her developing tastes. That and it will be as comfortable as ho soup on a cold day. I’ve taken to starting the fork first, then progressing back through the bike. First I start with brazing the crown to the steerer- this gives me a handle to hold while shaping the shorelines of the