This bike is the second one that Carl has built for me. It is identical in every way except the it has a 1.5 cm longer seat tube, which is my compromise to too may years of riding level top tubed bikes. I still have the first frame which is now about a year old. […]

Just a quick update. I’ve ridden this bike enough to closely bond with it, but I took a brief vacation from it this last summer as I rode my rigid single speed almost exclusively. I’ve decided to change a few things: I’ve changed the rotors out to 6″ from the initial build with 8″ rotors; […]

Carl & Loretta, Thank you both for the great ordering experience.Working with Carl was easy , and I now have the custom I’ve always wanted. It was an unexpected pleasure meeting you two at the builders show, and talking to you face to face. The bike is great to ride,I have about 200 mi. so […]

In short, I’d say you nailed it. Yesterday was the virgin ride. It was 13 degrees out with a wind chill of zero….yeeouch! The ground was hard as a rock and as chewed up as I’ve ever seen it because of all the moisture we’ve had this winter. In case you don’t know, our trails […]

Custom geometry steel by Carl, 29’er wheels by George at Speedgoat, and the details from my LBS add up to the best hardtail ride one could experience. The welds and finish are impeccable, and the blend of tubing makes for a ride that is both stiff and compliant. Like the bike I rode in the […]

This has been and remains a truly amazing ride. I should admit I was a little put off at first on what I thought was the ?fit.? It didn?t ?feel? right ? but that?s probably because it was perfect and I hadn?t ridden perfect before. I think I even called Carl about it. Anyhow?very soon, […]

I wanted you to know that this bike rides as good as it looks, and I think it looks great. I knew the fit would be good since the geometry is almost identical to a Ti bike I have so I was really looking forward comparing the ride. After a few hundred miles I’m impressed, […]