I’ve finally ridden the bike enough to feel good about sending in a report. I can describe my bike with one word. “Awesome” It is everything I had hoped for and more. The bike fits me to a T. I had gone through a fitting session locally and compared their fit to what you had […]

The bike feels great… It’s very comfortable to ride, handles exactly as I expected it to and performs great. I really dig how solid, stable the bike feels and it instills confidence. I’m very pleased with how well it corners and handles technical areas and I was railing through some spots today a lot faster […]

Hey Carl, I’ve had the bike built up for about 1 month and can’t ride it enough. This bike is everything that I hoped it would be for riding the rough roads of MI. Riding my previous Al-frame road bike for 4 years has made me appreciate what a great piece of work this frame […]

With great anticipation, I headed out to Scottsdale May 1; two weeks of riding with John (Zmudshark to you board members), and finally getting to put the new Strong to the test. You would think that I would dive into completing the Strong day one, but with chores and fatigue, it got pushed off day […]

So Carl, What do I say? Bike #3, although you built it as a Show bike you built it within a pinch of my customs. So I bought it. I am glad I did. What a bike. The measurements may be the same, but the ride isn’t. This is a race bike and it rides […]

Carl & Loretta,I finally have the 29er frame built that I purchased back in March. I am attaching a few photos. The quality leaves something to be desired. I am experimenting with a new camera and I am very much a novice. I will send some better photos in the near future.The initial setup is […]

I was a little overwhelmed when I started the process of finding a custom frame builder. So many reviews and opinions out there, who would I pick? Being a research nut freak, I made a list of 3 builders that I wanted to interview. Carl was first in line. Our conversation was very casual and […]