Carl, I wanted to write to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed my bike this summer. I’ve got about 1500 miles on it now and it just keeps getting better and better. The more I ride it, the more familiar it feels and the more amazed I am at how comfortable it is while still […]

Recognize this? Carl after a bit of a wait this very capable roadie has ended up in Japan hanging next to it’s younger sibling. Thought you might be interested in seeing it again. Will be going home to NZ in January. Most folks over there want to ride the SS titanium bike but this one […]

Hi Carl, The bike came out exactly as I’d hoped. The frame is beautiful, and the fit is dead-on. The XCr is impressive–the build comes in at 18lbs on the nose (in the garage door photos, without the frame pump), which is great for steel frame & fork. I’ve put a couple hundred miles on […]

After riding in-between frames for years, I finally approached Carl about a custom frame. We emailed back and forth, he checked my measurements, looked at some pics of me on my other frames, and built me my dream bike, perfect geometry, perfect ride. It was so good I had him do an identical build with […]

I, now have had the bike for a while. As you can see, i m still playing around with the fit because i wanted to remove some of the spacers. The bike seemed to handle turns better in the position I have it at.I wanted a comfortable bike and you delivered just that. The ride […]