can't we just get along ?

One custom bicycle framebuilder's take on the rights , wrongs and just plain stupids in the tiny world of custom bikes.

Friday, March 27, 2026

Another one bites the metal dust-Pargon Machine works.

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 Well, you don't know what you got 'till it's gone.......Paragon machine works in Richmond, Calif. has been manufacturing parts ...
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Be careful for what you don't wish for

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Every year from Christmas until Jan. 1st I effectively close the shop and work on 'fun' projects. A lot of times these projects star...
Friday, December 12, 2025

State of the sport

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Here it is, mid December and cyclocross time for some of us but not many of us. I can gauge the health of the sport by coming to the nationa...
Friday, July 4, 2025

What if nobody cares anymore ?

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 I'm not talking about custom bikes-although nobody caring about them would leave me with a shop full of useless tools and metal. I'...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Sorry, son.....

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My annual visit to the Sea Otter classic just happened and I had the usual experience of sensory overload mixed with running into folks who ...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

One minute you're here- the next minute you're gone..

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It's late and I can't stay up all night and write so I'll keep this pretty short. What you see in the photo is a nicely organize...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Promise kept

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Not sure when I got the idea but I know it must have been a few years ago. This looks like a really clean Masi frame , doesn't it ? Or- ...
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