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Here is a wood bike that I built from 3/8″ Baltic Birch plywood and LVL(laminated veneer lumber). The rear dropouts are the only frame part made from metal. Rides well and is fairly light when properly equipped.

A mongrel using salvaged parts from three other bikes:

Nashbar Cr-Mo MTB frame with Rock Shox Judy TT fork

Matrix 750 rims on Shimano RM-40 hubs; Deore/Deore LX/Altus/SRAM 5.0 drivetrain (3×8)

Bontrager tires and Crowbar handlebar, Ritchey stem

WTB SST.X “Bootsie Collins” saddle…silvery glitter vinyl — beamed straight down from the Mothership!

This thing was fun as a SS, but due to my current riding group, right now it is torn down and being rebuilt as a multi-geared XC rig

Frame: 7005 Allloy

Fork: Kona P2 Chromo

Bars: MonkeyLite XC

Stem: Rocky Mountain OEM

Seat/post:WTB Rocket V/EA30

Brakes: Avid Shorty 4s

Wheels:Fr- stock Alex AT 450 32h, Rr- Velocity Glider 36h

Tires- Vittoria Randonneur

Drive Train- 1×9 - 39×11-34 with a Tiagra Rr Der. and Sram Attack Grip shifter.

Frame: DB Chromo

Fork: Origin 8 Black Ops Carbon (sus. corr.)

Bars: MonkeyLite XC (soon)

stem: Thomson Elite (sooner)

Brakes: Avid BB5 with FR5 levers

Seat/post: WTB Rocket V/ Thomson Elite

Crankset: Truvative FireX SS

Wheelset: WTB SpeedDisc (SunRingle High Riders asap)

Drive train: SS commuter 33×18 with singleator, Dirt 33×20

My 2007 Raleigh XXIX with a 1×7 drive

Frame: Dbl-butted Chromo

Fork: Stock Chromo

Bars: Easton EA50 OS, soon to be MonkeyLite XC

Stem: Truvative Hussefelt, soon to be a Thomson

Brakes: Avid BB5

Pedals: Shimano M520

Seat and Post: EA50/WTB Laser Comp, Now Thompson Elite with WTB Rocket

Crankset: Truvative FireX SS 33t+rock gaurd

Rear End: Shimano HG-50 13-34 7 spd cassette, deore derailleur

Wheelset: WTB SpeedDisc XC

Scheck it out mang…this is my super sweet KHS Tandemania Alite…its road ready and off road capable!

This is the same tandem that got my daughter and I 2nd place at Mt Sac Fat Tire Classic.

Reviewed this bike recently for my own website. Fun singlespeed ride for very little coin.

Picked up this Kona Humu Humu Nuku Nuku Apua’a at an auction for 20 bucks. Added the Xtracycle about a year ago and love it. Drive only to go water/snow skiing.

1x 9 setup with XT rear derailer.

Tank plate

Brooks Flyer saddle-comfy

2008 Novara Randonee (Steel!)

Kalloy Trekking Bars

Planet Bike Freddy Fenders

Brooks B-67

Nitto 83 Seat Post

Ostrich Panniers

Grip King Pedals

Univega frame salvaged from the dumpster behind my first job in Florida.

Photo features the world’s stupidest dog…Simon, the rat terrier — also known as “Whitey”, “Deputy Dawg” and “Dumptruck”.  He’s a sweetie, though, but don’t expect him to do any tricks!

Shimano Deore LX/XT components (thumb shifters, crankset, derailleurs).  Onza H.O. front brake, Avid Tri-Align rear brake.  Tioga “City Slicker” tires on Araya rims.  Recently converted into a 1×7 drivetrain configuration.

This is my wife’s “fast bike”…she dreamed up the color scheme, and it took me forever to find pink brake cable casing!  I had to special-order the Velocity pink waterbottle cages directly from Australia, too.  But, it was worth it!

As featured TWICE on Bike Snob NYC:

Primo Tenderizers, Forte singlespeed conversion kit, generic stem and riser bars, SweetskinZ Nightwing tires.  It’s like a grown-up BMX bike and is perfect for urban bombing runs.

One of the early forays into foreign production…between 1984 and 1986, Trek used a Japanese factory to manufacture several road bike models.  Those Japanese craftsmen sure were talented — the lugwork and brazing is sublime!

Nothing special, parts-wise:  Weinmann rims on Formula flip-flop hubs, Bulletproof crankset, Dia-Compe 400 brakes, vintage Waveflo Titanium race saddle.  Check out the homemade coroplast rear fender!!!

My all-time favorite bike…purchased new at the Bianchi factory store in Milano, Italy way back in 1983 (using money from my first job).

Campagnolo shifters and derailleurs, Ofmega crankset, BB and headset, Gipiemme Super-Corsa brakes.  Currently, I am running Matrix rims on Maillard “Helicomatic” hubs, but am in the process of building Velocity Aerohead/Aerohead OC rims onto a pair of vintage Campagnolo Record hubs (with Regina gold freewheel and chain).

Trek SU200
Salsa Bell Lap drop bars
Tektro R200 Levers
Avid BB7 brakes
Dura-Ace 9sp Barcons, friction mode
Deore LX rear derailleur
Alivio crankset
Selle Anatomica saddle
Planet Bike Freddy Fenders Hardcore
Carradice SQR Slim Saddlebag
Princeton Tec SB3