"What is that thing on the jersey, shorts and hat?"

It's the New Belgium flag. What did you think it was?

Take the New England flag, trade blue for black, and add the Lion of Flanders.

Introducing Rebecca's sweet new road rig. 07 Centaur, Proton wheels. It should help her get her average speeds up over 17 mph!! Have fun, Becky.

Here are some pictrues of Terry's new cross bike. He said red, so Toby made it red.






Have a happy and safe holiday, everyone!
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Terry's cross bike is in the paint booth. Here are some bare frame pictures. Deda Zero tubing, Richie-Issimo lugs, stainless dropouts. Look for it at cross races in the Pacific Northwest. Paint pictures tomorrow.

I am working on some Zanconato gear. For the first set, I am looking at two options.

1. Zanconato riding kit (jerseys - $60, bibs - $65, shorts - $60)
2. Zanconato accessory kit (socks - $8, cycling caps - $9, water bottles - $4)

What would you like to see happen first? Option 1 or Option 2?

Mike's completed road bike. I love the color he chose. A gorgeous sunset pearl with a cream head tube. The lettering is also stenciled on in cream. Those aren't decals. This bike is one of my favorites. I hated shipping it because it is almost my size and I wanted to take it for a ride! Thank you for your order, Mike!














Toby at Hot Tubes is back from vacation. The paint schedule is Terry, Rob. I will have bare frame pictures up soon. The fabrication schedule is Rafael, Bruce, Karen, Bud, John, and a Steelhead for Paul.

I have a full pictorial coming from Rob's frame build. I mean everything. Well, everything except brazing the steerer into the crown. Those will be coming soon in installments.

Here is Mike's road frame and fork. Henry James lugs, a PCD BB shell, Deda tubing. The main triangle tubing is speced with a 1" top tube, 1.125" seat tube and a cool down tube that tapers from 1.25" at the BB to 1.125" at the head tube. He wanted the ride of a standard tube bike with just a little more stiffness at the BB. Chainstays are Deda 22.2 mm round-oval-round and seat stays are Prestige dual-taper 14 mm stays. Fork blades are also Prestige. Paint will be done this week.

Here is Deb's new 45 cm road bike. This bike was a blast to build. 650C wheels, Henry James lugs, Deda tubing and a hot metallic blue and silver paint job. The pictures don't do this color justice. It looks awesome in the sun. Thank you for your order, Deb!

























































On deck are Mike's road bike, Rob's cross bike, Terry's cross bike and Rafael's road bike.

Here is Andy's 65.2 cm Sport Touring bike. He came up with a sweet paint design that Hot Tubes executed perfectly. The checkerboard design on the seat tube and down tube is aligned dead-on with my panel bands. And Toby nailed the colors. The frame is built with Richie-Issimo lugs, Deda tubing and has lots of braze-ons. Dropout faces and eyelets are polished to keep the paint in perfect shape. Enjoy the pictures!


















Next up are Deb's, Mike's, Rob's and Terry's bikes.

Andy's 65.2 cm sport touring bike. The coolest part? The custom stainless kick stand and fender mount. Pics of the painted frame coming soon.









From one extreme to the other...the next bike you will see is Deb's 45.4 cm road bike. Hold tight!

A couple of new bikes.

First up is Ryan's new road bike. Henry James lugs, a rich creamy white with stenciled logos in metallic brown. Polished Henry James dropouts and a cool straight-blade fork round out the package.









Next up is Robert's road bike decked out with Richie-Issimo lugs, a deep green paint job with a lighter green head tube and fork crown.







Next bikes due in the paint booth are Andy's, Deb's, Mike's and Rob's.

A couple of new bikes. First Erik's patriotic road bike.















And, William's "Effin Cross Bike".

I just got a new shipment of engraved brake bridges. Which one has your name on it?

Thinking about a new Zank cross bike? It's a great time to get your order going. With the first races coming up in around 18 weeks, it can't hurt to be ahead of the game!

MP built up his new ride. He did a fine job kitting it out. The frame is black with a bit of gold pearl mixed in. The lugs are outlined in gold. Decals are gold as well. He tricked it out with Record, some unbelievable wheels from ergottWheels, and some other nice gold trim. More pictures coming soon.

Here are some more fabrication galleries of MP's road bike. The bike is painted, and I will be posting pictures soon...

Machining
Brazing

Some of the more interesting pictures...