Builds
Alpinestars Al-Mega: Peak 90s Mountain Bike Design
There are bikes that are iconic because they won races. Others because they introduced new technology. Then there are bikes like the Alpinestars Al-Mega, a machine that perfectly captures an...
Alpinestars Al-Mega: Peak 90s Mountain Bike Design
There are bikes that are iconic because they won races. Others because they introduced new technology. Then there are bikes like the Alpinestars Al-Mega, a machine that perfectly captures an...
Muddy Fox Adventure Cromo: A Childhood Grail Re...
There are bikes you admire because they are rare, bikes you chase because they are valuable, and bikes that matter because of where they sit in your own history. This...
Muddy Fox Adventure Cromo: A Childhood Grail Re...
There are bikes you admire because they are rare, bikes you chase because they are valuable, and bikes that matter because of where they sit in your own history. This...
Klein Pinnacle — The One That Followed Me Home,...
Update – Solving the bike's history: Thanks to the Klein community, the bike's story has become much clearer. What I initially believed to be an early-1990s Pinnacle is now almost...
Klein Pinnacle — The One That Followed Me Home,...
Update – Solving the bike's history: Thanks to the Klein community, the bike's story has become much clearer. What I initially believed to be an early-1990s Pinnacle is now almost...
1992 GT Tequesta — Built Around the Paint
Some paint jobs are too good to lose. This 1992 GT Tequesta came to me as a frameset: frame, fork, stem and seatpost. No complete bike to preserve. No original...
1992 GT Tequesta — Built Around the Paint
Some paint jobs are too good to lose. This 1992 GT Tequesta came to me as a frameset: frame, fork, stem and seatpost. No complete bike to preserve. No original...
1984 Specialized Stumpjumper — A Sympathetic Re...
Some bikes invite a full reimagining. This one did not. After writing about the original find, the next step was to take the 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper completely apart and understand...
1984 Specialized Stumpjumper — A Sympathetic Re...
Some bikes invite a full reimagining. This one did not. After writing about the original find, the next step was to take the 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper completely apart and understand...
Alpinestars Cro-Mega: The Accidental Parts Bin ...
I didn’t set out to build this bike. That feels like the right place to start, because most of my builds usually have some sort of emotional justification attached to...
Alpinestars Cro-Mega: The Accidental Parts Bin ...
I didn’t set out to build this bike. That feels like the right place to start, because most of my builds usually have some sort of emotional justification attached to...
Rivendell Appaloosa: General Use Green, Tall Wh...
This is the first modern build I’ve done for quite some time, which feels slightly strange to say, because on paper the Rivendell Appaloosa is hardly modern in the usual...
Rivendell Appaloosa: General Use Green, Tall Wh...
This is the first modern build I’ve done for quite some time, which feels slightly strange to say, because on paper the Rivendell Appaloosa is hardly modern in the usual...
Klein Pinnacle — The One That Followed Me Home
A Klein Pinnacle frame and fork joins the Mr Rokusho project queue — oversized aluminium, Mission Control cockpit, and a very different kind of vintage MTB energy.
Klein Pinnacle — The One That Followed Me Home
A Klein Pinnacle frame and fork joins the Mr Rokusho project queue — oversized aluminium, Mission Control cockpit, and a very different kind of vintage MTB energy.
1984 Specialized Stumpjumper — The Find
A 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper joins the Mr Rokusho custom bike build project — an early steel MTB find with patina, history, and plenty of build potential.
1984 Specialized Stumpjumper — The Find
A 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper joins the Mr Rokusho custom bike build project — an early steel MTB find with patina, history, and plenty of build potential.
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper: Paul Component Co...
There are some updates you plan, and some updates the bike decides for you. This 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper had already been through a fairly considered Honjo / SimWorks fender phase...
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper: Paul Component Co...
There are some updates you plan, and some updates the bike decides for you. This 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper had already been through a fairly considered Honjo / SimWorks fender phase...
Modern Excess: Overhauling the 2024 Specialized...
There is a certain purity to 26-inch mountain bikes. Cables, friction, rim brakes, square tapers, cup-and-cone bearings, parts you can see, understand, remove, clean and make work again with a...
Modern Excess: Overhauling the 2024 Specialized...
There is a certain purity to 26-inch mountain bikes. Cables, friction, rim brakes, square tapers, cup-and-cone bearings, parts you can see, understand, remove, clean and make work again with a...
1989 Specialized Allez Epic: Carbon, Steel and ...
There is something very Specialized about this bike. Not the brand in the modern sense, but the late-eighties version of Specialized: experimental, slightly odd, quietly ambitious, and very much willing...
1989 Specialized Allez Epic: Carbon, Steel and ...
There is something very Specialized about this bike. Not the brand in the modern sense, but the late-eighties version of Specialized: experimental, slightly odd, quietly ambitious, and very much willing...
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper — Another Take
Another 1988 Stumpjumper, but a very different flavour. This build leans hard into the idea of keeping the soul of the original bike intact while layering in some beautiful modern...
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper — Another Take
Another 1988 Stumpjumper, but a very different flavour. This build leans hard into the idea of keeping the soul of the original bike intact while layering in some beautiful modern...
Stumpjumper ‘88 Restomod V2 – Drop Bar XTR Grav...
A refined 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper restomod featuring Nitto drop bars, Shimano XTR drivetrain, handbuilt Velocity wheels, and Ultradynamico tyres—built for fast gravel riding.
Stumpjumper ‘88 Restomod V2 – Drop Bar XTR Grav...
A refined 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper restomod featuring Nitto drop bars, Shimano XTR drivetrain, handbuilt Velocity wheels, and Ultradynamico tyres—built for fast gravel riding.
First Field Test — Kona Fire Mountain Birding S...
A short shakedown ride for the Kona Fire Mountain today, running the Manivelle front basket paired with a Wizard Works bag as a lightweight birding rig. The plan was simple: a...
First Field Test — Kona Fire Mountain Birding S...
A short shakedown ride for the Kona Fire Mountain today, running the Manivelle front basket paired with a Wizard Works bag as a lightweight birding rig. The plan was simple: a...
Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo — Rebuilt for Everyda...
Every once in a while a frame appears that feels like the perfect canvas for a practical, ride-anywhere build. This Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo landed squarely in that...
Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo — Rebuilt for Everyda...
Every once in a while a frame appears that feels like the perfect canvas for a practical, ride-anywhere build. This Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo landed squarely in that...
1988 Stumpjumper — Honjo × SimWorks Fender Update
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper – Honjo × SimWorks Fender UpdateA quick update to the UK-sourced 1988 Stumpjumper with the addition of Honjo × SimWorks aluminium fenders — a subtle change that...
1988 Stumpjumper — Honjo × SimWorks Fender Update
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper – Honjo × SimWorks Fender UpdateA quick update to the UK-sourced 1988 Stumpjumper with the addition of Honjo × SimWorks aluminium fenders — a subtle change that...
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper — Portland to Pres...
Portland-sourced 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper restomod with original Deore XT, Nitto bullmoose bars, Dia-Compe brakes, Nissen cables and Sim Works finishing touches.
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper — Portland to Pres...
Portland-sourced 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper restomod with original Deore XT, Nitto bullmoose bars, Dia-Compe brakes, Nissen cables and Sim Works finishing touches.
A 1994 Specialized Rockhopper Restomod for a Bi...
A 1994 Specialized Rockhopper brought back to life as a colorful restomod build. Finished in a Spray.Bike speckle paint job, personalized decals, and a mix of vintage Deore and modern...
A 1994 Specialized Rockhopper Restomod for a Bi...
A 1994 Specialized Rockhopper brought back to life as a colorful restomod build. Finished in a Spray.Bike speckle paint job, personalized decals, and a mix of vintage Deore and modern...
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper — Portland Provenance
Sourced from the family of its original owner in Portland, this 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper is a rare example of a bike that’s survived intact — not restored, not modified, just...
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper — Portland Provenance
Sourced from the family of its original owner in Portland, this 1988 Specialized Stumpjumper is a rare example of a bike that’s survived intact — not restored, not modified, just...
A Bike for Birding | 1996 Kona Fire Mountain | ...
A steel frame rebuilt for modern use, without erasing its past.
A Bike for Birding | 1996 Kona Fire Mountain | ...
A steel frame rebuilt for modern use, without erasing its past.