Another Saga Build

This one is from Tim up in Portland. He uses it to lead bike camping trips for kids with the Audubon Society's School program.

Learn more about Audubon Kids PDX programs on facebook.

New Fork Options

We get a lot of calls from customers and bike shops looking for this fork in such and such a size. We want you to know we hear you. Here's a couple of new forks we're carrying.

Soma Lugged Road Forks with 1" threaded steer tubes

Ask and you shall receive. Threaded forks to you your classic road frame. They sport the same curved blades and crown lug as the forks we make for our Smoothie frames, but with threaded steer tubes in 4 pre-cut lengths (140mm, 170, 200, 239). They use standard 49mm reach road brakes and have fender eyelets. Chrome plated to match any paint job.

Tange Prestige Carbon Disc Fork

Finally a lightweight carbon option to match our Doublecross Disc frame (and other 700c bikes). These look sweet with the new black DC paint. Also a great way to retrofit a front disc on your Canti equipped frame. They say 80% of your stopping power is in the front brake, and anybody who has tried modern disc brakes knows that it really makes a difference, especially in the mud. A good option for running a single front brake on your fixed gear too.

Matt Chester

Matt Chester is a enigma. He makes some super cool Titanium bikes, specifically of the drop bar, dirt oriented fixed gear verity. It's a sub-genre within a sub-genre, but that's part of why they're so cool.

New Thick & Zesty Bar Tape Colors!

Some summery colors mixed in with soon-to-be classics.

- The Tangerine is similar to our orange cork version but a shade brighter and with no cork bits
- The Apple Green is a straight up chartreuse. Very intense, but not quite neon. Not to be confused with our Pear Green.
- The Dark Red is a handsome color. If you think our regular red is a little light, check this one out.
- The Teal might seem hard to coordinate with, but it would look great on a white, ti, black or cobalt blue frame.
- The Camouflage Blue is in a grippy striated texture like our other camo choices. Don't know what environment this would give camouflage in --- maybe on Pandora?

In more bar-related news, by popular demand Highway One Compact Road Bars now come in a 46cm wide. So that's 38 to 46cm. Not too many road bars span that range these days.