tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20027191498853193002024-03-05T21:41:17.634-08:00DiNucci Cyclesmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992539851744455655noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-17987277953982480452011-07-22T10:39:00.000-07:002011-07-22T10:45:18.755-07:00The Website is UP!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5cW88Yh8S3CUwzKhNfmzhRrMLaOlsJUmX_g5CU5V3D4-cU7f3kIG6RKadXjdslzFlXDeS4Gdr9-6KW5rAWM0g4wxKI-EsPAS6Fe7GWBejdFBN3NJT-1tzE3ru15J4z_fTk1rMnSbj0M/s1600/red4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5cW88Yh8S3CUwzKhNfmzhRrMLaOlsJUmX_g5CU5V3D4-cU7f3kIG6RKadXjdslzFlXDeS4Gdr9-6KW5rAWM0g4wxKI-EsPAS6Fe7GWBejdFBN3NJT-1tzE3ru15J4z_fTk1rMnSbj0M/s400/red4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632232994875276450" /></a>The website is finally up and running! Come check it out at <a href="http://www.dinuccicycles.com">dinuccicycles.com</a><div><br /></div><div>(photo courtesy of Emir Ibrahimpasic-His wonderful work on flickr is here '<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scurvyknaves/">scurvey_knaves</a>')</div>markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992539851744455655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-68799804956147107832011-03-05T16:25:00.000-08:002011-03-05T16:36:45.585-08:00NAHBS 'Best in Show' Details<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A few images of the NAHBS 'Best in Show' bike in progress. I'll have some images of the completed bike next week, but its tough to properly show this kind of thin, profiled lug work when the bike is painted, so these images may be the best way to get an idea of the time spent here to make it right. </span> <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The chain guide looks simple, but is far from it. The cage is first machined out of stainless then the 4 pieces of stainless are silver brazed together. Next the clamp and a thin sleeve are machined. The sleeve fits within the clamp and when the clamp is tightened, it gently pushes the adjustment rod against the back of the sleeve, holding it tight and protecting the paint on the seat tube. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLTOtmYMsBpS-_XkCipEKsgA8q6F0tpNrqcaBe8JkrTqSD6JM_gI1_6_pt4DX1qOjr8iVBM8ycS4FgaCSkQ2gkdrf2ruwVW728WLLMM3NH2jRZix4QOQJGVQcoXKClBoQQ5X_ZB7GeGE/s1600/Blog+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLTOtmYMsBpS-_XkCipEKsgA8q6F0tpNrqcaBe8JkrTqSD6JM_gI1_6_pt4DX1qOjr8iVBM8ycS4FgaCSkQ2gkdrf2ruwVW728WLLMM3NH2jRZix4QOQJGVQcoXKClBoQQ5X_ZB7GeGE/s400/Blog+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580756943789866898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLCnCMj7eXBopaQbVV5_rMz75hu7lcFuMEjM_0kkRIrcK9myshPFR7lMqXNFBgiP6d3alkC39US-P0Bbo2T898yy6T57w0ZbmAXeEdCDX9F0at7awI6u9KhKc3YGFIyMPpvx8hno0VfU/s1600/Blog+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLCnCMj7eXBopaQbVV5_rMz75hu7lcFuMEjM_0kkRIrcK9myshPFR7lMqXNFBgiP6d3alkC39US-P0Bbo2T898yy6T57w0ZbmAXeEdCDX9F0at7awI6u9KhKc3YGFIyMPpvx8hno0VfU/s400/Blog+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580756832762534578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5EEjTuY5xhB9Nwak9DFJtau9PBw_XcV9s54jOJ0stqo17myN5_CcM3Tjm7eILkzp1K7fOXEoZ3pSGXUkRsPVisJnloM9k6-Qb03kwH-ynTAK-J0B4WzxcEgKRlnTVNUz0_lBG6IXYlE/s1600/Blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5EEjTuY5xhB9Nwak9DFJtau9PBw_XcV9s54jOJ0stqo17myN5_CcM3Tjm7eILkzp1K7fOXEoZ3pSGXUkRsPVisJnloM9k6-Qb03kwH-ynTAK-J0B4WzxcEgKRlnTVNUz0_lBG6IXYlE/s400/Blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580756742985008562" /></a><br /></div>markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992539851744455655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-62151361724806233802011-03-01T12:39:00.000-08:002011-03-01T12:55:14.214-08:00DiNucci Cycles 'Best in Show' at NAHBS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Wow, it must have been those bolos we made for Austin or the boots or maybe the hand tooled western mudflap. Either way, we are <i>very</i> happy about the results.......<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzJlg1vpJ9zcltAJlmJt-i08S9bDrpwzc-i4knym2o43Ly3QeEX9JDq3x2_4lUdMwlgdU_qWa1LYfaoikYNy0oAhcIwuBX20pj4rxuzK3ymJHefF1xVueN4vynwenlmLPJuzwqrRnBwY/s1600/nahbs.jpg"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 373px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzJlg1vpJ9zcltAJlmJt-i08S9bDrpwzc-i4knym2o43Ly3QeEX9JDq3x2_4lUdMwlgdU_qWa1LYfaoikYNy0oAhcIwuBX20pj4rxuzK3ymJHefF1xVueN4vynwenlmLPJuzwqrRnBwY/s400/nahbs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579215200696943714" /></a>markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992539851744455655noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-60350112374336553892010-10-04T11:10:00.000-07:002010-10-04T11:21:07.324-07:00OBCA This Weekend<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This weekend, the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association will be having it's annual show, displaying the latest work of Oregon's framebuilders. Stop by Sandbox Studio at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"> 420 NE 9th Ave in Portland, where I'll have the 2010 NAHBS winning 'Best Lugged Frame' and a few pieces with the paint off so that you can look under the skin and see what really goes into my frames. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">In the meantime, here is a video just posted by Road Bike Review of an interview that was done at the San Diego show this spring. See you at the show!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TH7rWkqN3Tg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TH7rWkqN3Tg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></span></div>markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992539851744455655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-28773710662607780992010-10-03T18:59:00.000-07:002010-10-04T11:40:34.785-07:00The Last 10%<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdPWLF9PsYV9VRZOC2iNCdqOu1vz5KBhmTt0AFGX5I-F05CSxM4iAy9rVtl3waHyrfwmn8_ufOpusEjCoDm4RIIslQIB83g1dYNK6BTZCVnE0r-AkVD3fOvsysOg42_Xtgr3EbiFax94/s1600/crown+2a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdPWLF9PsYV9VRZOC2iNCdqOu1vz5KBhmTt0AFGX5I-F05CSxM4iAy9rVtl3waHyrfwmn8_ufOpusEjCoDm4RIIslQIB83g1dYNK6BTZCVnE0r-AkVD3fOvsysOg42_Xtgr3EbiFax94/s320/crown+2a.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524014816611795730" /></a></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jNB0IkEhjJaUYsoUyGxb6V1v3paYjlgFlLAho1-JK-RdN5VzCndIvhcV-NAVC-_6aLsHGh2pzqLbAOLqT_g4CRRYgUatqjHihyphenhyphenRcxOYCWkXFuXzDPOl9GvhbMbWsBNgiq-qEWSWMI48/s1600/crown+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jNB0IkEhjJaUYsoUyGxb6V1v3paYjlgFlLAho1-JK-RdN5VzCndIvhcV-NAVC-_6aLsHGh2pzqLbAOLqT_g4CRRYgUatqjHihyphenhyphenRcxOYCWkXFuXzDPOl9GvhbMbWsBNgiq-qEWSWMI48/s320/crown+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524014807766098578" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal">Some time back I was able to pick up a late 70’s Merz cross bike and knowing Jim’s work, one thing stood out immediately - this was not Jim’s fork crown. Jim’s bikes are exceptionally well executed, with nicely shaped crisp lugs and flawless brazing. But Jim focused on purely functional machines without flourish, only what was needed to get the job done. ‘Workman like’ was how Jim often put it.</p><p class="MsoNormal">But this crown was anything but workman like. For one it appeared to be hogged out of solid material. There was never a stock crown with this much room between the blades nor could I recall one with such graceful lines. Despite the name ‘Merz’ on the downtube, this crown had ‘DiNucci’ written all over it.</p></div><div>Mark worked for Jim from the mid 70’s up until Jim left for Specialized in the early 80’s when Mark hung out his own shingle. He once told me that when he worked for Jim, he tried to work in Jim’s style, but apparently he couldn’t hold it back on this crown.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q7i72ULxH0rY0nspkvRrK2urU8gxFtZPtMpXEAgM0nVLLWc8RUK5Ba-1JjhB4HnUTAExplaJn-sRGP66zGAZSvncsoI68iea9RuSmWaEZQ40iTT48gxnK8eFG31bMbPWmzhPfl79sxY/s400/crown+3a.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524016990776357394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>In showing it to Mark, he mentioned that he had modeled it after an old vagner crown, but substantially enlarged to achieve the clearances needed for a cross bike. Here you can see both the original and Mark’s version to get a sense of how similar the lines are and how different they are in scale.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdlnZfrjA7BjAh0izJOu5e8Ij1jjURe-OLpGZ62RD6AN0oyApaZt0IeBaLOHNxXu4DWaHGHx_4y1srdi7xJ0tEhzv3WSuUmEFQef8UJHD2mdNrvXx35bSizP5OroKIVWVhJze6wdonu8/s400/Crown+4a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524015287576071058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJyAzgUSleRyjKpvQ6yYW6wHRQ4LT-BfCt7mMXifXr-atWc_3zPaNLNCc-9nurHAbIoqErhb1jibFCZGcSoErX39PVE24gA4jo0jB38Nauq9UcAzyeTeN3QN-A1SKIM461lZ45-loaWw/s400/crown+5a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524015296082846914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal">Despite being absolutely huge, there is a certain grace about this crown in the shoulders. It is almost delicate. But it is the tang running down the inside of the blades that does it for me. Stripping away the paint, I expected to find the usual big fillet of brass, but here Mark torch welded on a piece of fork blade to get the extension he wanted then blended it perfectly into the bottom of the crown. There is no sign that they were ever two separate pieces of metal. The curves are all subtle and there is nothing to interrupt the flow as your eye follows the perfectly thinned edge around the socket.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugH_Rv_z6EAke7h6DsB1Oz3sDQV7qxHX__SYstJYOWkljsnDoHbZSLYFepUlforOOZd1-dhViIf3ubxXC4sLlWpOxFAWXMPrwYLhExsKzX61JRXQxWFP1TWW5dwmM97gd7jDZv86Uciw/s400/crown+6a.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524017360765429522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAN-JJlV5r2iAKH-RSKxkTtH5uxP-snyGI4mphcdAABXp5AFg0Bw9buGwfa6_zOKv-klc5Gkk-EfEtRLadv8ezKbs9ZlSQBTiVTefm7QYE7ea2QRx2eWg4OCtLnNw05vt8PwE52SxSQE/s400/crown+7a.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524017370350651090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">These days someone would simply render this in 3D, send the file off for tool paths and then flip the switch on a CNC mill. But this was all done the old way, with a careful eye and by hand, leaving the soul of the craftsman in the work.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Nelson</p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05992539851744455655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-14599803549740266482010-06-28T18:55:00.000-07:002010-10-03T18:00:10.145-07:00The Bench As Temple<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDVjHhEEAxUMleNQ_0s4NFq7_eoItTzWobZEuNnfth-N9BdJ6yCTmXWm0tNJHtZM75stVzFqwvhSkCQ-9149lXz28oMkWa41x090qZ-7pGbq2XXAZTV7iAKRoIZgHcxpSif5JAOlkstw/s1600/2.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHCm1YTwsGB_yOIImF5X_RJ6Mm-80H01CBJrsLIi7QCGk9pTnCFzSxTsWbfQU1_7fdeaTPIWMXveXi71k3Ig0tfbJWbfMR1RnOfa80EEykwDpfxmp6XkyzMh3o94VEIFApLbVw7zUa4w/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHCm1YTwsGB_yOIImF5X_RJ6Mm-80H01CBJrsLIi7QCGk9pTnCFzSxTsWbfQU1_7fdeaTPIWMXveXi71k3Ig0tfbJWbfMR1RnOfa80EEykwDpfxmp6XkyzMh3o94VEIFApLbVw7zUa4w/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488009387598368850" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I think it was Mark’s comment ‘This is my temple’ that stopped me short. Like everything he does, the details are not always apparent at first glance, but dig a little deeper and there are layers, lots of them.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Mark and I spent a lot of time in Japan in the 80’s when the bike biz was still there and we were lucky enough to be working near Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan and home to what for me, represents the high water mark in woodworking. On the surface, some of these ancient structures look so simple, until you happen upon an interlocking timberframe joint laid out to reveal what is hidden once the building is complete. Truly inspirational stuff, especially when considering the simplicity of the tools used to build them.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">We both packed home handmade planes and laminated steel chisels, but it was when I saw a simple patio trellis Mark constructed that I knew I should simply keep mine in the wrapper. While I only aspired to the task, he ‘got it’ and had the hands to pay honor to the gentleman who made the chisels. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">It was looking over this bench, that I saw that same level of deliberate simplicity and deceivingly subtle craft.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Finding materials that underwrite the intent of the project is the starting point and in this case, it was salvage old growth timber. The stability of 100 year old beams offsets the typical checks and splits of age.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span><p></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ilbnpzfd7axMDzroR4JeHqVx55XUFVKuXPDPGcS1ULssVm9qfj7mwUy8dwQQUezsuBD3g_eQH0geVMUlrJGCXEEu_HnLOmtZ5UVixZEjWjP9Gy6M5wGhNAlOMAI6J3b0oFrfLn64pp8/s400/2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488011128665610098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"> <!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Despite being constructed largely with handtools, the design takes shape here in Mark’s computer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLA2hEF4EP0CL2is8_4oQhz3vAoflUO0KkDnXOdGjCb6GiuXOhgZvmjOhJmZ_xDbOsDv1LxmAPPC3D6B70pTUoHVjWa3tMJr_69VFnniEtW7LXhWrWmTPjw3FLUdJ2uT9qQIaithZv_k/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488011981590889122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px; " /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Viewing the translation into wood, it’s hard to imagine anything electronic was ever associated with the design.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk4DEai-KNVoJzJ9ptLPBwtmOg_59LXYhK41HOai_GdMxkq72xVBW2D7ZMpDMRmhMN1kA_jCO-XYud6YFTURb8mzabqkXnwIAC9segFipCViJfD3e4SiVaWZ_rrlUbIfxbWI6L2y6G_Y/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488012447702091202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Here you can see the gorgeous, even end grain, offset by deep checks that somehow seem perfect even though they are considered flaws.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEMJyacdzAndcZdnpOYTQGZGxGJC6oJiHXGJhGwG5Fu3rJqG2zPO0b2MPSodNhemu8hkbjPEQ_a6lUYtj2M7yBmvq4ysmRezz0f3sNXWBRLGXJV2EgPI0unYdv0sxmYXUGv83_1sUubc/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488012817986004690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Looking under the bench, the relative simplicity of the working surface is contrasted by complex joinery. Each of those massive legs is joined to the deck by mortise & tenons. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWemf8n2ltbdvZYJ4simUVP6n8kfRnIXcIC8p_6uWXlj-h3dxBubuU8yNAYp7bFZBD21TxNHmQgqFQQFsA29Wk3CZiGwMiCkMAOc-PfQ8ncKXZqJe5nc6DeeMOxOwH93qEDpXcCcnFZUE/s400/6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488013270754812162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The surface is finished without sandpaper, relying instead on razor sharp planes to remove layers thin enough to see through and a surface so perfect that it reflects a bolt head. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCqMeOZRmQOvpOj2S4e61Ay-n_Dz9G0mYW2xyUzH1tCyzK2QFfVpt6BwCAeTJHiZXMObfQGxj4lflgqcdKFtXgLAazuRBZFMdpz55EQS13WqWmJQ-Jk8MbKafMZY7zVDYIFadoKofDls/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014313050151026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaxsyiE1LnHk35yt0HLGkcZnWHk2uia5HM_hdY9ffQ7feiSUg3mlRPsKWJtxa6vb-tIxCK4hxprT2Q28QTbHbzg-VEi9nqcmaihUyBjxF5kX7AUHAqVwIaEaMikVD34fN1JLZO2g0bgU/s400/7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488013716354979170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The bench top is then covered in thick sole leather, fitted perfectly around the vice and finished with beeswax and pine pitch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU32cx9g0e8E0jCvPVCtlewvOoDJ1XCot0ETeAOTelGb2WGHc7EXT1yRdLfZiL74f7rPXcX-lMnJDxgl5S-nMTtrmApiiUNw_jDBQZtquI7nTvD6PXUGrqkwb2N_Br0-_JkL4Cg2e1F44/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014630483144658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuUZZS42yZ5bQY06To_6eoLKF2vXvQsWpwoP11cO1r4GqaG7lS3BXvrJiPoP1LgY4fhiEATMe7jM3Y092w__ayMuP0fZdsx3bI6HylYwqPLiV1A9UsW4m0yB_E3N-Zt1299_1mlAVRCs/s400/10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488014971841688834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This is where the next DiNucci frame will begin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvqmHSGTw1OkYWLvUYqvpK14kklQQDcFo6COzGqYHpUEAL3o_L-6KzpqsOyptbWkewaFeifrH9518SxryuqEGthMnMR2oenuegl8nzn4rvN5QFXj-q1jLAr1ewqvT3hYhIyR-niCuZAw/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488015311227289570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">-Nelson</span></div> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-87788656304920966552010-04-03T16:45:00.000-07:002010-04-03T16:50:04.038-07:00BRUCE GORDON FOLLOWS SPECIALIZED DESIGN LEAD…. 20 YEARS LATER!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA82HAce-Bbj4Prdkn54KaDAxFENSAIdDeKUf2BXK-CNjUXBBR6jEZ_Lo5jBowxZu1dWb-4svLh17YCxPNrlTD-eJiNkGqmW24VsOMDKo5hjjEm_RFuLnAJz5X7K3AicoRwF9eMtAadyI/s1600/Bruce&Plate.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA82HAce-Bbj4Prdkn54KaDAxFENSAIdDeKUf2BXK-CNjUXBBR6jEZ_Lo5jBowxZu1dWb-4svLh17YCxPNrlTD-eJiNkGqmW24VsOMDKo5hjjEm_RFuLnAJz5X7K3AicoRwF9eMtAadyI/s400/Bruce&Plate.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456062248847318610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR3dqjhypnAZ4aJ8Q3l8PBFdTGShly82qBdGx-eTeocacFuhCQB31XYGG_JicbqSbC98yBYbc6EbSQuS8Lrc6pebKgceMZ4Z5vU3_A5b-91ScArFR3Zv3PkdMkXVc6ZdoODhmXg38Rl8/s1600/Mark&Plate.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR3dqjhypnAZ4aJ8Q3l8PBFdTGShly82qBdGx-eTeocacFuhCQB31XYGG_JicbqSbC98yBYbc6EbSQuS8Lrc6pebKgceMZ4Z5vU3_A5b-91ScArFR3Zv3PkdMkXVc6ZdoODhmXg38Rl8/s400/Mark&Plate.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456062246974035682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7Qp_qbixFm5fGp9okvHu_01IDuoVQEtECDZyuZ0eyLhagLk4xiieSbOH0-H78UtLR0ejpfOJWhlrCcx6vidbBeEnQUZX0x8aXq4ZErgVVKV7svLtHu2hMgLNMUgOmcmWv9CMbh0pmYc/s1600/merz+dinucci.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7Qp_qbixFm5fGp9okvHu_01IDuoVQEtECDZyuZ0eyLhagLk4xiieSbOH0-H78UtLR0ejpfOJWhlrCcx6vidbBeEnQUZX0x8aXq4ZErgVVKV7svLtHu2hMgLNMUgOmcmWv9CMbh0pmYc/s400/merz+dinucci.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456062236273649074" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Never let it be said that the Oregon builders don’t know a good joint when they see it! More than 20 years after Jim Merz & I pioneered bonded titanium/carbon frames at Specialized, Bruce has decided to roll his own. Despite first apprenticing in Oakland under Albert, Bruce is one of the original Oregon builders and I’m glad to see that after all these years we are still sticking together! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here is a picture of Jim, Bruce (hidden) & me going on a ride in the 70’s (when the 3 of us comprised the entire Oregon framebuilding population-now 10 times that size!) and 2 more of Bruce and me puzzling the same design problem in the 80’s and today.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">If you are in San Diego April 9</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">-11, stop on by the San Diego Custom Bicycle Show, where Bruce and I will be discussing the finer points of handmade bicycles, Bruce’s fez collection and Bruce will host a special ‘after hours’ roll-your-own demonstration.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-28694590930572625742010-03-20T07:11:00.001-07:002010-03-20T07:13:00.221-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8GEhOceYhukuHYIGvpEfRyyh3v1n8C7GB7CQtqcXnEgVbTdQTHYbpuTYt5J2RUzpvKw676bgt1SSQBx4i2rUHJqAq8CfdFPkDxgGDRD9sIijUPW2Jkzj97GM5yQ_ArM8F7_6db2BSwU/s1600-h/nahbs+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8GEhOceYhukuHYIGvpEfRyyh3v1n8C7GB7CQtqcXnEgVbTdQTHYbpuTYt5J2RUzpvKw676bgt1SSQBx4i2rUHJqAq8CfdFPkDxgGDRD9sIijUPW2Jkzj97GM5yQ_ArM8F7_6db2BSwU/s400/nahbs+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450718820976780706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyKCxlGTWGpfq5rcZEo_WCvsoRgAPrArObJU2RGFKEAoev6iQccvuGWrbiz9DMWsswZhvCuGNIhiUXnjBTDbWaM-WXiZ8j_PvfT8issb7Gsp6dUPaVo5c8rlkyX0fM2aBxyI2ewU58cI/s1600-h/nahbs_2010_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyKCxlGTWGpfq5rcZEo_WCvsoRgAPrArObJU2RGFKEAoev6iQccvuGWrbiz9DMWsswZhvCuGNIhiUXnjBTDbWaM-WXiZ8j_PvfT8issb7Gsp6dUPaVo5c8rlkyX0fM2aBxyI2ewU58cI/s400/nahbs_2010_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450718814327406498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiFZhpHg2mOv749nlEssH0v03fWdcRguQl-SFugdgW6q3L6_-EH85fNwMIom8DyYZzrCuU7cJPKkYmQu8A_bDJSGx8DkXNjAfPruWKXE0IcskFLn_UBji4qaAh0ABLmUXHLX_vyVYyKE/s1600-h/nahbs_2010_3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiFZhpHg2mOv749nlEssH0v03fWdcRguQl-SFugdgW6q3L6_-EH85fNwMIom8DyYZzrCuU7cJPKkYmQu8A_bDJSGx8DkXNjAfPruWKXE0IcskFLn_UBji4qaAh0ABLmUXHLX_vyVYyKE/s400/nahbs_2010_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450718804868572162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoahL2FldxKQPyXqmxEakGFdTKpfeDxkfdmPhgCTGsnWSqt7ccE6rmLanY979pcsSbL2C7enSsgmSVShl_wr1XruOGGEPFrtEdN79SN6X9RaY5skzay9RkwuzWqGEY86RelIdrOCykT9w/s1600-h/nahbs_2010_4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoahL2FldxKQPyXqmxEakGFdTKpfeDxkfdmPhgCTGsnWSqt7ccE6rmLanY979pcsSbL2C7enSsgmSVShl_wr1XruOGGEPFrtEdN79SN6X9RaY5skzay9RkwuzWqGEY86RelIdrOCykT9w/s400/nahbs_2010_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450718800002586914" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Urbanvelo.org hosted the studio shots taken of the bikes at NAHBS and I thought I would share a few of them with you here. Best to go to their site to see them in detail though....enjoy!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-43349756054768359672010-02-28T19:06:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:10:01.296-08:00DiNucci Cycles Wins Best Lugged Frame at NAHBS!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Fresh off the press here from our hotel room in Richmond-DiNucci Cycles wins Best Lugged Frame.....Killer!! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">More news & photos when we get back to Oregon.......stay tuned. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-84574095734106679262010-02-22T22:10:00.000-08:002010-02-22T22:31:17.590-08:00Lugs for Specialized<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlx_0ll55aIv6DuGMUdMqhmxHnaMI6_KBD14Z9BGOgzqH2B7B1338DFhazQdgq-QcehuL31rJwT8be9OcySRlQ8e1_lIvXoMrQ2RrzhZ-N8ErgcCq4COtMxK_ANhTTjWahOkXlQt17E_w/s1600-h/Allez+Lugs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlx_0ll55aIv6DuGMUdMqhmxHnaMI6_KBD14Z9BGOgzqH2B7B1338DFhazQdgq-QcehuL31rJwT8be9OcySRlQ8e1_lIvXoMrQ2RrzhZ-N8ErgcCq4COtMxK_ANhTTjWahOkXlQt17E_w/s400/Allez+Lugs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441322485874116338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENJQc9CyJlTz036v-p9pWZkVUZ0dTQjTsY_zkVXwXK-jLbg9gl6WgFOo62VdKqzTm0TQqt6zeDkcbez6cvDLs4yDf9RP-4fuaMLWhzQlWH_fuPn9ixnczGJWh-GJUKXFsCqhG4aPWPJQ/s1600-h/Allez+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENJQc9CyJlTz036v-p9pWZkVUZ0dTQjTsY_zkVXwXK-jLbg9gl6WgFOo62VdKqzTm0TQqt6zeDkcbez6cvDLs4yDf9RP-4fuaMLWhzQlWH_fuPn9ixnczGJWh-GJUKXFsCqhG4aPWPJQ/s400/Allez+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441322374746211426" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Richard Sachs hosts an on-line lug reference library, where I found these images of lugs I designed for the last really nice Allez built by Specialized in the early 90's. This was a ground up design, which included a fork crown, dropouts and a bottom bracket shell (later copied by Cinelli) all developed around a very refined lightweight tube set that used a proprietary 30mm downtube and chainstay profile. The lugs, BB & tube set were resurrected to build the red bike for the Oregon Manifest, although on that bike, the lugs were highly modified, removing the direct fit sockets and filing them extensively. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">Check out Richard's site for a historical look at the kind of choice we once had in lugs:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">http://www.veloworks.com/lug_reference/</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-48620869591066898472010-02-22T07:33:00.001-08:002010-02-22T07:35:27.709-08:00OBCA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dBL5SBnzLgEH6dn4P2ga3wc2NJZMmkOdlB4EU99bjhFVgDM5PyhGPozvzA8RtLhNNv6vzHmbBBKGHC1_TQ91cXNp1A_3HlJSflSVZkMkt97lPwNCoXF7H95lqwC6-QS_k8x0LxZ8sM4/s1600-h/seatcluster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dBL5SBnzLgEH6dn4P2ga3wc2NJZMmkOdlB4EU99bjhFVgDM5PyhGPozvzA8RtLhNNv6vzHmbBBKGHC1_TQ91cXNp1A_3HlJSflSVZkMkt97lPwNCoXF7H95lqwC6-QS_k8x0LxZ8sM4/s400/seatcluster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441091798679761682" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div><br /></div>One image from the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association show before I head off to pack for NAHBS. If you are in Richmond, please stop by the booth and say hello. The first handful of folks to make it by each day are in for a special treat. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-71517421195377559762010-02-22T07:19:00.000-08:002010-02-22T07:29:27.199-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwggggCj3nvsiFRGYUtMuaIa-75bo3WxHt9TVEoFPjmI9tYWBrUrr50h8cupRcbcxRiQXRhXAw2QLQafgQrdEcCbGYLrwAP-H7BvjjmhyttvMV7f6Lao2vvNInKJOtkIAl8J-ornjHVk/s1600-h/Scurvey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwggggCj3nvsiFRGYUtMuaIa-75bo3WxHt9TVEoFPjmI9tYWBrUrr50h8cupRcbcxRiQXRhXAw2QLQafgQrdEcCbGYLrwAP-H7BvjjmhyttvMV7f6Lao2vvNInKJOtkIAl8J-ornjHVk/s400/Scurvey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441090259466447922" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">By far, the nicest images of my bike were taken by Emir Ibrahimpasic, a Portland photographer with an aesthetic that fits perfectly with what I am trying to do in metal. You can see the full range of his work on Flickr, under the name 'Scurvey Knaves'.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-36299834401998297232010-02-22T07:17:00.001-08:002010-02-22T07:19:24.278-08:00Oregon Manifest Security<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7RedxphJyOgawRQfKdW9YPBKc4xwzfefebWWMZcMam4DIUATK4eIvSl-mwaI9UK1OnyJ298ZPfR2XhskBfWHIffn6aud9FVftxg7AfJ6I0pJRrrrFM8M-_0i3WfKkJSewr_KGhwdH2o/s1600-h/hand+grenade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7RedxphJyOgawRQfKdW9YPBKc4xwzfefebWWMZcMam4DIUATK4eIvSl-mwaI9UK1OnyJ298ZPfR2XhskBfWHIffn6aud9FVftxg7AfJ6I0pJRrrrFM8M-_0i3WfKkJSewr_KGhwdH2o/s400/hand+grenade.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441087694509929810" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">A lifetime follower of rules, I took the organizers seriously when they asked for a new approach to urban security...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-16399475087921413322010-02-22T07:08:00.000-08:002010-02-22T07:11:43.186-08:00Oregon Manifest - 6th Place<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnzZ_EcRb8YQjJRmRIBKRGPNeVVMX_FogC62JWDNKtXUhPkdXbttTfwa3fWTc0B7PVxnq0CWPwBF80bmwuEMyo4OdyCKVgg-ScySlOF4fG06XTKjUxqCrxGayU46Hecm3aWP-6F-7OOI/s1600-h/Dinucci+at+Manifest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnzZ_EcRb8YQjJRmRIBKRGPNeVVMX_FogC62JWDNKtXUhPkdXbttTfwa3fWTc0B7PVxnq0CWPwBF80bmwuEMyo4OdyCKVgg-ScySlOF4fG06XTKjUxqCrxGayU46Hecm3aWP-6F-7OOI/s400/Dinucci+at+Manifest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441085177012033602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Not bad, considering how many rules I broke in delivering the kind of city bike the Manifest was looking for. On the other hand, I think a hand grenade is the ultimate theft deterrent. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-31768996081041003872009-09-23T05:53:00.000-07:002009-09-23T05:55:37.666-07:00The New Dropouts Are Ready<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmptWt-JsbLOM5iKUBd8UnlXFlYFar2NAHdoLhzdDic9U0ccNRi4l3RhUGloUe6fYMkwCpkFtCLWNtB1QmVWCPYF42VsQkegz7Pr1h-3UdtQedObbVdGgperqesFMvp38FHWLGfqPWnMc/s1600-h/DiNucci+Dropouts.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmptWt-JsbLOM5iKUBd8UnlXFlYFar2NAHdoLhzdDic9U0ccNRi4l3RhUGloUe6fYMkwCpkFtCLWNtB1QmVWCPYF42VsQkegz7Pr1h-3UdtQedObbVdGgperqesFMvp38FHWLGfqPWnMc/s400/DiNucci+Dropouts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384645708983766594" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">Fresh out of my CAD file and ready for brazing........</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-33067398835931464062009-09-22T20:46:00.000-07:002009-09-22T20:49:39.667-07:00Oregon Manifest Bike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwMfhI7MLYR16CyTdNTh_gFb25Mrr9wJ4gfCfi90cktGw0FOIUQtlpyAHnT6Vb0-vwIm6HGzuonLnnGvIqYJUjXsogAJb0oWLS-WQwHFRXSCLlRtYHMhgCxOuQCKM1cFL602ck8cfe_k/s1600-h/dbd.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwMfhI7MLYR16CyTdNTh_gFb25Mrr9wJ4gfCfi90cktGw0FOIUQtlpyAHnT6Vb0-vwIm6HGzuonLnnGvIqYJUjXsogAJb0oWLS-WQwHFRXSCLlRtYHMhgCxOuQCKM1cFL602ck8cfe_k/s400/dbd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384504930890561602" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Seatstays ready for brazing......... </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-13236580541930277782009-08-16T21:52:00.000-07:002009-08-17T18:20:33.596-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmFhEkEsvBexflXxqsZ1xu22_rbgmKgSqtDyZoJzBm4AeODSjVhuTf-1FlGcsWk3a2Dm2wYUw9d1zIlrKl6n3N9LxuXojpv1jo3sqglJwVefGFH-HC8BwKkOb5Xug_36uEO2vw87Ihk0/s1600-h/3quarter.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmFhEkEsvBexflXxqsZ1xu22_rbgmKgSqtDyZoJzBm4AeODSjVhuTf-1FlGcsWk3a2Dm2wYUw9d1zIlrKl6n3N9LxuXojpv1jo3sqglJwVefGFH-HC8BwKkOb5Xug_36uEO2vw87Ihk0/s400/3quarter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370792269522983378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSBT7j_Xr1whmTXefhodr4I9Hqcr56ezDb44PgzOgTyMYL2yOw7SeueCB-pKxTKZVH3wR9XsSx4DEvNoNnaUiC8vJ6fHtTE5Wp2bQis9t1_M8v_EqNrDp08NtUt4DvH-YZwb-FQAZk-w/s1600-h/top.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSBT7j_Xr1whmTXefhodr4I9Hqcr56ezDb44PgzOgTyMYL2yOw7SeueCB-pKxTKZVH3wR9XsSx4DEvNoNnaUiC8vJ6fHtTE5Wp2bQis9t1_M8v_EqNrDp08NtUt4DvH-YZwb-FQAZk-w/s400/top.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370792140877441858" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A few photos of some work in progress...the typical Henry James crown is light, but lacks a something in the style department. A little brass and some time on the file and you get this. If you click on the top down view you should see that the top faces of the crown have been slightly domed.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002719149885319300.post-51431227156289707712009-08-16T17:06:00.000-07:002009-08-16T17:25:43.185-07:00Oregon Manifest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-8ClF3iaetJr2YCFE1Jqih_8uPSqHq23LLTKW7TO8mL-D9b_yJTF2_nNK_v0SlcXfPYZTW3eQt_WijfPLLjl6CqI9ax_OlPu6ojYzM_-Bd2MdVmeruz56IRaQvZMfezFGXrq3-APMf8/s1600-h/DiNucci+Cluster.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-8ClF3iaetJr2YCFE1Jqih_8uPSqHq23LLTKW7TO8mL-D9b_yJTF2_nNK_v0SlcXfPYZTW3eQt_WijfPLLjl6CqI9ax_OlPu6ojYzM_-Bd2MdVmeruz56IRaQvZMfezFGXrq3-APMf8/s200/DiNucci+Cluster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370722170548057714" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, fantasy;">For now, I'm fully occupied laying out a new shop and getting ready for the Oregon Manifest Oct 2, so I won't have much to post between now and then, except for a few images. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;">But please stop by my booth at the show where I will be displaying my most recent work as well as some classics from the past. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;">Thanks for checking in.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;">-Mark</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1