Minimoto Brakes Now Available
May 17th, 2012
After a period of thorough development and testing, our long awaited Minimoto brake is now available.
The Minimoto is a mini-V brake for use with standard short pull brake levers, making the mechanical advantages and easy set up of a linear pull brake compatible with the most popular drop bar brake levers and integrated shifters.
Steel Pints and Blue and Orange Openers
April 12th, 2012
Our Steel Pint glasses are now available online. They're stainless steel pint glass, sans glass, and will happily carry 16 fluid ounces of your favorite tasty beverage.
We've also added two new colors for our Bottle Opener, making it available in an electric blue and hot orange, along with the standard silver and black.
Sweatshirts Now Available
April 5th, 2012
After selling out at NAHBS, we've gotten some more hooded sweatshirts in stock. These navy cotton hoodies feature our logo silkscreened on the front and an illustration of the MiniMoto brake on the back.
New 1" and 7/8" Funky Monkey Front
March 29th, 2012
Now available: 7/8" and 1" Funky Monkey Front cable hangers. These work great with threaded headsets and quill stems, or on 1" threadless headsets.
New Components, Coming Soon
March 12th, 2012
If you had the opportunity to visit NAHBS or the Seattle Bicycle Expo you may have seen some of our up and coming components. We introduced our new MiniMoto mini-V brake, 31.8mm Thumbies, quill stem compatible 7/8" and 1" Funky Monkey cable hangers, a reverse bar-end lever, and our extra wide 170mm cassette hub.
After months of prototyping and testing we can't wait to see these new parts headed out the door, and we're working hard to get them to you. What follows is a tentative availability schedule:
MiniMoto - end of April
7/8" & 1" Funky Monkey Front - end of March
31.8 Thumbies - end of May
If you're looking to stay in the loop with the release of our new components, a great way to do so is to follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Seattle Bicycle Expo
March 9th, 2012
This has been an exciting and busy week for us, but it's not over yet. This weekend we'll be at the Seattle Bicycle Expo showing off our new parts and rubbing elbows at the largest consumer show in the country.
The show is this weekend only, March 10th & 11th, so hurry on over and check it out.
NAHBS 2012
February 28th, 2012
NAHBS is only three days away and things are getting pretty heated here at the shop. In addition to the new components we'll be showing off in Sacramento, we're also going to be bringing down some freshly printed sweatshirts and stainless steel pint glasses.
So make your way to Sacramento the weekend of March 2nd to check out the gorgeous bikes, see our new parts, get to know your new favorite frame builders, and if you like, buy some merch.
NAHBS 2012
January 26th, 2012
In a little over a month we'll be making the short trip down to Sacramento for the 2012 North American Handmade Bicycle Show. We're very excited to have the show on our home turf and are looking forward to seeing a strong showing from all the great builders in Northern California.
We're very excited to be revealing some new components, and we may even show off some prototypes of upcoming projects. We highly recommend you check it out if you'e anywhere near Sacramento from March 2nd to 4th.
Bottle Openers for the Holidays
December 9th, 2011
Just in time for the holidays, we're introducing a handy Bottle Opener. There's a bottle opener on one end, a 15mm brake spring adjuster on the other, and 56g of cool 6061 aluminum in between. Available in silver, black, and festive red and green while supplies last
Shipping & Ordering Changes
October 13th, 2011
Behind the scenes we've been hard at work improving the way we process web orders. We have added USPS Priority Domestic as a shipping option, which can lower shipping costs in many cases. We have also doubled the number of countries we can serve with international shipping. In addition, we have started accepting PayPal as a payment option.
Biketoberfest Marin
September 19th, 2011
It's almost that time again, Biketoberfest is right around the corner on September 25th. We'll be down in Fairfax among other West Coast component manufacturers and frame builders, sampling the work of two dozen West Coast brewers.
Along with the bikes and beer, Biketoberfest provides live music, food, celebrity rides and an auction to support Marin County bike advocacy groups .
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