[proglife]

happy daylight savings, monkeys!

I was hoping people could list websites for smaller, custom frame builders...just for something to look at while killing time on the internet.

To get the ball rolling:

http://www.fastboycycles.com/
http://www.moyercycles.com/

if you own one, please post it, too!

 

[ire]

http://www.iraryancycles.com/
http://www.desalvocycles.com
http://www.vanillabicycles.com
http://www.tonicfab.com
http://www.winterbicycles.com/index.html
http://www.argonautcycles.com/
http://www.alteredcycles.com/

Oregon has an organization to help promote local frame builders: http://www.oregonframebuilders.com/

 

[maddog17]

http://tedwojcikcustombicycles.com/
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Sporting_Goods/Cycling/Custom_Frames/

 

[Wumpus]

http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/nahbs2009/Build01.htm

 

[ire]

http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/nahbs2009/Build01.htm

Cool link! My friend has one of these cross bikes...its damn sweet

http://ahearnecycles.com

 

[-dustin]

Whitney Moyer is no longer in the biz.

 

[Evil4bc]

www.nem-pro.blogspot.com
Nemesis Project cycles , we have been building allot more custom frames as of late fixie and XC bikes mostly .

 

[-dustin]

www.nem-pro.blogspot.com
Nemesis Project cycles...and XC bikes mostly .

no ****? steel or alu?

 

[proglife]

Whitney Moyer is no longer in the biz.

i was aware of that, but i'm obsessed with this bike

thanks for all the links! lookin' forward to checking them out!

 

[ire]

www.nem-pro.blogspot.com
Nemesis Project cycles , we have been building allot more custom frames as of late fixie and XC bikes mostly .

I dig the fixie...I would like to own a fixed gear, but I don't wanna be associated with the trendy crowd

 

[-dustin]

i was aware of that, but i'm obsessed with this bike

Thanks for saying that...it allows the opportunity to ask:

What is it about his bikes that people enjoyed? Serious question. I look at them and I see a hundred other steel builders' bikes that look similar. My one grumble about Moyer was that nothing struck me as unique or different. It was just another steel, sometimes lugged, bike.

 

[reflux]

Oregon has an organization to help promote local frame builders: http://www.oregonframebuilders.com/

I dig the custom bike window display at Portland airport. It is such a welcome sight to see after navigating Dante's Inferno, aka security line.

 

[ire]

I dig the custom bike window display at Portland airport. It is such a welcome sight to see after navigating Dante's Inferno, aka security line.

Is this it? I don't recall seeing it, but I also haven't flown in a while.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

i was aware of that, but i'm obsessed with this bike

thanks for all the links! lookin' forward to checking them out!

Holy 64 tooth chainring batman...doin' the Kamikaze soon? Jeeez...

I dig the fixie...I would like to own a fixed gear, but I don't wanna be associated with the trendy crowd

Squirrel approved specifically for the bottle!!

 

[Secret Squirrel]

http://www.davidsonbicycles.com/

I think I'm going to be visiting this shop very soon....

I need something a lot bigger than my current XL scott cx frame...

 

[SuspectDevice]

The "best" custom builder is the one who is closest to you, and builds bikes that you like.

If ilived in Gainesville, Fl
http://villincycleworks.com/
would be my favorite.

Since I live in Mass,
I'm my favorite, and www.nfgcycles.com who works here is my 2nd favorite.


I am partial to no-frills, no artifice simple bicycles, but Lex and the crew at Villin make art-bikes that get me moist.

 

[proglife]

Thanks for saying that...it allows the opportunity to ask:

What is it about his bikes that people enjoyed? Serious question. I look at them and I see a hundred other steel builders' bikes that look similar. My one grumble about Moyer was that nothing struck me as unique or different. It was just another steel, sometimes lugged, bike.

I can't speak for anyone else...I just stumbled across that bike on Flickr and initially, I just dug the color scheme. There's nothing specific about it that does it for me, just the overall aesthetic. I like the graphic design of the logo and the "m"s, too.

i do love the little texas shape on the top tube!

 

[maddog17]

The "best" custom builder is the one who is closest to you, and builds bikes that you like.

If ilived in Gainesville, Fl
http://villincycleworks.com/
would be my favorite.

Since I live in Mass,
I'm my favorite, and www.nfgcycles.com who works here is my 2nd favorite.


I am partial to no-frills, no artifice simple bicycles, but Lex and the crew at Villin make art-bikes that get me moist.

those dimpled lugs at Villin were interesting, i've never seen that done before.

 

[-dustin]

that fork crown on Villin's site is ****in' badass.

 

[proglife]

Since I live in Mass,
I'm my favorite

You build those Skeletors? If so, how do you keep the price so cheap?

 

[SuspectDevice]

You build those Skeletors? If so, how do you keep the price so cheap?

We build them in batches of 25 and have the tubes made for them 100+ a time. And when we receive very large PO's for them, we have a contract shop out on Oregon build them as well.

Custom frames are still $1400+ like they should be.

It's all about balance.

 

[Internal14]

http://www.innerlightcycles.com/

 

[Buck Fever]

www.vertigocycles.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vertigocycles/

 

[ire]

www.vertigocycles.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vertigocycles/

Hows business going? Has there been a drop since the economy went in the sh!tter? I love the cross bike you posted photos of

 

[boone]

My good friend owns and operates Proletariat bikes: http://www.theproletariatbicycleco.com/

Great dude and great frame builder! I own a Cross bike and the thing Rips

 

[ire]

I own a Cross bike and the thing Rips

 

[Buck Fever]

Hows business going? Has there been a drop since the economy went in the sh!tter? I love the cross bike you posted photos of

Still chugging along. Not terrible but not insanely busy either. It works out OK since my wife and I just had our first child six weeks ago. I don't have as much time to get work done these days.