Monday, September 29, 2008

update.

Cut fresh stock over the wknd,
those 16's ya'll have been waiting
on will be shipping tomorrow, Tuesday.

Monday, September 22, 2008

went for a ride....

clicky make big on all.
longer slideshow on the Smug
good times.






























Friday, September 19, 2008

hmmmm.

Ya'll must be getting strong, or a bunch of ya'll are taking it to the streets or something. 16's are a hot commodity right now, and I'm coming up short. This only affects the orders placed since last wknd, from the 13th forward. I'm ordering fresh mat'l today and plan on cutting fresh cogs next week, so your 16t cog should be sent out by next weekend. Probably end up being a bit beyond the 2 week delivery I try to hold, sorry. If you're reallllly in a pinch, let me know, might have a blem laying around that I could offer....

Friday, September 12, 2008

I'm baaaaaack.

Survived an exquisite race/bike vacation out in the greater Tahoe Lake area. One loooong race, lots of fun riding afterwards. Pics are posted over at the Smug.

Digging out from underneath the pile of worked over gear, and throwing down one more race this wknd. So, if you've placed an order over the last week or so, I will be getting it to you. Target is trying to ship this wknd, but that might slide to Mon or Tues.....it's a big dirty pile of gear to sort and store.

Friday, August 15, 2008

pics & inventory

got some more time on the laser:




fully stocked again with all cog sizes.

rings on hand:
(2) 34t x 104
(5) 34t x 102 (XTR)
(3) 32t x 104
(8) 32t x 102 (XTR)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

RINGS!

so, uhmmm, yeah......it's been awhile, again.

ok, rings are gonna happen soon, here's the deal.

Until I get geared up with better tooling, I'll be offering the rings in limited batches because of the time involved with beveling, I'm still busy chasing checkered flags and time down in the workshop is kinda rare right now. "Stock" sizes will be 32T and 34T in both four bolt 102bhc (960 XTR) and the standard 104bhc.

For now, I think it'll be easiest if I post up sizes and qty on hand. You email me your interest or leave a comment, I'll shoot off a Paypal invoice to you, then send out the ring once everything is squared away. Cost is gonna be $40 + shipping.

I'll also be offering the option of custom rings, send me your desired tooth count and mounting pattern and we'll see if it's doable. Custom sized rings are gonna be $50, not sure about lead time on these, depends on what I have avail for mat'l, but I'll shoot for a 2 week turnaround on the the customs.

Planning to cut the first batch over the wknd, will post up early next week what I have.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

been a while.

Latest news? Been busy with the racing action and all that that involves. Snuck onto the very outside podium spot at the spring 50 in Michaux, 5th in the singlespeeds. Best finish I've ever had racing on the fix. Then had hopes for the Mohican 100, but the humidity got the best of me in Ohio, didn't break 9hours, didn't even break 10, a long slummy day. Then hit up the Stoopid 50 up in State College last wknd. Had a good day other than a flat tire at about the 4 hour mark. Finished it up as 7th place singlespeed, 23rd overall. Pretty happy with that considering the depth of the field. Now parking the Jabberfixy to get in some coasting action over the next couple weeks. Bit of a stage race on tap, plus a ride project here in the backyard, gonna find out what 100 miles in Michaux is all about.

In product news, still piling the miles on the proto ring. Getting reallllly close to the 1000 miles I'd like to officially log before 'bringing to market.' Swapped the crankset over to the Dos Niner so it won't be sitting idle while the Jabber does. Plan there is to offer a handful of 'stock' sizes, then also possibly offer a custom option, you name the tooth count and desired bolt circle and we'll see what can be done.

Also, as of yesterday, June 18th, I'm out of 18 tooth cogs. Still have plenty of stock in all the other sizes, and I'll still take orders for the 18, just might be an extra week or two until I can send 'em to ya. I will be cutting more once the dust settles from vacation/stage racing travels. Expecting to be stocked back up after July 4, and should have the whole chainring thing figured out by then also.

hope you're out there enjoying the ride.