About

About. How much do you want to know?  I couldn’t throw a ball or run very fast but I could ride a bike. I wasn’t great, may be to lazy to train but I have a good head for geometry and I noticed it’s everywhere.  I noticed it exists in nature and good designs.

In the days that I started riding bicycles things were different. My best friends dad was a former stock-car driver and could arc weld with a coat hanger and sun glasses.  The guy who lived across the street from him won or got second at  every 250 expert motocross race held on a Friday night at our local track. There were legends being born everywhere.

I was fortunate because my dad was a machinist and we had a welding rig at the house. I learned to braze and weld while fixing my old Stingrays. I also welded other peoples bikes.  The old man was a good craftsman and taught me a lot.

I wanted to be a great welder. No kidding. Dennis Engles taught me to weld. He actually taught me quite a bit about TIG and metals and being cool at work. I mowed his lawn quite a bit. As I said, things were different. Anyway,

Production work for Mongoose was great. I worked at C&L welding. We made the tooling and welded forks and stems for mongoose.  I can still rock the Mongoose stitch weld. I worked from four in the afternoon till two AM production welding and being a boss.  I drove around with a moto in the back of my blazer and slept on the beach. Good times.

I was there when Yeti started and MTB’s started and it looked like fun. It was fun and still is. I was there till ’92 and went through a weird period till I met up with the Spooky folks who made my day till 1999.

I met Lanie and fell in love.  I went with Sinister to Vermont and ended up owning then selling the brand to Bruce and Skye.

Today, I make bikes for anyone that wants them. I use mostly alloy steel tubes or 7005 aluminum but there are always options available for those with more eclectic tastes.  Check out my flickr site to see the latest.