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Here's the deal, Jay and crew built a small handfull of bikes in the very beginning, maybe less than 5, if I remember what Ken told me. Bill built the remaining frames until around 98, when the funding of the frames fell behind and the relationship stalled. The Hairy Eyeball and the...

Drop out retros are not difficult, but do take time and a high degree of accuracy to complete correctly. The dropouts you have are not difficult to remove...after stripping off the paint, place the frame in a stand with the headtube pointed toward the ceiling. Attach a heavy set of vice...

Hey guys, That's a Grove built small frame, identifiable by the seat binder, single mitered down tube, and rear chainstay dimpling. Bilenky did not start building for Ken and Jay until 2008, where they had a proto at the Portland NAHBS show. Considering we only charged Jay 360 bucks for...

Happy easter guys, Here ya go, how to save all those old forks... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNbJ9dadNYo cheers, rody

Gearing up to do some cool paint for the show...maybe just a peek. Here's the Grove Ti...painted of course, as was Bill's preference. cheers, rody

MikeD, you are oh so wrong. When properly designed and integrated into a full surface area dropout and a butted tube, they track well and perform flawlessly. Unfortunately, I think you've experienced the poor examples of the past. The choice of the 1.0 tubing was determined around the...

Wow, Mike had told me he was working on a special project with Chris, did not know what it was though...very cool. With Mikes history, I wonder how long before it is up for sale :P Guys, kissing my butt aint gonna get you much, but I do give away some cool stuff every month on the blog...

Wow, I'm surprised this thread is still kicking around. I really started this to ascertain how much interest is really present, not only in the vintage community, but for modern applications as well. As Scant stated, Ti forks are for a specialized market share...their design requirements...

A little late to the party, but congrats JV, it's affirming to see the site mentioned in your national mag. You've come a long way baby since the early days when there were just a few of us bumping around. cheers, rody

Ok, so I confess, it's been a long time (ok, a VERY long time) since I've logged on and checked out Retrobike. But, being that I'm home sick and now caught up on all my email, it's time for a little fun browsing :D So, rather than cruise the last 6 months of posting, tell me; What is...

Alan, The new IF would not currently belong to JH of Cali would it? Small world if so :D cheers, rody

Hey Joe, Checked the sent box and I did reply...nothing is for sure in this electronic age though :wink: Steel forks in custom lenghts can be made in unicrown, segmented, or box crown styles, running from $225 - $285 dependant on style. A bit extra for custom paint. Got quick...

cheers guys, the restos are fun to work on because it gives me great pleasure to see a classic, loved frame given a new life. Wish I had more time...got a few of my own I'd like to do someday :wink: rody

Hey guys, After some requests from Coggers and VRC guys, Bob gave his blessings to share the pics of his Yo resto. Bob's Yo came to me after a bit of a hard life, the luster of the original paint gone and a few additions had been made to the frame that did not benefit it. At some point...

Hey guy, Kookas took... Bonnie crank, the standard, took a 107 spindle Razor, the DH crank, took a 113 spindle BMX Razor, 2 piece crank, took a 113 spindle As mentioned before, you may have to increase your spindle length to achieve proper chain line. If you have a press in bb...

Hey guy, To determine the BB spindle length, it is helpfull to know a few things; Press in bb or threaded bb frame Crank being used Cassette utilized (7,8,9 speed) Give up some info and we'll help ya out :) cheers, rody

Kris, I've got three pages of the 91 catalogue and no more... :( this is one that is lacking as a resource on MTBKatalogue and here in the Retrobike archives, perhaps you would be willing to provide a scan? Out of curiosity, does the 91 catalogue show it with the monostay? cheers...

Dr. S, The Grello is actually a mixture of Fluro Green and Yellow powders from Radiance Inc. of California that are mixed with clear and sprayed over a white base. The powders, unfortunately, have not been made for a number of years. Grello has been sucessfully reproduced, though I...

Hey guy, The best I can do is give you a rough idea as the addition of the Monster to the Fat timeline is kinda fuzzy. The Monster had two incarnations...the first ones were black sprayed, rebadged Wickeds that had only the down tube decal to differentiate them from their true linage...

aw come on Jez...I love my old bikes but new stuff is fun too :D Lot's of super spiffy cool toys out there right now. cheers, rody