Thank you to everyone who stopped by our tent at the Allentown Art Festival this year! This was our first time bringing out the bikes for a show and it was a huge success. It was great talking bikes with people all weekend long, and all of the positive feedback Read more…
Aerodynamics, weight and rotational inertia, frame geometry, and handling are all extremely important considerations when evaluating a road, touring, or gravel bike, but it shouldn’t stop there. Energy absorption is an important and often ignored characteristic in a bicycle. What causes fatigue? Shock and vibration cause fatigue on a rider. Read more…
We had a great time this past weekend as we traveled to Hartford, CT for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show NAHBS. Despite the cold weather we rode our two wooden bicycles from our hotel to the show, getting compliments from everyone we passed along the way. Don’t let the Read more…
Now that I’m shifting focus from design to production I’ve quickly outgrown the small workspace that I originally moved into at The Foundry. I’ve recently been extremely fortunate to have a larger space open up down the hall here where I can spread out and put together the tools and Read more…
We were extremely happy with how our first prototype wood bike turned out at the end of last year. It looked great and the ride was amazing. I did about 50 miles of hard city riding on it before the weather in Buffalo became too cold, at which point we Read more…
1. We love cycling There is nothing better than hopping on your bicycle with a small backpack and aiming for the next city over. It helps if there is a nice, clear bike path along the way. Last summer we rode to Rochester along the beautiful Erie canal. We stopped Read more…
I’ve grown out of the basement + dining room. The cat, George, doesn’t appreciate all the sawdust and I am moving into production phases. After spending countless hours working at home I took the long time advice of my wife to check out the Foundry to see if it Read more…