44 Bikes

[David Tollefson]

Proper. Nothing more to say.

[ron l edmiston]

-- i tend to be a perception guy at this ripe ole age --- "if it looks good, feels good and taste good,.." just gota be good..
looks great, just know feels/rides great -- will wait for the taste in person..

ronnie

[fortyfour]

-- i tend to be a perception guy at this ripe ole age --- "if it looks good, feels good and taste good,.." just gota be good..
looks great, just know feels/rides great -- will wait for the taste in person..

ronnie

If it looks right.. Then it IS right.

[fortyfour]

And reinforced fold up/down bag with handles to dual as a tote when not hauling the pup around. It might hold a 12 pack and ice.. Just sayin'.



(Open, Closed, folded in for the pup or "hoody" mode for the pup to hide...)

[Nooch]

man, like I said in PM, that thing is freaking perfect..

[DeeDub76]

This bike is freaking AWESOME!! I truly love the paint work. Kris I have no doubt you will continue to keep putting out killer bikes.

Darrel

[Daschund]

That's what a modern classic looks like. Are you willing to share the main triangle tube sizes?

[fortyfour]

That's what a modern classic looks like. Are you willing to share the main triangle tube sizes?

Sure. That's not anything "proprietary". For TLD's bike it's: 44mm Paragon head tube, TT: 31.8mm, DT: 34.9mm, ST: 28.6mm CS: 19mm (custom), SS: 16mm (custom). 31.8mm top tube transitions into a slight oval shape to meet the 28.6mm seat tube.

For my own personal rig, The only difference was the TT: 31.8mm and DT: 38.1mm



I refer to them as a mountain bikers road bike.

[fortyfour]

I'm bringin' the hammer with the nails for FNL 245... stay tuned kids.

[PaulE3]

Nice looking machine!
I have a red tshirt that a guy at work gave me for building up his bike, it says "All my Black Tshirts are Dirty".

[Tyler Evans]

I'm bringin' the hammer with the nails for FNL 245... stay tuned kids.

I'm bringin' Crockett and Tubbs... be prepared for the HEAT!

XO.

[fortyfour]

I'm bringin' Crockett and Tubbs... be prepared for the HEAT! XO.

Something to help me out then...

[fortyfour]

So I got a little press/lovin' from the boys over at Fat-Bike.com regarding my own personal fat bike which also duals as a 29+ crusher. More info after the jump here.

Here's the bike in question in both modes...

[fortyfour]

First a huge thank you to Richard Sachs for giving me the nod to build his wife, The Lovely Deb, a custom bicycle built for all seasons and conditions. It was truly an honor and a joy to work with him on this project. I've been meaning to get a new backdrop to take more "studio" shots of the complete bikes, and this was all the excuse I needed for the much needed replacement to my tired (and torn) backdrop. Here's what we came up with:











The tale starts with an email, followed by a phone call to hash out the details. The commission originally called for a flat bar-ish commuter setup. This had me first thinking either a 650b or 29-ish rigid specific, almost mountain looking bicycle (but more of a traditional diamond, low slung new england build) built with racks. But once the cat was out of the bag, and Deb was officially involved in the conversation, gears were switched as she expressed her want and need for a "road" bicycle. This really got my attention as the conversation developed, it became apparent to me she was looking for that multi-purpose type bike. Something for all seasons. Something that performs in all conditions. Build it up, skinny it down. Plenty of tire clearance. Maybe race it CX style? Hit up the pavement-spot a gravel road and shred that way. Rack on. Rack off. But balanced to the eye in all iterations. That's what I call my Huntsman (or "Huntswoman" in this case). There you have it in a nutshell.

And a fun process book to view via ISSUU showcasing the build from start to finish.

[e-RICHIE]

DEB.jpg

[fortyfour]

This one's been a challenge. 29+? Check. Tire Clearance for 3"? Check. Chainring Clearance? CLOSE.. Check after a little flat spottery. Sliders? Yep. Check that one too. Rohloff on top of all this? CHECK.

[fortyfour]

It's never a question of IF snow is coming. Just a matter of when. Pic from last winter to get us stoked on fat bikes...

[fortyfour]

[fortyfour]

A little Press via Prolly and that Bike Rumor for Deb's custom bicycle.

[Jussi Kettunen]

Kirs, how thick is the thinnest part of the dimple? I really like the style of these dimples.


I assume you are still using this setup with different size dies and backing plates, if so what size dimple die you did use for the above dimple?