Monthly Archives: January 2012

I  Just finished a build with Tobias Shapiro.  He decided he wanted to go with high quality American made components.   I LOVE IT.  Phil, Paul, White…. All great stuff.   Though Tobias is a native New Yorker, he now lives in the Midwest and rides actual horses out there.  His love for animals and his desire for a classical performance bike led him to our workshop in Brooklyn.

Ben Peck:

A New bike builder on the streets these days, Ben Peck stopped by the shop to hang, chat and drink some beers.   He rolled up on one of his new rides, a townie twin top-tube porteur.  I’ve gotta say I liked it very much.  Ben worked up with Mike Flanagan at the ANT workshop and has been honing his skills back in Brooklyn for a while now.  I’ve known Ben for some years now and he is a gem of a person, always willing to lend a hand and kool as a cucumber.  He works out of Bike Works in Manhattan and is a top notch mechanic.  Check out some photos of the build below and look out for him in the future.

Street Perp…..!  This is a new track frame that hit the streets a few weeks ago.  Sometimes things just work out right and the collaboration between rider and builder exceeds expectations, certainly mine.  This frame is for a young woman Natalie who wanted something to rip around town on.  The color came out great and I’m pleased as pie.

Dedda COM 12.0 standard sized tubing, Richard Sachs crown, stainless steel front and rear dropouts, hand carved lugs and a whole lotta love

ACE HOTEL+HORSE CYCLES = this … from Matt McClain on Vimeo.

Horse Cycles is supplying ACE Hotel New York with a fleet of bicycles available for guests to either loan or purchase. The steel bikes are made for ripping it up around the streets of New York City. Horse Cycle’s Thomas Callahan designed the fleet for ACE. They are available now either at the hotel or online.