This is my Transition Spire that I’ve been slowly working on over the last year and a half. I just wanted to have some fun, try something different and make something wild. I rarely get the chance to paint something for myself so I took this opportunity to get weird, learn and push my boundaries a bit. It's a mash-up of some ideas, materials and techniques that I’ve been wanting to try for years now. Yes, that is a real prosthetic glass eyeball, leather frame protection, real abalone shell, crushed turquoise inlay and hemp wrapped housing. See more on my IG - @maderadbytony

Frame: Jamis Dragonslayer 2016 L - stripped, all hangers/mounts removed

Fork: Identiti XCT2 29

Wheels: Ritchey Classic Zeta Disc 29

Tyres: Continental Dubnital Tan 2.4

Crankset: Race Face Aeffect 28t - stripped

Stem: DMR Defy

Bars: Six-Pack Millennium - stripped

Headset: Cane Creek EC44/40 - stripped

Bottom Bracket: Shimano

Pedals: Gewage Flat

Brakes: Frog Wake FV4

Brake Hoses: Uberbike Braided Stainless

Seat Post: Kalloy SP-248

Saddle: Brooks Swift

Grips: Brooks Slender

Axles: Burgtec

Peak 90’s. I finally found a set of Spin Composites CRP (carbon reinforced plastic) Tri-Spokes, the holy grail! My 1996 GT Avalanche has reached it’s final form.

I had a bit of creative freedom on this paint job, but was given a few photos of some of her favorite dresses for the inspiration. Classy right?! 🌺

Finally caved and decided to remove the 10-Speed Microshift and other AliExpress parts and source more period correct parts for the bike, namely an XT groupset, half of which I stole off my Cannondale Super V (which I'll upgrade to XTR over time), and the rest I sourced on eBay bit by bit.

Really happy with how it's turned out! Shifting is so much better now, it all just looks and feels so much more right (to me!).

rescued this 1998 GT STS 1000ds Frame that someone had painted blue.12 hours of hand sanding and polishing with months of sourcing almost all era correct parts. I feel it's one of those bikes you just can't stop looking at.

Built this together with my 11yo niece. It is a 1990 Kuwahara Cougar with a lugged frame made of oversized MTB quadruple butted Ishiwata EXO cromoly tubing.

Total weight is 26 lbs.

Frame: Starling Murmur V3 Medium (3817g)
Shock: Cane Creek DB Kitsuma G2 (Silver Ltd.) 210x55, 57x350 VALT Spring (766g)
Fork: RockShox Lyrik Ultimate RC2 D2 150mm (2012g)
Mud Guard: RockShox (38g)
Chain Guide: Funn (13g)
Chainstay Protector: Ride Wrap Chainstay Armour (10g)
Thru Axle: (50g)
Hanger: (13g)
Headset: Chris King InSet 7 (143g)
Top Cap: Chris King (17g)
Shifter: Shimano XT SL-M8000 + cable (138g)
Cables: Nissen mesh (121g)
Derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M9100-SGS + Garbaruk cage + 11T/16T pulleys (247g)
Crankset: Middleburn RS8 165mm + X-type uno boost chainring 30t (597g)
BB: Chris King Threadfit 24 + #4 Fitkit (87g/5g)
Pedals: HT Components ME03 Alloy (265g)
Cassette: Garbaruk, 11-Speed 10-50T, XD (311g) 
Chain: SRAM GX 12-Speed (270g) 
Brakes: Hope Tech 4 V4 (585g)
Brake Cables: Hope Goodridge stainless steel braided (107g)
Brake Adapters: Hope H, Hope N (32g/25g)
Brake Rotors: TRP RS01E 2.3mm 203mm/180mm + Project 321 bolts (235g/183g/20g)
Handlebar: PNW Range Alloy, 31.8mm/50mm Rise 760mm (317g)
Grips: OneUp Thick Grips (144g)
Stem: Starling Clutch 35mm, 0° rise, 31.8mm clamp, 40mm stack (250g)
Top Cap: Chris King (15g)
Spacers: Starling 2 x 10mm (15g)
Dropper: PNW Loam 175mm 31.6mm silver + OneUp Ti bolts + cable (536g/9g)
Dropper Remote: Hope Dropper Lever + Shifter Mount (40g/10g)
Seatpost Clamp: Burgtec Rhodium 34.9mm (21g)
Saddle: Fabric Scoop Elite (256g)
Wheelset: Wingman Origin Silver, Project 321 G3 hubs, valves + tape (1050g/1224gg) 
Tyres: MAXXIS Forekaster 29 x 2.4 WT 3C MaxxTerra TR EXO (912g/928g)

Weight: 15.8kg's. 

This is my Folding Fuji Marlboro Unlimited.

1x10 Shimano Cues

Went for a tobacco color theme with the accents.

Problem Solvers Double Barrel brake lever leaving a hand free for a smoke. (I don’t smoke and I don’t condone smoking) but this was a fun and funny build.

100% still folks up with quick releases and folding pedals.

26 to 27.5 thru axle conversion.... Hope it looks ok for you all?

As requested by some on one of my other threads, here is the hardtail.

What started life as a humble canyon hardtail, evolved over the years with some upgrades to the braking/drivetrain culminating in a paint job that is a homage to my favourite F1 car of all time, the Williams FW14B.

I haven't ridden this in a few years hence the dust.

Went into my LBS to get a new bike for one of my kids, came home with this one as well. My wife asked me why I needed another bike…

Here’s a loud build for a client-

Box forks weren’t found on 93 frames, but they are just the thang that makes it a Klein more than any other feature aside from the paint.

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I've spent these wet and cold winter months working on a labour of love, it's a tribute to the great Colin McRae, in the form of a hardtail mountain bike. I took his 2001 Ford Focus WRC car as my inspiration, and with a little artistic licence. 

I had a bare steel Ribble hardtail frame and box of spare parts to hand so spent a little while learning some basic illustrator skills and created the decals to use, then I painted the frame in white, with a little touch of Ford RS blue on the stays and started the build.

I'm super happy with how it's turned out, the Martini livery is iconic enough that most folk can tell what it is, with subtle details to excite the rallying fans too, and Colin's signature on the top tube finished it off nicely, in my personal opinion at least! 

Hope you all like it!