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Fillet brazed 29er

I am not normally the mountain bike builder here at Circle A but I was more than happy to take this one on for Jared as I’ve built him a bike before. And I also just built a mixte for his wife Sara....

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Nick’s touring bike

This bike is for a guy who can’t sit still, in a good way. He’s originally from Rhode Island but has been traveling all around the world for the past year or so. I’ve been trying to build his bike by...

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The big makeover

I had built a bike for David several years ago and it came back to the shop for new paint, new stainless logos on the downtube, and new chrome on the racks. The transformation is amazing! Although I...

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Riser bar road bike

Jeff was looking for a comfortable road bike with fenders and a riser bar. He is a new father and will be putting a child seat on it in the near future so there are also rack mounts for that...

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AJ’s positive mental attitude

This road frame will be seen whipping up and down the hills around Greensboro, North Carolina. The lugs are carved to have some pretty sharp points and the fastback seat stay tops are carved to match....

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Sandy’s tall road bike

Sandy is one of those guys who has trouble just walking into a shop and buying an XL carbon road frame and making it fit. If anyone needed a custom bike, it was him. It makes me feel so good when I’m...

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Jacque’s touring bike

This fendered beauty is for our friend Jacque who will be using it as her work commuter and occasional tourer. It’s built with a 6 degree slope in the top tube to bring the bars level with the saddle....

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Lucas’ desert road bike

This bike is going to be ridden on the desert tarmac of the United Arab Emirates! I hope Lucas is as excited to have the bike as I have been to build it for him. I never expected the bikes I made to...

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Heavy hearts

Fate is a wonderful thing sometimes. I dreamed about making bikes since my childhood but never understood the concept of custom bicycles. I went to school for Mechanical Engineering so I could design...

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My last Circle A build—A Cinelli-esque Model B

Marc came to Circle A with his 64cm orange Cinelli Super Course to have me build him a new bike with the same angles but bigger. This is the largest standard sized tubed frame that I’ve built. At...

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