Thanks, again, for such an amazing experience. Here is the finished product.

Before you make a judgment about a bike, I think you have to live with it awhile and spend time tweaking the parts and position. I also think that the highest compliment you can pay a bike is to ride it. Carl built the ti bike shown here in 2003 for me to take to […]

The bike has been wonderful! I’m enjoying my best riding in years and I can’t help but think this bike is a large part of that. I had a good idea of what I wanted, but when asked why, my answers helped Carl to take the bike to a whole ‘nother level beyond. Only in […]

It is beautiful and I have really been enjoying the ride!!

The CX bike is just perfect. I wanted a bike to do some winter time dirt road and hard surfaced road riding and this fills the order. It is all day comfortable to ride. The handling on hard surface roads is just like a road bike, predictable in the corners and quick around obstacles but […]

Having enjoyed my 3-year old Strong ti bike, “Trigger” I figured it needed a stable mate from the country, one that would enjoy rainy days and rough roads. So Trigger has now been joined by “Silver”, a new steel frame with clearance for fenders or fat gravel road tires. Carl’s “custom blend” for this bike […]

I asked for a versatile racing frame suited for both criteriums and road races. I like to climb, so Carl aimed for a stiff frame. It’s tight and turns sharply, but tracks well. I dressed it with Record components, FSA carbon cranks, Kestrel carbon bars and Thomson Masterpiece post and stem. It has a tiny […]

This is my second custom Carl Strong bicycle. Built for a 6’6″, 235lb rider, this commuter/light tourer sees action every day commuting in the DC metro area. Custom fork required to fit the 27cm head tube that also allows for wide tires and full fenders. Built up with a mix of Campagnolo Chorus and Centaur, […]