A custom bicycle says as much about the rider as it does about the builder.

People come to me because they can’t find what they’re looking for elsewhere; whether it’s because production bikes don’t fit them right, what they’d buy from a bike shop or online is indistinguishable from what everyone else already owns, or they’re warry of marketing hype over this year’s new batch of ho-hum from Taiwan.  Some simply like the notion that a craftsperson is available, and often open to hearing and discussing ideas for how to make their next bike better.  Discernment and an eye for quality and artistry are what set them apart as cyclists.

My labor is in the steel.  That’s why I purposely add details that no machine but the human hand is capable of; details that many other builders haven’t thought to do, or care enough to do.  The drive to stand apart; to embrace manual labor; to see beyond what’s been done; to be independent, ever-evolving, and free-thinking: these are what set me apart as a craftsman.

I began building bicycle frames in 1998 for Waterford Precision Cycles, the last production factory left in the USA that fully embraced building with lugs and silver-brazing.  Eventually I got bored working in a factory everyday so I moved to Minneapolis and eked out a fairly bicycle-centric way of life as a mechanic at Freewheel Bike and a delivery rider for Peace Coffee.  Eventually I took up framebuilding again making Capricorn bicycle frames and racks beginning in 2006.

Currently building frames in Eugene, OR.

All Capricorns feature:

• Custom tubesets chosen for your height and weight
• Made in USA parts wherever possible
• Artistic touches with an emphasis on distinctive manual work
• Powdercoat by Spectrum Powder Works or paint by Keith Anderson
• Internally treated against rust