My history on a bike is one shared by many of us; childhood freedom, exploration, then fitness and transportation. I was a bike messenger in the late 80's/early 90's in NYC (for Primetime, and later Meteour, until I got hit by a car on Broadway and 23rd Street). As much as I rode, I shudder to think how little I knew about my bike back then. I got “into” bikes after mine got stolen.

With great encouragement from my friends at Team Lope (http://teamlopetyreclubbe.com) in SF, I decided to build a bike to commute to my job as an Architect on Wall Street.

3 things happened:

1. While building in my front yard, my neighbor asked “do you sell those?”
2. I found that getting hurt and filthy was a great counter-balance to my double-monitor desk job
3. My wife told me that if I build any more bikes, I have to get rid of some

So, here I am...Going to work with black fingernails and knuckle scrapes. I do what I do without arrogance or attitude, and run my shop the way that I would want my family to be treated. In addition to the day job as an Architect and the bike thing, I also teach at Pratt. The shop is open full time, thanks to my good fortune of having the best staff in NYC.

I think that the 3 of these gigs really round out my teaching/creative/mechanic life. Thanks for having a look, it is greatly appreciated