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on September 07, 2026

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Great News, Everyone!

A nice Tranquillo in Saronni Rosso below… in other news I just turned 65 and I’m announcing that I’ll take frame and bike orders for exactly one more year - until 10/29/26 - then I hope to move on to the Next Big Thing. I’m pretty sure it will involve bicycles but it may not involve having a production facility in my garage. And a huge thank you to all who have been on this great ride with me!

More on MAX

A reader writes: "I'm curious -- any thoughts on the downsides of MAX tubing that Dave Kirk talks about in his blog? (" New Stuff," October 25, 2010 ). You're both thoughtful and insightful when it comes to this kind of discussion, and I'm interested in what you think." I think Dave raises some interesting points about how MAX frames were constructed in the past and, perhaps peripherally, about the limitations of lugged frame building. Now we’ve never been one here to tout a particular material over another or felt that one method of joining tubes is inherently superior to another. Like a mother with her children we love them all - maybe not screwed-and-glued like the Alan frames of old - but modern joining methods all seem to work pretty well. If we look at the MAX frames from the 1980s we see some limitations: stout - the less forgiving among us might even say heavy; a stiff ride; maybe a lug shape that few could love. But for a subset of strong...

Visiting Ron

An old pal called me recently, reminding me that it had been a while. So I dropped by, we chatted, drank coffee, talked bikes... among other treasures: Rebecca Twigg shrine, Paramount and Masi track bikes, Paramount track tandem used in the 1968 Olympics, Andy's white jersey from 1986, my old Yoyodyne team jersey, Ron, R & R memorabilia, 1930s stayer, 1890s tandem, adjustable stem collection, disco ball and somewhere is an actual dance floor. I told Ron I'll help him organize when I have some time - stay tuned! l My old team (sniff).

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