tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88204301419709835782024-03-05T02:58:06.039-06:00Ellis CyclesDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-44070748018777770342019-03-01T17:36:00.002-06:002019-03-04T16:41:35.924-06:00A Unique Ellis, the 27+ Neve! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't posted on the blog in the long time! Facebook and Instagram are great, but after a ride on this new bike I felt like it deserved more than just a couple sentences and some pictures on the Book of Faces...<br />
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Ryan placed an order last spring for a fatbike so he could ride through the winter on the icy gravel roads around his Central Wisconsin home. Knowing that riding a fatbike on the road can be a bit ponderous, I suggested that he give one a try before he committed to that platform for his new bike, and after a brief ride he agreed that might be too much bike for what he wanted to do. I suggested a 27+ wheeled bike (essentially 27.5x3.0" tires with studs) might be better for what he wanted to do.<br />
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From there, we discussed the drivetrain, and while I am a big Di2 booster, he settled on a Rohloff internally geared rear hub. I've done a couple Rohloff bikes while I was at Waterford, and one complete 29+ build back in 2015.<br />
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Kevin's Rohloff 29+ turned out great, but we didn't want to use flat bars for this build, so I started doing my research to see what our options were. Thankfully, the Rohloff hub is well loved, and lots of designers have been tinkering with different shifting options for just about any handlebar setup you can imagine. The <a href="http://www.rohbox.com/">Gebla Rohbox</a> jumped out at me as it can be operated with modified SRAM road shifters, and Ryan was on board. <br />
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Now we had the wheel size, drivetrain and shifting setup, there was just the final hurdle that Ryan had requested, FENDERS! Back to the interwebs and I found Mark Koenigsfeld and the custom wooden fenders he builds under the <a href="http://mkfenders.com/">MK Fenders</a> name. These fenders are fully custom, from the radius, the width, the species of wood that you'd like, to custom paint and graphics, so I knew that I'd need to have my wheels in hand in order to get the specs exactly right. With a Rohloff hub, the bike is essentially setup like a singlespeed with just a single chainring up front mated to a single cog on the hub in back. This requires some way to tension the chain, enter the same <a href="https://www.paragonmachineworks.com/frame-building-parts/adjustable-dropouts/adjustable/ds1035-stainless-steel-frame-components-rocker-dropout-eyelets.html">Paragon Machine Works Rocker dropouts</a> that I used on Kevin's 29+. Since the rear wheel would have the potential to move through a range a positions I knew I would need to have the fenders built with a little extra radius to accommodate these adjustments. Math ensued, and I forwarded on my numbers to Mark at <a href="http://mkfenders.com/">MK</a> so he could get started on the fenders. <br />
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The fenders also presented a question for the fork, was there an aftermarket fork that would easily work with these wheels and allow clearance and easy fitup for the fenders? I did find a Surly fork that would have worked, but it had so many bosses it would have made Frankenstein jealous. It was not the look that Ryan or I were looking for. I dropped a note to Steve Garro at Coconino, the master of the filleted unicrown fork, and he gave me the inside dope on which blades work best and how to proceed with building my first unicrown fork!<br />
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Mitering the blades was slow going as I gradually ground each side and dry fitted them, careful to make sure the clearance was the same on both sides. After brazing, I finished the fillets up super smooth and checked the fit of my front wheel with the studded 27+ wheel. Still plenty of room for fenders in there! <br />
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Another consideration for the frame was the unique cable routing required for a Rohloff hub. I knew that I wanted the routing to be internal if possible and as always, smooth and clean. The twin cables for the shifting would run inside the top tube, entering from opposite sides of the head tube and underneath the top tube.<br />
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The underside of the head tube end of the top tube. <br />
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Running two separate brass tubes through a 31.8mm top tube is tricky business, if either of these touches the tube wall or the other internal, they will rattle terribly when the bike is ridden. Much easier to fit up and braze them in to the raw tube so I can see what's going on inside there!<br />
Below, the exit points where the two separate cables will head down the seat stay to the rear hub. <br />
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The rest of the frame came together fairly straightforward, I just had to make sure the chainstays allowed for enough tire clearance on the inside, and chainring clearance on the outside. The resulting chainstay fillet turned out very pretty.<br />
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After plenty of the elbow grease the frame headed off to the powdercoater for a Bronze Chrome finish, and then the build.... <br />
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Super pleased with how this one turned out, all business from this angle!<br />
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The hard maple fenders from MK fit perfectly and look great! <br />
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In back, there's a lot going on, Paragon Rocker dropouts, the Rohloff hub, Gebla Rohbox, SRAM hydraulic disc brakes and some tidy fender mounts. <br />
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No interference, just everyone headed where it needs to go! <br />
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The front brake loops around the back of the unicrown, leaving the super smooth front uncluttered! <br />
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The shifter cables exit and run right down the left seat stay into some double housing clips from Paragon! <br />
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I took the bike out for a ride this afternoon on the bike path that starts about a block from my shop. The path included some pavement, snow, ice, and eventually it turns to frozen dirt and ice. The studded tires were a revelation on the ice, zero slippage! I'm also really stoked about the Rohloff/Rohbox setup with the SRAM shifters, so simple and clean, I could see riding a bike like this a whole lot through a Wisconsin Winter!<br />
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<br />Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-53836667784392341232012-12-23T11:26:00.002-06:002012-12-23T11:26:38.018-06:00Ellis Cycles in the Press <img alt="Dave Wages, owner of Ellis Cycles, works on brazing a bicycle fork to be used on a street bike in his workshop in Waterford. A custom builder, he has frames costing as much as $6,000. " border="0" height="451" src="http://media.jrn.com/images/660*451/29923589-mjs_ellis_ellis23_9714_-_mjs-_news-_mjd.jpg" title="Dave Wages, owner of Ellis Cycles, works on brazing a bicycle fork to be used on a street bike in his workshop in Waterford. A custom builder, he has frames costing as much as $6,000. " width="660" /><br />
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A nice shot of me brazing a fork by Mike De Sisti as seen in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.</div>
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There's been quite a bit of interest in Ellis Cycles lately, and I've done a few interviews and had photographers struggling to set up their equipment in my relatively small basement shop. <br />
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About a month or so ago, Tom Held visited from Wisconsin Trails magazine, they were doing an article about Wisconsin framebuilders and wanted to do an interview and photo shoot. We talked for about 1 1/2 hours and I gave him my whole career history, not sure how much of that will make it into the final article. I understand that folks with a subscription have already received their January issue, but I'm still waiting for it to show up on the newstand so I can get my copy! (I hear there's a picture of yours truly on the cover.) Here's a link to their website, I would imagine the new issue should be up any day now; <a href="http://www.wisconsintrails.com/">Wisconsin Trails Magazine</a><br />
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Next I had the pleasure of chatting with Diane Lees, (The Outspoken Cyclist) for their broadcast on Dec. 15th. It was fun recalling the years I spent learning the craft at Serotta and Waterford and the last 5 years of Ellis Cycles as well. You can check out this interview here; <a href="http://www.wjcu.org/2012/12/15/the-outspoken-cyclist-12152012">Ellis Interview on the Outspoken Cyclist</a><br />
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Finally, I got a call earlier this week from our local newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, they also wanted to highlight some Wisconsin based framebuilders. So, we did a quick interview over the phone, and then on Thursday I got a visit from a photographer who shot some pics of me brazing a fork and then we headed outside for a shot with me and my stainless rando bike from last year's NAHBS. I picked up a copy of the paper this morning and I also found the article online at the Journal's website here; <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/business/state-home-to-nations-top-custom-bike-builders-fp83skc-184553621.html">Journal Sentinel Article </a><br />
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Dave Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-46858756141047042192012-07-25T14:22:00.001-05:002012-07-25T14:22:47.347-05:00Stealth Ellis Road Bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This bike has had a bit of an interesting life, it started out as my blue DRB last year, and I had built it with clearance for fat tires and TRP CX9 mini v-brakes (see pic below). Well, after riding for a good chunk of last season, I decided to explore a rando style build that would also accommodate fat tires along with fenders, lights and a front rack, and I was pleased to have that bike named as "Best Steel Bike" at NAHBS this past spring (see 3rd pic). I really liked the DRB frame, but now it was searching for a purpose, so I decided to modify it for short reach brakes and this is the finished product. Along the way, I added a slightly lighter rear triangle since the stays wouldn't need to support canti's or v brakes, and the finished frame tipped the scale at 3.5lbs exactly. I made sure that the bridge is as high as possible with the short reach brakes, so I could still run 28c tires, and I also built a steel fork similarly, although in the picture above the bike is sporting an ENVE 1.0 fork. <br />
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<br />First ride on the Stealth bike tonight, can't wait!<br />
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Dave Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-24363347905874351312012-05-21T21:11:00.000-05:002012-05-21T21:11:33.867-05:00Almanzo 100!<br />
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I certainly wasn't expecting to "race" today, so I found a spot a ways back at the start line. Probably at least 300 folks came out for the 100 mile loop, not sure what the final count was, and that's not including the ones who started the Royal 162 at 7:00am. </div>
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You poor sucker, you've got no idea what you're in for!</div>
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There was quite a bit of fresh gravel on the roads, but usually at least one "line" where the gravel was either more packed down or where the fresh stuff hadn't quite made it. Riding on the shoulder here reminded me of the pros riding the gutters at Paris Roubaix.</div>
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While I was taking the above shot, I figured I take a "panda" shot of myself, and I didn't even crash!</div>
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The first 30 miles were pretty easy, we enjoyed a tail or cross wind for the majority of that distance, but then we turned into the wind for most of the next ten miles into Preston and the scene above. Looks like some folks are starting to feel it! There were some nice folks who were providing water here, but they ran out just as I showed up, so we rode up into Preston's grocery store to find water and supplies. </div>
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After we left Preston, I rode with a few folks and then settled into my own pace through a beautiful tree lined road only to emerge onto this stretch of southbound road with no shelter whatsoever. At this point, folks were scattered all over the course in ones and two's, hard to find anywhere to hide from the wind. </div>
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The bike performed flawlessly, despite the heavy coat of Minnesota dust it collected. Here I'm stopped in Forestville State Park at about the 67 mark, and I was already feeling pretty empty. </div>
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To add insult to injury, the last 10 miles included 2 pretty significant climbs, here you can see some folks dismounting for the walk and another taking a rest or trying to massage out the cramps in his legs. (I was already walking, so there's no shame there, imo!) </div>
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After patiently waiting for an extra hour and half more than I expected, Lisa caught this shot of me creeping into the 25-35mph headwind that we enjoyed for the last 2-3 miles of the course. </div>
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Some shots of the dust crusted bike and bag.</div>
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I just finished Al's new Ellis yesterday, so I thought I'd include a pic here, it's a really cool mix of classic and modern aesthetics (I know, I'm beating that Modern Classic thing to death!), with a fillet brazed main triangle and a polished stainless fork and rear triangle The shot above is a more simplified take on my sleeved seat stays than I usually do on the Modern Classic, but I think it should blend well with the smooth front end. More pics here; <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100571970155704443343/AlSStainlessAndFilletRoadBike">Ellis Picasa</a>. <br />
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This past weekend Lisa and I headed out to Western WI for the Dairy Roubaix! The start point was basically in the middle of nowhere between Muscoda, Boscobel and Dodgeville, but that was kinda the whole point. The ride took advantage of as many unpaved gravel roads as possible, many of which seemed to point either straight up or straight down! Not to say that this area is mountainous, but the hills that is does have can be quite steep. <br />
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This upcoming weekend should be another fun one, we're heading up towards Eau Claire for the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/StradaFangoSpringClassic">Strada Fango</a>. There's a map of the course <a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/84349639/">here</a>, and it looks like it might be borderline mountain bike terrain in some areas, but I think I'll just put some cross tires on the DRB and run with it! </div>
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<br />Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-67523663092395880582012-04-05T13:49:00.002-05:002012-04-05T13:57:06.399-05:00Mike's EllisMike's frame just shipped out yesterday, here's a cool shot of the lower head lug and fork crown. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjGGSDHTQycBB5vTyQFljh8FESkAeYEJ2ARU2VhorRNsoE-mYLQf-s0Qlf7b1QnuDGgNU3y8gDtXbwNdTnFw1STKbGT2f6gHVIvRZ4O7WPcVZhWQkjGXHagkyMG5EI5vEKbA9bDxaEMad/s1600/Ellis+4-5-12+Green+Pearl+Road+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjGGSDHTQycBB5vTyQFljh8FESkAeYEJ2ARU2VhorRNsoE-mYLQf-s0Qlf7b1QnuDGgNU3y8gDtXbwNdTnFw1STKbGT2f6gHVIvRZ4O7WPcVZhWQkjGXHagkyMG5EI5vEKbA9bDxaEMad/s400/Ellis+4-5-12+Green+Pearl+Road+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727991037543680450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is one of my favorite details, note how the crown is cut to mirror the lower head lug detail.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There are a couple more pics of Mike's frame and fork on my Picasa page here; <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100571970155704443343"> Ellis Cycles Picasa.</a><br /><br />You can also check out the other projects I've got in progress there and watch for updates! Just started working on two upcoming Ellis' that will feature quite a bit of polished stainless. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Dave<br /></div></div>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-9963259701136890092012-03-08T16:00:00.003-06:002012-03-08T16:30:54.940-06:00Reassembling My S&S NAHBS Rando<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOyErxQqb_dYGUKAoz7_rEYSx_bw8_aZapN0qY_Sv3mVJ_HT1YAF1bfX0VOeAZ-d0WnrIlsluRpRi3npG_vX1WeSt96Z7-gcLo49KBxS6mU_LkG0tJzycK3QMFr157h4DmLHD1BiYDS2Y/s1600/IMG_9346.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOyErxQqb_dYGUKAoz7_rEYSx_bw8_aZapN0qY_Sv3mVJ_HT1YAF1bfX0VOeAZ-d0WnrIlsluRpRi3npG_vX1WeSt96Z7-gcLo49KBxS6mU_LkG0tJzycK3QMFr157h4DmLHD1BiYDS2Y/s400/IMG_9346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717650764882442514" border="0" /></a>When I started planning this bike to display at NAHBS, I rather early settled on building it with S&S couplers so that I could easily pack the bike and travel with it without incurring huge airline fees. I had shipped my<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100571970155704443343/DaveSDi2DRB"> Di2 equipped DRB</a> to California in late 2011, and it became instantly apparent how simple Di2 made packing a bike. Now I no longer had to deal with shift cables, all I had to do was break the chain with a quick link and then unplug and unbolt the derailleurs. Once I arrived, reverse the process and the bike is ready to ride with no adjustments at all.<br /><br /> In addition, since the bike features a dyno front hub, rack and light, I needed to have a way to quickly assemble and disassemble these parts to fit in the S&S case. Along the way, I made sure the brakes would also be easy to disconnect and reset up out of the case. When I arrived home from Sacramento, I figured I'd document the rebuild, so that folks could see the amount of time and thought that went into making this process as simple as possible. So, if you follow this link to my <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100571970155704443343/DaveSNAHBSRando">Picasa page</a>, you can see not only some really nice finished photos of the bike, but about halfway through the album I start a sequential group of photos documenting the build and some cool features of the bike. <br /><br />This bike was featured in a quick article on <a href="http://bikeportland.org/2012/03/03/nahbs-david-wages-modern-rando-bike-68206">Bike Portland</a>, and I managed to raise the ire of some traditionalists by suggesting that if Rene Herse or Alex Singer were around today, they'd be building bikes with Di2. Sure it's pretty speculative to guess what anyone who built 40-50 years ago would be doing today, but they were known as early adopters of technology like derailleurs and ultra lightweight tubing, so is it that hard to imagine them using the most advanced parts of the time? Another comment questioned whether my bike was truly "innovative", but I challenge that this (or Ultegra Di2) may be the most appropriate group for a travel bike, and I think my Di2 wiring must be somewhat innovative, it's certainly been copied enough since I first introduced it at NAHBS in 2009!<br /><br />Judge for yourself. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Dave<br /><br />p.s. Before I get inundated by folks reminding me that the Rene Herse and Alex Singer marques are still in business, I'm referring to the man, not what the current output of these brands are.Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-79151011184495033852012-03-04T00:55:00.003-06:002012-03-04T01:01:42.021-06:00NAHBS 2012!One more day to go, but the awards worked a bit differently this year. At about 3pm on Sat, the majority of the awards were announced, and I'm honored to have my stainless rando bike chosen as "Best Steel Bike"! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C03CpzxhSJqnpMIWms6yZHJZWfut1fjn6MnLun2YFpR_RCWLdNnRBI8Ju_9z_gi3h84drSUUkjwQPs7qoVqhN8K-GpCpSIWdFDP6gURTP8Ygg6D3uB5w5d_-SKmrQqczRjqLBVeL631G/s1600/IMG_9306-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C03CpzxhSJqnpMIWms6yZHJZWfut1fjn6MnLun2YFpR_RCWLdNnRBI8Ju_9z_gi3h84drSUUkjwQPs7qoVqhN8K-GpCpSIWdFDP6gURTP8Ygg6D3uB5w5d_-SKmrQqczRjqLBVeL631G/s400/IMG_9306-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715932145465585346" border="0" /></a>Thanks also to Pete from COG magazine for these great photos, I've uploaded them all on my Picasa page<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100571970155704443343/DaveSNAHBSRando"> here.</a>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-64638036632767976322012-02-14T15:03:00.007-06:002012-02-14T16:04:01.632-06:00Why No Head Badge?I've been asked this question often enough that I feel like I should explain my position on the matter. In fact, I've probably lost a sale or two specifically because I don't offer a fancy metal head badge!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qkoFTvoNZJfALqghNjghy_dJ_9fR0X9jXUnhcLIuZ0uozIxmoyeQyi4GdnRb6Ye9fylbPqE0f6A2sQiW07mVoYbo7i-LHj489iC7CTlH-x0qCKoUQoAU0B7iz4DIwul6JDPRY1BZykte/s1600/Ellis%252520Nascar%2525202%252520web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qkoFTvoNZJfALqghNjghy_dJ_9fR0X9jXUnhcLIuZ0uozIxmoyeQyi4GdnRb6Ye9fylbPqE0f6A2sQiW07mVoYbo7i-LHj489iC7CTlH-x0qCKoUQoAU0B7iz4DIwul6JDPRY1BZykte/s200/Ellis%252520Nascar%2525202%252520web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709104424219185538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">My simple Ellis head tube logo, custom painted by Jason Sanchez, and since it's painted on, infinitely customizable. <br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Well, here's the thing, a head badge doesn't <span style="font-style: italic;">do </span>anything, nada, nothing, ziltch! Sure they can look cool, and I'll admit that there are some that I like quite a bit from an aesthetic standpoint, but the fact remains that it's a purely ornamental part of the bike. <br /><br />Now I'm fully aware that I build some pretty fancy bikes, and all those shiny stainless lugs and tubes are not necessary, but their beauty and aesthetics are <span style="font-weight: bold;">integral</span> to the frame, and in most cases they have at least some functional aspect to them. Stainless chain stays are a great example, why bother with a cheap stick on plastic protector or a contrived rubber strap to avoid chipped paint when a polished stainless stay is one of the best answers. Why did those vintage steel bikes sport a chromed rear triangle and fork? Well, for one thing, those areas were the most prone to chipped paint from wrenches and moving parts, so chrome was the best solution at that time. Nowadays, with thin walled, high strength stainless tubes available, I can build a frame with those same functional aesthetics <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> not have the rust worries that are inherent with chrome. <br /><br />When it comes to lugs, there's much less of a functional argument to be made for stainless, but here's the way I look at it, if your frame is going to be constructed with lugs anyway, using stainless doesn't change or add anything to the bike, the aesthetic is still <span style="font-weight: bold;">integral</span> to the bike's design and construction. <br /><br />OK, so back to the head badge question. Let me inject a bit of my history into my explanation. During my time at Waterford, we had more than a few die hard riders who insisted that we offer a head badge, and frankly, I was in agreement. It just seemed a no-brainer for Waterford, with their Schwinn heritage and all. <br /><br />During that same time, and as more and more small builders started up, I noticed something, they almost invariably all had cool laser cut or cast head badges, and yet many of them had only built a handful of bikes and it showed in their workmanship. In many cases, the head badges seemed to me like a way of "dressing up" or trying to differentiate their mediocre work from one another. Here's the thing, I don't feel like an Ellis frame needs any "dressing up", whether its' my <span style="font-weight: bold;">Modern Classic</span> model with lots of shiny stainless or a "stock" lugged frame with none of the bling, Ellis frames are special because of every detail I build into them. Whether it's the subtle curve of a lug that I reshape , or the stainless washers brazed onto the brake bridge and fork crown to avoid paint chips, the beauty is built into every detail, and the end product is the culmination of my 15+ years of building high end steel frames. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByv9R-mDH8biAXAcotWhRaz_7L7wSSo9BzEV4Fc20dVNljGtcy-pYFOMhLTib05smvQRbfaTvJdsSC-Bq4y5R9zdDKOWgQFusUOvcgNf86EMXEtH9eQvVvpdQL2wBAiOkPFLGexj3ddCG/s1600/11-30-10%252520Ellis%252520Road%252520Di2%252520WhiteRed%2525203%252520web.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByv9R-mDH8biAXAcotWhRaz_7L7wSSo9BzEV4Fc20dVNljGtcy-pYFOMhLTib05smvQRbfaTvJdsSC-Bq4y5R9zdDKOWgQFusUOvcgNf86EMXEtH9eQvVvpdQL2wBAiOkPFLGexj3ddCG/s200/11-30-10%252520Ellis%252520Road%252520Di2%252520WhiteRed%2525203%252520web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709101600944036850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A stainless washer for the brake mount, (and another cool custom head tube logo, this time in dark silver). </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm really heartened when folks come by my booth at NAHBS two and three times to look at the same bike and then comment that the longer they look, the more details they see. You can be confident that no matter what part of an Ellis you're looking at, I've spent time thinking about that part and chosen to build the frame that way for a reason. Nothing is there by accident, or just because I saw it on some other cool builder's frame. <br /><br />Here's a couple more details that some folks miss that I think make Ellis frames special. <br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Bbo9J_5S7LkIszyjdrtVtmGTpP2m55feQbXCKjK-m8qLdXrTSbqvOxuX5wVJwRYck1tdqsEVGbJaDQ0Nf8I9R6qwEmLYN5fW1GJdWJDqlCA-pplVM-V0Wm4Jx91_WM0_O_oGl4v7bTs/s1600/ellis_12-7-11_Dark_Gray_4_web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Bbo9J_5S7LkIszyjdrtVtmGTpP2m55feQbXCKjK-m8qLdXrTSbqvOxuX5wVJwRYck1tdqsEVGbJaDQ0Nf8I9R6qwEmLYN5fW1GJdWJDqlCA-pplVM-V0Wm4Jx91_WM0_O_oGl4v7bTs/s320/ellis_12-7-11_Dark_Gray_4_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709102029723761426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A stainless fork crown with an integrated custom fender mount.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJLIlculx8EKSwQRGDfKxnVqmByFNI9OfLKPVy390A9StNCJIijtTP891Rls0RL__LAJlDc1_f62Url7B2I0Yx78GyIuOV-HRQDJC_IiD23iVoc-Aqb0tAJuH0FHQ41MXq_oq1mvOzgB4/s1600/Ellis%252520Burnt%252520Orange%252520Road%25252010%252520web.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJLIlculx8EKSwQRGDfKxnVqmByFNI9OfLKPVy390A9StNCJIijtTP891Rls0RL__LAJlDc1_f62Url7B2I0Yx78GyIuOV-HRQDJC_IiD23iVoc-Aqb0tAJuH0FHQ41MXq_oq1mvOzgB4/s200/Ellis%252520Burnt%252520Orange%252520Road%25252010%252520web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709100280341518546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Since all Ellis dropouts are 17/4 stainless, I finish the "sliver" underneath each dropout to a point and then Jason masks that off so the area where your rear wheel's axle comes in contact with the frame won't have chipped paint. </span><br /><br /><br />Simple, elegant looks, with beauty that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">integral, </span>that's what makes every Ellis a "Modern Classic".<br /><br />My two bits!<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-79330926166351243702011-11-16T17:05:00.007-06:002011-11-16T17:40:52.947-06:00Rose Valley RideWell, on Tuesday Steve was nice enough to round up some of the local guys for a ride that he calls Rose Valley. I pictured riding through pristine valley covered in wild flowers, but as it turns out, we never even go to Rose Valley on this ride, we just turn around at the road that goes to there. That being said, it was an amazing ride! <br /><br />We started from Patagonia in Ventura, so roughly sea level, and started to head inland and upward. The early miles were rolling, but all pretty much tilting up to some extent, and once we had ridden about 15 miles or so, the real climbing kicked in. Mark rode alongside and stressed that I should take it easy and pace myself as the climb proper would take about an hour, but even that was hard to process, not sure I've even been on a climb for that long? Well, he wasn't kidding, after a short steep section at the start, the grade settled down and we quickly split up to climb at our own pace. While it was easy at first to spin a 19t cog, as the miles wore on, I found myself working my way up to the larger cogs as the miles and elevation piled up. By the top, I was using that 28t quite a bit more than any of the others! <br /><br />I regret now that I didn't stop a couple times to take pictures, the scenery from the numerous switchbacks was incredible, but I was worried that if I stopped, I'd have a heck of a time getting going again! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPqntFK5JkFInqzXe_zLRK9D5fts4PbBkZERTiD2L6MgWYjYJxNxjwcnFFno9v6TuXAuz9xR1QBKZ5vSSbA56n4YZi5y3oUPCk2dQ9FTfiNErc2nhhuLDZX6SzBXRwKGCIxA6Akx90Pdo/s1600/DSC02876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPqntFK5JkFInqzXe_zLRK9D5fts4PbBkZERTiD2L6MgWYjYJxNxjwcnFFno9v6TuXAuz9xR1QBKZ5vSSbA56n4YZi5y3oUPCk2dQ9FTfiNErc2nhhuLDZX6SzBXRwKGCIxA6Akx90Pdo/s400/DSC02876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675736619361409186" border="0" /></a>Here's a shot of the road to Rose Valley, aka our turnaround spot at roughly 3500" of elevation, and Ben, Steve and Mark waiting for the rest of us slowpokes! Chris apparently didn't get enough climbing, as he's in the distance heading up a bit more of the remaining climb. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8exRT2sx43Ze0DxWZfK3q4W3XvogVHj2xI4ziTcrZTf26Rz3KETD9OVl87XnHm2lt_imDMpnQ1RhYcXy16dIM9IYW9lxRbJ5gJaC9ugOIVJK-7VY5gT4uOBo86lSmKYoKYGRBOuwBbF5S/s1600/DSC02878.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8exRT2sx43Ze0DxWZfK3q4W3XvogVHj2xI4ziTcrZTf26Rz3KETD9OVl87XnHm2lt_imDMpnQ1RhYcXy16dIM9IYW9lxRbJ5gJaC9ugOIVJK-7VY5gT4uOBo86lSmKYoKYGRBOuwBbF5S/s400/DSC02878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675736021112472194" border="0" /></a>Steve rolled in a just a bit after I got there, not looking too much the worse for wear. After we all regrouped, it was time for the downhill back home, and that was a BLAST! I should have kept track of how long the climb took vs. the descent, but my GPS was acting a bit sketchy in the canyons yesterday. It sure didn't take long to get back down, and even after we got off the mountain proper, most of the way home was downhill as well, so we were making pretty good time. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJw1wRCTaiuN5Pw2EuYyB4sdseVwhKGH9etuCfQbHvztDKqsD13LYe3t5LrPN99onX-mG7KPWG8SHD8CkS3ajGisQzmCVCp1P_ZKWayIZtm6lgzTXyo3jWGxLSMh9H5HmgAIPjRC8MVs4/s1600/DSC02879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJw1wRCTaiuN5Pw2EuYyB4sdseVwhKGH9etuCfQbHvztDKqsD13LYe3t5LrPN99onX-mG7KPWG8SHD8CkS3ajGisQzmCVCp1P_ZKWayIZtm6lgzTXyo3jWGxLSMh9H5HmgAIPjRC8MVs4/s400/DSC02879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675735488340815810" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately, with just a couple miles to go, Steve flatted his front tire just before a quick turn in the bike path, and he took a tumble right in the middle of the group. Thankfully, there didn't seem to be any serious injuries, and no one else went down either, so that's good. Above is a shot of Steve checking to make sure everything is still where it's supposed to be! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwD_yjV-LBG1mibfRhXTQas_ZLO4mD9OZ4rkIvkUpYjLf8Rl06KVG14QzYbxvwJkfl6dhco6wzZmhUbIdt4SleatgemRBfdKeYz5pqjSFayD6_uV8CgiSL_DGgkCPDAO7EN6AVnt3eTLw/s1600/DSC02880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwD_yjV-LBG1mibfRhXTQas_ZLO4mD9OZ4rkIvkUpYjLf8Rl06KVG14QzYbxvwJkfl6dhco6wzZmhUbIdt4SleatgemRBfdKeYz5pqjSFayD6_uV8CgiSL_DGgkCPDAO7EN6AVnt3eTLw/s400/DSC02880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675734828416872018" border="0" /></a>Nice fist sized hole in that jersey though! There's my brother laughing at the poor guy! ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ovTns0BE-hCK9dQiGMi8GdZgnQ9-u4phfwtf5nyvdIECJnJRqBlkdYPqFxqKhTs24m3msAHKod_DJoUWbDC1H9QalvMvG7krN-esMRdk1kV94LOR88sXmbSETLBdea7gXbVzAMAGya1X/s1600/DSC02881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ovTns0BE-hCK9dQiGMi8GdZgnQ9-u4phfwtf5nyvdIECJnJRqBlkdYPqFxqKhTs24m3msAHKod_DJoUWbDC1H9QalvMvG7krN-esMRdk1kV94LOR88sXmbSETLBdea7gXbVzAMAGya1X/s320/DSC02881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675734312990439794" border="0" /></a>As we were loading the bikes back up in the car, we noticed that Steve had skidded right though his rear tire trying to avoid the "other" Steve's crash. That tire is toast! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-81384635111671952452011-11-14T16:59:00.010-06:002011-11-14T18:52:42.917-06:00Riding in Southern CaliforniaI've managed to escape the fast approaching Wisconsin winter by heading out to visit my brother Steve in sunny Ventura, CA for a week. I've been to Ventura quite a few times in the past, but I've never had my bike with me to try any riding out here, so this trip is a first in that respect.<br /><br />When I got here on Sat afternoon, I had just enough time to get my bike unpacked and back together in time for a quick shakeout ride with Steve. It was kinda gray and windy, and we got sprinkled on a just a bit as well, but it still felt great to be riding in the warmth.<br /><br />As for Sunday, the weather cleared up and as you'll see in the photos, it was beautiful and sunny for our whole ride. We got together with Steve's friend Mark around noon, and headed out toward Santa Paula and later Fillmore on 126. The wind was blowing in off the ocean and so we had a decent tailwind pushing us inland, and it also doesn't hurt to have Mark pulling, as he's a Cat 1 racer on Team Clif Bar! Once we hit Fillmore, we turned right and started heading for Grimes Canyon, and what had been a pretty flat fast ride was about to get quite a bit more vertical... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mX_aDxU1mRyuouBjm25rGjPuJAOV1IR1rx4I0p9X7d_gYhQeDB2Xt4zOT5wTSCWRhf01Eum3dHkWAuCmWjqwBZ07r9i1g1rJQKRkhbigqZ2_t6MOl5klF4VQJaxHLQt3PNIJJNnQcrdn/s1600/DSC02863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mX_aDxU1mRyuouBjm25rGjPuJAOV1IR1rx4I0p9X7d_gYhQeDB2Xt4zOT5wTSCWRhf01Eum3dHkWAuCmWjqwBZ07r9i1g1rJQKRkhbigqZ2_t6MOl5klF4VQJaxHLQt3PNIJJNnQcrdn/s400/DSC02863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675007404567075202" border="0" /></a>As soon as the road started tilting skyward, Mark dropped Steve and I like a bad habit, and about halfway up Grimes Canyon we stopped for photos and I took this quick shot of Steve in his snazzy Ellis kit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X_DD6Ng91D1izS2wgV_LoHummaBS1g0SugM12ud8bpz8tdh-QzQvB-No8uDESKRC2lom0DTTut9d3p478UZj9OYXLP7RQInhvbsYOCtLVPAzLD3vIFK1S_L0ca551sgO2jPn0v5om4Az/s1600/DSC02864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X_DD6Ng91D1izS2wgV_LoHummaBS1g0SugM12ud8bpz8tdh-QzQvB-No8uDESKRC2lom0DTTut9d3p478UZj9OYXLP7RQInhvbsYOCtLVPAzLD3vIFK1S_L0ca551sgO2jPn0v5om4Az/s400/DSC02864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675006749360840514" border="0" /></a>Near the top, I stopped again to take a couple more quick shots of the winding road up the Canyon. Now I probably didn't have to stop, but taking a photo was a nice excuse for a break from suffering on the climb for a few moments! After plummeting off Grimes, (one of my strong points, seeing as how I weigh about 30-40lbs more than Mark and Steve), we continued our loop toward Balcom Canyon road, and while it was certainly shorter than Grimes, the last bit was much steeper! I needed to go to my "Suitcase of Courage" for this one, and luckily I had just enough to get to the top. Once again, Mark dropped the Wages boys, but he was nice enough to wait for us at the top.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI-eHmJKUVpdiooFGyBdZpr0pAwJHcy5bmZDRkxn4YaB7pa4BBf31gFL5JVJoy9Dw4YQB04Sdu3WjRPbvGYowPBL3XNoagRR9DqpT6hw4Dc01e5dik2W8uT0OfN8UDrppVf1b0hRtAwn3/s1600/DSC02865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI-eHmJKUVpdiooFGyBdZpr0pAwJHcy5bmZDRkxn4YaB7pa4BBf31gFL5JVJoy9Dw4YQB04Sdu3WjRPbvGYowPBL3XNoagRR9DqpT6hw4Dc01e5dik2W8uT0OfN8UDrppVf1b0hRtAwn3/s400/DSC02865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675003987845587602" border="0" /></a>Here's a shot of Mark and Steve waiting to head down from the Summit of Balcom Canyon Road. I will admit that I'm glad we came up the south side of Balcom, because the north side looked pretty darn intimidating, and Mark warned me as we rolled away to be careful...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOOfOLzSPZ9v0IQoID0RlvJUbdoEZwgdO5Xte7xq_MTObcsAT8jg_ybLXxKESIPovT9z7DhFlRH5rkSLTjfw0MQNx4ojGlHlI7EA-LzSkIHvBiiCPwXSsbogZUcjGKqWo04HM2qlm_g_M/s1600/DSC02866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOOfOLzSPZ9v0IQoID0RlvJUbdoEZwgdO5Xte7xq_MTObcsAT8jg_ybLXxKESIPovT9z7DhFlRH5rkSLTjfw0MQNx4ojGlHlI7EA-LzSkIHvBiiCPwXSsbogZUcjGKqWo04HM2qlm_g_M/s400/DSC02866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674994336638859346" border="0" /></a>If you look to the right of the photo, you can see the downhill that we're about to do. There are some really steep pitches near the top, and I was riding my brakes for the first half of the way down just to be on the safe side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5eZIgoBDfmMjD5OxCCcftMtsvRrKthaFpPjh-_m80kSPoALDgapM0xkbmM4rZNcBHIQ-ZE5CtSZmuyFsSopOwr25lxXkT5YfVY72D8paF2NdI4Lk1xR1zD5ClJm4wbwTEnB41FfLf15t/s1600/DSC02868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5eZIgoBDfmMjD5OxCCcftMtsvRrKthaFpPjh-_m80kSPoALDgapM0xkbmM4rZNcBHIQ-ZE5CtSZmuyFsSopOwr25lxXkT5YfVY72D8paF2NdI4Lk1xR1zD5ClJm4wbwTEnB41FfLf15t/s400/DSC02868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674993730152351810" border="0" /></a>One more quick shot of Team Ellis before the descent!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL_7fmam_eGAKV-tGXZUGbC9aWoAK2kpbeYAw2DfNiM5ZZiOTBrb7IVh64aJCcX0W9lEIRt9IqpuI4VBnRr5ummMPFWpoRFqpwfWqzzvm_IJ7cXWWQCMvmhWDbw5oayj8uTvKOakwwgp3/s1600/DSC02870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL_7fmam_eGAKV-tGXZUGbC9aWoAK2kpbeYAw2DfNiM5ZZiOTBrb7IVh64aJCcX0W9lEIRt9IqpuI4VBnRr5ummMPFWpoRFqpwfWqzzvm_IJ7cXWWQCMvmhWDbw5oayj8uTvKOakwwgp3/s400/DSC02870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674993204512051826" border="0" /></a><br />Once we got back down to the valley, we took a quick detour through a Limoneira , (a lemon orchard). A beautiful old building, and it is amazing to see all the rows of fruit trees heavy with green lemons.<br /><br />By this time, both Steve, myself and Mark were all starting to feel the affects of the long ride, so we slowed it down a bit, and Mark pretty much pulled our sorry butts the rest of the way back to Ventura! When we left, I thought the ride was going to be around 40-50 miles, and I figured that would be plenty, as I haven't been doing many long rides as of late anyway. It turned out that when we rolled into Steve's condo, my computer read 62 miles, just a tad more than I had anticipated, and we were both pretty wreaked!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI3xxilAlDL4iXK9-jAegizR8pVgMCY80I0NYRtEdpXcRjy_-e_sdU5ChZr2L5IOJhdW0F14F0LhQghR80CGsy7ShOXvfoQmliG6LDysQLcAZFeX8c6pI9L4sucwInJplEdXRdtvaoP2L/s1600/DSC02872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI3xxilAlDL4iXK9-jAegizR8pVgMCY80I0NYRtEdpXcRjy_-e_sdU5ChZr2L5IOJhdW0F14F0LhQghR80CGsy7ShOXvfoQmliG6LDysQLcAZFeX8c6pI9L4sucwInJplEdXRdtvaoP2L/s400/DSC02872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674990880264772754" border="0" /></a>My last shot of a huge Eucalyptus tree just as we were leaving the Limoneira.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-31245933043200476992011-11-03T19:49:00.004-05:002011-11-03T19:59:55.298-05:00The Winter Bike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQvU6C6DjiPHDnRqh3Py6pAAHCCBX0OXcHcIovRaV-VRCCYD8D9wtwdkyHRWjLtdyV74bHvEDV9rlcHz0tzX7DxDnYn1qM6x0Vv2GRjsznP5GokqshArAk4hmSobU0uAq5yJUGkhTJbIM/s1600/DSC02765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQvU6C6DjiPHDnRqh3Py6pAAHCCBX0OXcHcIovRaV-VRCCYD8D9wtwdkyHRWjLtdyV74bHvEDV9rlcHz0tzX7DxDnYn1qM6x0Vv2GRjsznP5GokqshArAk4hmSobU0uAq5yJUGkhTJbIM/s400/DSC02765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670938338801812130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The old cross bike is setup for the crappy weather to come. I fitted up a set of Honjo fenders along with some 32c Vittoria Randonneur Hyper's to deal with the sketchy road conditions, and I added a front and rear light for those nights where the sun sets at 4:00pm! I managed to get out for a couple rides, and while it's not the fastest bike in the world, it still has plenty of get up and go. I sometimes forget how much I like this bike. <br /><br />Once I get some winter shoes, I'll switch the pedals for some SPD's, but other than that, I hope I'm pretty much set to go. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-8200740466311409622011-10-18T21:31:00.003-05:002011-10-18T21:39:46.037-05:00John's Modern Classic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCEzMTK4-BmriM0FTpshcyTuRU0qii3k3zKfvQap97jemFu15QTLAYCM4-FpfFiOuP1vM86X4cJQxAn1uy59-chWCceN0YOrJYj6D2mEnJX-iqeCxeFI70IOdYTg6fX32XuE7AIIiNi5I/s1600/DSC02754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCEzMTK4-BmriM0FTpshcyTuRU0qii3k3zKfvQap97jemFu15QTLAYCM4-FpfFiOuP1vM86X4cJQxAn1uy59-chWCceN0YOrJYj6D2mEnJX-iqeCxeFI70IOdYTg6fX32XuE7AIIiNi5I/s400/DSC02754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665025550164372354" border="0" /></a>I know, I haven't been updating like I should, but that doesn't mean I haven't been building and sending out cool bikes! Just finished up John's Modern Classic this afternoon and did the hand off at Ben's Cycle this evening. He choose to go with Dura Ace Di2 and my DRB (dirt road bike) geometry with long reach brakes for a super cool and also versatile bike. <br /><br />My brother and I posted up lots of new bikes in the gallery on my site; <a href="http://www.elliscycles.com/gallery.html">http://www.elliscycles.com/gallery.html</a>, and you can also check out some of the bikes I have in process on my <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100571970155704443343">Picasa page</a>. I'm working on another Modern Classic for Mark, and a cool road bike for Mike with stainless lugs and a stainless rear triangle. Lots more fun projects coming up too, so check back once in a while! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-26430677017618302962011-08-30T15:23:00.010-05:002011-08-30T16:34:04.239-05:00D2R2 / Good Night IreneWell, it's been quite a week. I headed out for D2R2 early (4:00am) Wed. of last week to beat the traffic in Chicago, and ended up doing the whole drive to my folks in Schenectady, NY in one big day. Thurs. was a bit disappointing, as it rained the better part of the day, but I spent some time helping Mom out with some odd jobs she'd been saving up for my visit.
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<br />Friday I spent some time getting the DRB ready along with my cross bike for Henrik to ride. Cleaned them off, (the cross bike was pretty gross), and then headed out for a short spin before dinner to loosen up my legs. Got to spin around Schenectady a bit and saw some areas that I haven't been to in years. Some things change, but so much of it was just as I remember it, funny to do a loop around Central Park, the same one that I first raced on maybe 20 years ago?
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2ssALtxUJKu0SH-GJdvVQJ_roO4sjp4F7ZiU59mzHR_D0oV1JN5YRm92YR0ep2ejKkhTPJIlNfNhujbFrG4Ew9WYtlmR4NKMNbUl-FGjNypmaiYjvzqHXTe-X2bLhm4ZK6N-Szf5XhFR/s1600/DSC02639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2ssALtxUJKu0SH-GJdvVQJ_roO4sjp4F7ZiU59mzHR_D0oV1JN5YRm92YR0ep2ejKkhTPJIlNfNhujbFrG4Ew9WYtlmR4NKMNbUl-FGjNypmaiYjvzqHXTe-X2bLhm4ZK6N-Szf5XhFR/s320/DSC02639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646749384226886786" border="0" /></a>A shot of me, post ride with the DRB.
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<br /></div>Henrik arrived later Friday evening, and I got the cross bike set up with his pedals and the right seat height so we were ready for the early wake up on Sat. morning. We headed out for Deerfield around 5:30am, and when we rolled into the big field at D2R2, it seemed everyone was already there! We both grabbed out registration stuff, queue sheets, some food and hustled to get ready to go. As I was tightening my shoes up, poof!, the wire popped out of my Specialized Boa dial... I had messed around with this the night before, and thought I had it fixed, but apparently not. Now I'm dripping with sweat and stressing out about my shoe before I even leave the parking lot! I finally tied the wire off and managed to get the shoe reasonably tight, so I rolled out with my fingers crossed that it would stay on my foot for the next few hours!
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<br />Last year, I remember leaving the start with a fairly large group, and we stayed together up until we hit Old Albany hill, but this year it was just Henrik and I for this beginning part of the ride, not a problem, and once we got to the hill, it was nice to have the road to ourselves and pick the best line up the dirt and gravel. As we worked our way up the hill, we overtook a few folks and this seemed to be the way it would work the rest of the day, not huge groups, just ones and twos that we would see as we passed or got passed ourselves.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AZIduG4d-xK8XLEC5Cy4iFu-519R7nlTZbLhWoTsfS6jxpwFjTIySBCQagzJra7TAUS_X3KITxYCwDeWt_4U-VEV6KFT6AliGr63YAUiZXnpzfDvg48aOOn7GWBql-brPy-OR9jYW6bX/s1600/photo+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AZIduG4d-xK8XLEC5Cy4iFu-519R7nlTZbLhWoTsfS6jxpwFjTIySBCQagzJra7TAUS_X3KITxYCwDeWt_4U-VEV6KFT6AliGr63YAUiZXnpzfDvg48aOOn7GWBql-brPy-OR9jYW6bX/s320/photo+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646754824752778370" border="0" /></a>Here's a shot of Carl's DRB from early this spring in Mass.
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<br /></div>Just before the first rest stop, we caught up with Carl, the proud owner of the yellow DRB that I built for myself last fall, and at the rest stop I ran into Bill T. (longtime D2R2 aficionado) and Dan from Maryland, both friends from Cirque. I guess Bill had talked Dan into coming up for D2R2, and Dan was coming to grips with the hills (or should I say mountains) that D2R2 serves up. For my own part, I was feeling a bit rough, I don't know if it was the humidity or just the hills, but I was having a heck of a time getting up the hills without feeling like I was going to toss my cookies. In a way, I think that having done the ride last year worked against me, first, I knew that I was suffering on those first couple climbs, and then I could imagine all the climbs yet to come, and I was having trouble mentally preparing myself for that. Last year, it was blissful ignorance all the way...
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<br />Henrik seemed to be riding quite strong this year, and I'm going to blame him a bit for my lack of pictures. Last year, I would get up the climbs a bit ahead, and then I'd have a chance to break the camera out and take some pictures, this year I was struggling to stay on Henrik's wheel!
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<br />Well, we did make it, and while it was a struggle, all that has started to fade from my memory already, and I'm already thinking about next year!
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<br />Henrik, post ride, "Where's the beer"?
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, we finished up around 3:00, and after we had gotten ourselves together and had some food, we headed back for my folks around 4:00. Just as we were rolling out, the first wave of rain started falling, and I couldn't help but think of the folks who were still out on the course, that couldn't have been too much fun. We had been concerned about when the first rains from Irene would hit, and I think everyone involved was pretty happy that it held off as long as it did. I can't imagine heading down the descent on Hawk's Rd in the rain. I knew that Henrik was interested in getting back ASAP, as he still had to drive south to New Paltz and he'd potentially be heading right into the storm.
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<br />When we got back to my folks, the rain was just spitting, and as I unloaded the bikes to get Henrik's pedals off, it occured to me that I should probably just reload them back up right then and there, as it wasn't likely to be raining any less any time soon. After I headed in and got cleaned up, I made the decision to start out for home that night to try and outrun the storm. I had already cancelled my visit to NYC Velo on Fri, (sorry guys!), and it just didn't make sense to hang out for the storm, who knew when I'd be able to get out of town after the storm rolled through. So, at 8;30 I headed out for Rochester, where I had a reservation that Mom had made at a Microtel. I had a couple cans of Coke to keep me awake, and I cranked the radio too, but that was not a fun drive. When I finally got to the motel, I barely made it to the bed before I collapsed.
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<br />The next morning, I headed out under gray skies and northerly winds that lasted all the way to Cleveland, OH, quite a span that Irene had. Well, it seems that Irene lived up to the hype as well, sounds like the section of road along the Green River at D2R2 is no longer in existence, and I can only imagine what the roads around the area look like with downed trees. Around my folks in Schenectady, most all of the main roads were shut down in some area or another, and thousands of people were in the dark. I'm glad I headed out when I did, it was quite a trip.
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<br />My thoughts are with all the folks who are cleaning up the devastation that Irene left behind. Glad to be home...
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<br /></div></div>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-9640203460729435772011-08-25T16:16:00.005-05:002011-08-25T16:41:02.041-05:00D2R2 Weekend!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn2BVT4KDy7z54fOZR-q121U9py41fcoto1fUN_Cz-xdLnLy5j1HxhanAaTc-vW97oXD0jZ8mt4FF8Ef9JO7GDK4yZT_vc1YYYDih0qsWQtfBf3etAwfKvQ5kPqgcGH0dkhnjtAn3W8j5/s1600/Lit_DRB_DSC_0162.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn2BVT4KDy7z54fOZR-q121U9py41fcoto1fUN_Cz-xdLnLy5j1HxhanAaTc-vW97oXD0jZ8mt4FF8Ef9JO7GDK4yZT_vc1YYYDih0qsWQtfBf3etAwfKvQ5kPqgcGH0dkhnjtAn3W8j5/s400/Lit_DRB_DSC_0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644906499013911122" border="0" /></a>
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<br />It's almost here, the infamous Deerfield Dirt Road Randonee! I packed up the car on Tues. night and headed out early early on Wed. morning, (4am?). After a fun filled 16 hour car ride, I pulled into my folks house in Schenectady, NY. I've got a couple days to hang out here before Henrik and I head over on Sat for the ride.
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<br />My pal Dave Schlabowske also wrote up a nice article about the DRB on the Wisconsin Bike Fed website recently, and I should also credit him with the nice photo of the DRB shown above! You can check this article out here; <a href="http://overthebarsinmilwaukee.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/say-you-want-the-best-handbuilt-bike-in-the-world/">Over the bars in Wisconsin</a>
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<br />I've brought my camera along, so providing we're not riding in the eye of Hurricane Irene, I'll try to snap a few photos for an update after the ride!
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<br />In addition to D2R2, I'm also planning a stop at NYC Velo on Sun evening, there will be a chance to chat with folks and a chance to pick my brain about framebuilding, the sport of cricket, and walrus'. (Actually, we should probably stick to framebuilding, as I hardly know anything about cricket or walrus'!)
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<br />Check out the link here; <a href="http://www.nycvelo.com/dave-wages-post-d2r2-qa-night-at-nyc-velo/trackback/"> NYC Velo</a>
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<br />Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-4361510887480452212011-08-01T18:35:00.000-05:002011-08-01T18:35:30.718-05:00RV's Gran Fondo<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjLYnPEs9Ku6a_rm8Uy0x45U91BuMI7WsPHqI3z2r0HRLI77onsU8hFxs55Rz9cDfkvRH_9_SoUAW5SIl2KQnuHAAN0d19qSTObZznUeELd2JNCGpMDr0u8pgfUhLvGx1a5THIkhAT8Cn/s1600/DSC02609.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjLYnPEs9Ku6a_rm8Uy0x45U91BuMI7WsPHqI3z2r0HRLI77onsU8hFxs55Rz9cDfkvRH_9_SoUAW5SIl2KQnuHAAN0d19qSTObZznUeELd2JNCGpMDr0u8pgfUhLvGx1a5THIkhAT8Cn/s400/DSC02609.JPG" /></a> </div><br />Lisa hiked over to the top of the final climb, (what I've nicknamed the "Will Crusher"), and took this photo of me! It was one heckuva hot day, and after three laps of the 22 mile Gran Fondo course, I was ready to call it quits. Unfortunately, even when you decide you've had enough, there's still the 1/2 mile? climb back to the park/finish line that was at least as steep as any climb on the course. <br /><br />The course for the Gran Fondo was the proposed road race course for the 2016 Olympics, had Chicago won the bid. It would have made for some interesting racing, and I can only conclude that the big sprinters would have had a hard time, this seemed like a climber's course. <br /><br />Maybe next year it won't be quite so hot, and I'll be in better shape... It would have been cool to finish a full five laps, but I did have a good time and met some nice folks to boot! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Dave<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-7497120960040909312011-07-26T10:29:00.003-05:002011-07-26T10:44:04.241-05:00My New DRB!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv_ix41I3vH31v19w2l4m-Lg-d1zdpYwFL27sltUVLoEDdHma7Fo_v-OJLJv3LYc3UGZFtEVSM0I4_lXKDoZbmc5za4yUdSYkFtFf1beQugSdjivVK4orajoTYLlOHy-XOogZIdSNT3bd/s1600/DSC02517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv_ix41I3vH31v19w2l4m-Lg-d1zdpYwFL27sltUVLoEDdHma7Fo_v-OJLJv3LYc3UGZFtEVSM0I4_lXKDoZbmc5za4yUdSYkFtFf1beQugSdjivVK4orajoTYLlOHy-XOogZIdSNT3bd/s400/DSC02517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633683964548605538" border="0" /></a><br />It took a while, but it's finally done! This frame is actually the one that I'm brazing in Chris' video in Vimeo, and I displayed it at NAHBS as a "raw" frame, but since then it's kept sliding onto the back burner as Jason worked on frames for customers. If you haven't seen the video, definitely take a couple minutes to check it out, it was filmed over the course of one day in my shop this past Jan, and it features both of Ellis' furry mascots, Woody and Chuckles! <br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19928448?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="225" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19928448">Ellis Cycles</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user6024564">Chris Harris</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Getting back to the bike though, it's my personal DRB, and I designed it to accept mini v-brakes for maximum tire clearance and it features fully internal wired Di2 components. It's perfect for exploring dirt roads, and with a skinny set of tires, it certainly doesn't hold me back on the smoother pavement! <br /><br />In the next week or so I'm hoping to get some better pictures of the complete bike, but if you're heading to Blue Mounds this Sunday for <a href="http://www.robbieventurasgranfondo.com/">Robbie Ventura's Gran Fondo</a>, you can check it out in person. I'm also looking forward to <a href="http://www.franklinlandtrust.org/randonnee.html">D2R2</a> in about a month's time as well, can't wait to try out the DRB there! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-68484340102699180692011-07-06T11:37:00.008-05:002011-07-07T09:45:57.637-05:00Three Dirt Road BikesAs usual, I've been neglecting the blog, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been turning out bikes. If you check out my Ellis Picasa page here; <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles">https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles</a>, there you'll see some of the newest bikes to head out into the world.<br /><br />Right now, I'm working on parts of the next 3 bikes in the queue, which all happen to be DRB's (Dirt Road Bikes). They're all a bit different, but I managed to get the forks built together and yesterday I worked on all three sets of chainstays.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here I've got 2 sets of blades for the two forks that will be getting chromed. The third fork will be painted, so it gets different dropouts.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgCIorz4edgv-nFZCwXiZ0NTUEWM-c9ehS1-gGVv0yIIMWD6Z8nppnl038uTPdtzhvMg1tCUW6WQOXQFR85R3eLhzKCQBIP7n4IUdKwsh0AFap__ywmqPiwUtqZhoMYspxHXOzRai55vC/s1600/DSC02598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgCIorz4edgv-nFZCwXiZ0NTUEWM-c9ehS1-gGVv0yIIMWD6Z8nppnl038uTPdtzhvMg1tCUW6WQOXQFR85R3eLhzKCQBIP7n4IUdKwsh0AFap__ywmqPiwUtqZhoMYspxHXOzRai55vC/s400/DSC02598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626616524990948674" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All 3 forks brazed and ready for finishing.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoOLb6q3WSdGSx2pK2DomeP9orIq9U0H3TaEVexFzWSgeCIjIedZm8AC49wxZ_U3wsDmdW_dutQ2FLa1fjx_oBJieewr5-4RFq1NgFxSp7yALjSooLaY-DAzyj4aDU2W5efCazJxTkyKT/s1600/DSC02606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoOLb6q3WSdGSx2pK2DomeP9orIq9U0H3TaEVexFzWSgeCIjIedZm8AC49wxZ_U3wsDmdW_dutQ2FLa1fjx_oBJieewr5-4RFq1NgFxSp7yALjSooLaY-DAzyj4aDU2W5efCazJxTkyKT/s400/DSC02606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626616427154734002" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's my chainstays and dropouts. All three bikes are going to have stainless steel chainstays and seat stays, so they require a bit more work to prepare. The longer stays are KVA's round oval round stays and the shorter oval stays are Reynolds 953.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_t8Bcg6Ldrthnb9SYGwvTL2PUpXmyo27Igpqvf0TutpjbAccvONXIHiFgdy89Hma4HI3DMTtrSPhc98t4gHZ71wfam-1iJDDdFWMOunyTiiQZqmqewWJfgBu5jZ1zR3bkzQHQdgc83Pr/s1600/DSC02605.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_t8Bcg6Ldrthnb9SYGwvTL2PUpXmyo27Igpqvf0TutpjbAccvONXIHiFgdy89Hma4HI3DMTtrSPhc98t4gHZ71wfam-1iJDDdFWMOunyTiiQZqmqewWJfgBu5jZ1zR3bkzQHQdgc83Pr/s400/DSC02605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626616206559274850" border="0" /></a><br />On stainless chainstays, I grind the dropout tabs to a point and then slot the stays into a point as well. I'll finish the stays with this point slightly proud of the stay so that the silver braze material doesn't get polished out during finishing, leaving a low spot. Below are all the stays, slotted and prepped for brazing along with a bunch of stainless washers that will make up the dropout faces.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lcLEjKl_TQjyfikUzNCFAS-vGk3ZOT2FqylhV5Jfhi9MNIsLXmQBtuGxC7tLJQ2dIrSBZKe6AT8TS1kkiQ45fwDGRF3lpf8D-BNasdLoWfQ7n3uzOANfetJNDfyNpjUwZMc0Qxti0gct/s1600/DSC02613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lcLEjKl_TQjyfikUzNCFAS-vGk3ZOT2FqylhV5Jfhi9MNIsLXmQBtuGxC7tLJQ2dIrSBZKe6AT8TS1kkiQ45fwDGRF3lpf8D-BNasdLoWfQ7n3uzOANfetJNDfyNpjUwZMc0Qxti0gct/s400/DSC02613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626616090587852338" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />On the Reynolds 953 chainstays, I'll be leaving the reveals open on the end of the stays to allow for Di2 wiring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi844HJr9n6gD8sAtQpEyA51yYKvBxdqN6wdlgtvHm92veLA3duRKb3g8ESY4xDefsTBU2isruw7P6tgrvUMC-XF9E-r8Au2DSeIuhRB5kcWSAUUrDCVoHXweoAngl2NvtcDCa905_mmeUq/s1600/DSC02614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi844HJr9n6gD8sAtQpEyA51yYKvBxdqN6wdlgtvHm92veLA3duRKb3g8ESY4xDefsTBU2isruw7P6tgrvUMC-XF9E-r8Au2DSeIuhRB5kcWSAUUrDCVoHXweoAngl2NvtcDCa905_mmeUq/s400/DSC02614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626620343334928866" border="0" /></a><br />All three sets, brazed up and ready for finishing. Two of these sets will be heading out for pre-polishing, and then I'll concentrate on finishing the one bike that will be getting a "brushed" finish. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxWae22bI9nu_P9WnPH75g76-Cw2NrcaMAs9lPPWxryOaQT0gu2xTvg9qBunrBrMITyPYK7IPSXW-pGjr7RNkdon5UumrZwXip2cjyt9hcwGpXMmnzmGW14NT_jBsmz18ov94izkARYBM/s1600/DSC02615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxWae22bI9nu_P9WnPH75g76-Cw2NrcaMAs9lPPWxryOaQT0gu2xTvg9qBunrBrMITyPYK7IPSXW-pGjr7RNkdon5UumrZwXip2cjyt9hcwGpXMmnzmGW14NT_jBsmz18ov94izkARYBM/s400/DSC02615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626615854863109714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More soon!<br />Dave<br /></div></div>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-78260441622490548792011-05-31T20:50:00.006-05:002011-05-31T22:04:52.915-05:00Three New EllisThings are moving right along here at Ellis, and I've got a few new bikes to share.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-O3lCew-iwQOOgElMHuTBnE-RQ40a3nULwg_KNU9Mhi_uodUnvil0GYfuhK3LksmSsIVl8iadcC8ydJcgL8aPfIY0L7SyjVlabhgxEMn8OyFUqD-5Y8I2HshagEbVllvSshMX2gJwBLi/s1600/Ellis_LT_Road_5-27-11_Green_1_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-O3lCew-iwQOOgElMHuTBnE-RQ40a3nULwg_KNU9Mhi_uodUnvil0GYfuhK3LksmSsIVl8iadcC8ydJcgL8aPfIY0L7SyjVlabhgxEMn8OyFUqD-5Y8I2HshagEbVllvSshMX2gJwBLi/s400/Ellis_LT_Road_5-27-11_Green_1_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613063598405532722" border="0" /></a>First, Jim's green on green light tourer is headed to the Great White North! He's promised some complete bike photos once it's finished. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYZglF1MQmG9LZKVNLJEnHI5YgATwhNkjHYiazTb1mS3OtY2jUSi2GW0127SlKQTZD23TQkTTnOH59BuA1Veaqmwi5TQev3MGNWGptwKLmwOIsQM_1qkWVwhhGJcZhm_R1UTCGE1j133t/s1600/Ellis_Canti_Road_5-26-11_Orange_Gold_1_web.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfFScQ7TRIr2W0p-PkVzjkNQ7mKUIDsRf3SE3ruvi0kJovHOHAYGv6bohnVeNV5VeBmgjzh9KX6_0dFKyU-cxi96it5jWpTx6iafxxGqlyZhCaMIPnO1kq3zyQjG6o2NzBp3WV-wMukdu/s1600/DSC02540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfFScQ7TRIr2W0p-PkVzjkNQ7mKUIDsRf3SE3ruvi0kJovHOHAYGv6bohnVeNV5VeBmgjzh9KX6_0dFKyU-cxi96it5jWpTx6iafxxGqlyZhCaMIPnO1kq3zyQjG6o2NzBp3WV-wMukdu/s400/DSC02540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613063474455984434" border="0" /></a>Han's touring bike will be hitting the road in Switzerland soon! His request for the paint scheme was simple, "autumn". We also designed it for the Map/Ahearne style bars, so Hans could be a bit more upright than a true tourer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsbrl-HOcqibhyphenhyphenUVQoRJGOpJzj2g1EoLUy4M4qbmkgQ-f6MJKXQtfqndZpJlg47RpJHbXMr0x8MPqttOGRC83u-Kz0B-OZiGnxKsVrMNVxhgXUcopbH-lx9R5x98z2qbssXjPkIL-sUPg/s1600/DSC02538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsbrl-HOcqibhyphenhyphenUVQoRJGOpJzj2g1EoLUy4M4qbmkgQ-f6MJKXQtfqndZpJlg47RpJHbXMr0x8MPqttOGRC83u-Kz0B-OZiGnxKsVrMNVxhgXUcopbH-lx9R5x98z2qbssXjPkIL-sUPg/s400/DSC02538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613063003459151954" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, Tom's DRB/Seattle Commuter, on it's way to the rainy Northwest! I set up the fenders so they can be installed and removed in a matter of minutes with a 4mm allen wrench so Tom can do double duty, commuting and longer weekend rides.<br /><br />There are lots more photos of these 3 bikes on my Picasa page here; <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles">https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles</a>. Plus you can see the build progressions of each one as well.<br /><br />That's all for now, but Jason just sent me a note to say that the next Ellis will be ready on Thurs. morning, so I'll get pics of that one up soon!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-83689331003316121502011-05-26T21:18:00.008-05:002011-05-26T21:30:48.846-05:00Classic Rendezvous!It was only a short 14 hour drive to Greensboro, NC this weekend for the Classic Rendezvous this past weekend, but completely worth it! Got to see some old friends and do some nice rides in the warm weather that so far has been lacking in WI. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG6-_VQqlnENT1rGcmJhHry-D-h8A4hzcJbqRl5QbSB8dIhFX0bt8d60B9tq_y4jKF1ykPRWSXNH8q-wN8WojQV417t0CDGkUwnlhRL3rg9d8mdv4mBj3Tz2UbQHMtuQ914CLCdBeBnjL/s1600/5756416771_caedff21bd_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG6-_VQqlnENT1rGcmJhHry-D-h8A4hzcJbqRl5QbSB8dIhFX0bt8d60B9tq_y4jKF1ykPRWSXNH8q-wN8WojQV417t0CDGkUwnlhRL3rg9d8mdv4mBj3Tz2UbQHMtuQ914CLCdBeBnjL/s400/5756416771_caedff21bd_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611215503182032994" border="0" /></a>Wayne and I posing with our Ellis frames and outfits! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2DLBL_07EQY4lrzht-iXleEbGweNpm_zxXewR6byaUjd3k2mrya0XWmeNjMdFnC0RTIWY9VkIRw_FchUEZsFH1oTzqHTvojXC1Im9HT05b_jPghgC9pYcSpgmLy0YxsMUlGG441TvvYA/s1600/5755977696_d1b948eb65_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2DLBL_07EQY4lrzht-iXleEbGweNpm_zxXewR6byaUjd3k2mrya0XWmeNjMdFnC0RTIWY9VkIRw_FchUEZsFH1oTzqHTvojXC1Im9HT05b_jPghgC9pYcSpgmLy0YxsMUlGG441TvvYA/s400/5755977696_d1b948eb65_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611215357760186322" border="0" /></a>Sydney and I with my large white Ellis and her "petite" Ellis. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44faWIZ6j6Vhm9ugpCh3rD0p3G1IziQvjm_YsvO2oLMtGY9FyFtXIcA6yXW3ePwXjbVbemhjer-1GKEml4PirXe_BYIOH0awBT83hDdOcG55JSD0aJ_EnvaOL4EO1PWrzPU5naHZAUaj-/s1600/5758325276_16ea30dddb_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44faWIZ6j6Vhm9ugpCh3rD0p3G1IziQvjm_YsvO2oLMtGY9FyFtXIcA6yXW3ePwXjbVbemhjer-1GKEml4PirXe_BYIOH0awBT83hDdOcG55JSD0aJ_EnvaOL4EO1PWrzPU5naHZAUaj-/s400/5758325276_16ea30dddb_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611215229516116562" border="0" /></a>At Sunday's swap and show I shared the love with some Ellis t-shirts. Scott's got his, when are <span style="font-weight: bold;">you</span> gonna get one! <br /><br />Thanks to Dan for sharing his photos with me, there's lots more at the Classic Rendezvous website here; <a href="http://www.classicrendezvous.com/weekend/pictures.htm">http://www.classicrendezvous.com/weekend/pictures.htm</a><br /><br />I'll have some pics of the latest Ellis' soon! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-33621999748428290462011-05-06T00:55:00.002-05:002011-05-06T01:22:28.460-05:00Ellis 29'er, First Dirt!I'm a bit sheepish to admit it, but yesterday was my first day out on the new 29'er. It's not that there haven't been opportunities to get out before this, but it has been a cold, rainy spring here in Wisconsin. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! <br /><br />As for the ride, I wasn't sure how many miles my legs had in them, but once I got going, I did the whole blue loop, the connector trail and Emma Carlin at the Kettles. All told, 28 miles and change, and I was kinda dragging on that last bit of the blue loop, sore legs today! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqOjwgR3EiIFUJHblVJVHYOfItwMCq_cgIcxPfO5p9N4Y8l4iJOrN9ZBcXb7Cd3ijPAR1uF7c54FK94UMajBclFRnqJcPJi_BLEtc5bXrdJRNDHUJcrdyoZnBJYIm-jTimhBzwC8Wmkpx/s1600/DSC02454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqOjwgR3EiIFUJHblVJVHYOfItwMCq_cgIcxPfO5p9N4Y8l4iJOrN9ZBcXb7Cd3ijPAR1uF7c54FK94UMajBclFRnqJcPJi_BLEtc5bXrdJRNDHUJcrdyoZnBJYIm-jTimhBzwC8Wmkpx/s400/DSC02454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603478288021070546" border="0" /></a>What can I say about the bike? I may be a bit biased, but it really rocks! The combination of really light wheels, (Stan's Crest rims with tubeless Schwalbe Racing Ralph's) and the XTR parts is amazing. I couldn't believe just how powerful the XTR brakes are, just one finger and I can totally lock the wheels up with almost no effort. The 2 x 10 is cool too, but I have to admit, I don't think I used the big ring at all yesterday, the 30T with an 11 x 36 cassette was plenty for the ups and downs at the Kettles. <br /><br />I think if I had been on my old Rockhopper, I'd have maybe ridden the blue loop and the connector, but this bike just begs to be ridden longer and faster! (pretty cliche, right?) <br /><br />Well, that's all I've got for now, here's to more warm weather here soon!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-26499465483786465832011-04-22T07:50:00.002-05:002011-04-22T07:57:58.845-05:00Dirt Road Bike in it's Natural Habitat!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSApAg7nNPyszkkDGmSnSrWNCBtRRRLMmKVy6gY_JEoc5ajOJA7NGqvxQdOfvcYhfm5rQBkqVgW7tzOWuTP-avK1IU9ILO5nbuk3WcVCjJfBq249o1wYHlN-JHvQ_PwUm8FGOGSj_eMjN2/s1600/photo+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSApAg7nNPyszkkDGmSnSrWNCBtRRRLMmKVy6gY_JEoc5ajOJA7NGqvxQdOfvcYhfm5rQBkqVgW7tzOWuTP-avK1IU9ILO5nbuk3WcVCjJfBq249o1wYHlN-JHvQ_PwUm8FGOGSj_eMjN2/s400/photo+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598389552942074898" border="0" /></a><br />After I had built my first DRB (Dirt Road Bike) last fall, I decided to tweak the design just a bit and make one that would be my full time road bike for the upcoming season. This worked out great for Carl, he had just moved to Western Mass, home to lots and lots of dirt roads. I shipped the yellow beauty off to him last winter, and now it's happily traversing the gravel and dirt roads just like it was designed to do! <br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-40958583590051229072011-04-15T16:28:00.010-05:002011-05-09T21:10:15.829-05:00Ellis #3 For Sale (New Price)I've got a new road bike at paint, and with my limited bike storage space Ellis #3 has to find a new home. Here's a great chance to own a piece of Ellis Cycles history, and a pretty sweet bike!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8zzX2df8EyCnM71x7xIaQMgRpHQu6U8oarui5n5OxcrCK9UnN-_scV1wrP-uKCpuveNF5Bhcs4o7qOd3gA9QiGjselUoUVbKrYX-3iuuwf5bBTvN_mtylPUodHwA4Qw3jLjAeT8TzEgx/s1600/DSC02445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8zzX2df8EyCnM71x7xIaQMgRpHQu6U8oarui5n5OxcrCK9UnN-_scV1wrP-uKCpuveNF5Bhcs4o7qOd3gA9QiGjselUoUVbKrYX-3iuuwf5bBTvN_mtylPUodHwA4Qw3jLjAeT8TzEgx/s320/DSC02445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595926125284052754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">53cm ST c-c<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 60.5cm TT (effective)<br />72.5* ST angle<br />73.5* HT angle<br />19.4cm HT<br />7* TT slope<br />42cm Chainstays<br />(If anyone wants more info, I can send a copy of the drawing)<br />Frame weighs just under 4lbs, but is super solid with the XL tubing<br /><br />The tubing is XL diameters (31.8mm TT &ST, 34.9 DT) of True Temper S3 and OX Platinum.<br />This bike has the very first set of Ellis Cycles stainless dropouts. It's also the first bike painted with the "Team Ellis" paint scheme, and the first bike with internal derailleur cable routing through the chain stay. Lugs are heavily modified Llewellyn Slant Six's in my "Classic" style.<br />Like all my frames, I maximized the brake reach so this frame and fork will accept 28c tires. In fact, that's what I used for this past year's D2R2 with no problems.<br /><br />Bike also includes;<br />1 1/8" Silver Chris King headset<br />Silver 30.6 Thomson Post (brand new)<br />110mm Ritchey stem (painted to match)<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruGvXNUay_XKIIWMkm5ltd5m8Cn18EaRPF1Rei8Z_QERAPvPh_2w-xdlJmEnIWl-cKP503KlYuLaZQXTz9YIriEF8z6lo0UfO8QrXkv5X3YjKd6dNgIHGEO_Ut0EaRIhdjyEDb9XFXvOg/s1600/Slate_Blue_Metallic_9d_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruGvXNUay_XKIIWMkm5ltd5m8Cn18EaRPF1Rei8Z_QERAPvPh_2w-xdlJmEnIWl-cKP503KlYuLaZQXTz9YIriEF8z6lo0UfO8QrXkv5X3YjKd6dNgIHGEO_Ut0EaRIhdjyEDb9XFXvOg/s320/Slate_Blue_Metallic_9d_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595925805686265922" border="0" /></a>More pics available at my Picasa page here;<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles/DaveSEllis3?authkey=Gv1sRgCOqIoPbt8ZrtBw#"> https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles/DaveSEllis3?authkey=Gv1sRgCOqIoPbt8ZrtBw#</a> The frame does have some small nicks and scrapes, but overall it's very clean with no rust at all. I treated it originally with Framesaver, and I'll give it another coat before I send it out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIilefWO7rJHATRV_b9ybAXYH3TKCPadrKkaGmYRcf6vRWCDc15zudZJ_DaCoG_TGXZ4EBLSrpytbQnjPwwSRkygH7OQWEqh7EbYkBf0_JKQ2oPW24czyU6nWs-Thq4ptkpDJROTqKLRLI/s1600/DSCF0031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIilefWO7rJHATRV_b9ybAXYH3TKCPadrKkaGmYRcf6vRWCDc15zudZJ_DaCoG_TGXZ4EBLSrpytbQnjPwwSRkygH7OQWEqh7EbYkBf0_JKQ2oPW24czyU6nWs-Thq4ptkpDJROTqKLRLI/s400/DSCF0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595925691947458562" border="0" /></a>A nice shot of the "Classic" style lugs.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br />A frame and fork like with the same options, paint and parts would cost $4000+ new, I'm asking <span style="font-weight: bold;">$2700</span> for everything. If you'd like to have it built as a complete bike, I'm happy to quote it that way too.<br /><br />Feel free to call or email with any questions!<br />262 442 6639<br />dave@elliscycles.comDave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-8559761923960393262011-04-14T12:38:00.007-05:002011-04-14T13:22:17.206-05:00COG Magazine profile<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuENHIpGHdIkNl6lIS8ZJ6RWxsamEfcoK4Ay_1d7ySRQ8EW5E-R90fVnp_VVgEQWx8hhVjijYFA4lCwYDWou-O49aVBlCpmtZlLQxQcA7VeaFu2f1AzZ56GAxeqRosUU67O69295AbRqWs/s1600/10_cover_270px.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 201px; height: 270px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595497004351786530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuENHIpGHdIkNl6lIS8ZJ6RWxsamEfcoK4Ay_1d7ySRQ8EW5E-R90fVnp_VVgEQWx8hhVjijYFA4lCwYDWou-O49aVBlCpmtZlLQxQcA7VeaFu2f1AzZ56GAxeqRosUU67O69295AbRqWs/s400/10_cover_270px.jpg" border="0" /></a>Last Oct, Pete from COG magazine spent a couple days hanging out and taking photos while I built a frame. Later I got together with Pete and John (the writer), for an interview about Ellis, and after a long winter, here's the finished product. It's got some great photos of the cats, a centerfold of my vintage Campy bike for all the geeks out there and some nice pics of me building. You can check out COG's website here; <a href="http://www.cogmag.com/">http://www.cogmag.com/</a>. If you need to get a copy, Ben's has them here; <a href="http://benscycle.blogspot.com/2011/04/cog-magazine-10-now-in.html">http://benscycle.blogspot.com/2011/04/cog-magazine-10-now-in.html</a>, and if you place an order, it's only $2! </div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6g3fSfUCE4ZkUIJeMJ6VwHp1iCWBwBvR1E7Jstlz7JeGMmudij3H83HSWrrgCqtGvMkdXUjUuYyrCfOg1lrGUPiRhjiMXQXwzchCCuOOmWXVffVJeLQbXtPtjZekz1Of08DjyJDrAj0j/s1600/10_spread_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 262px; height: 175px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595495882670156354" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6g3fSfUCE4ZkUIJeMJ6VwHp1iCWBwBvR1E7Jstlz7JeGMmudij3H83HSWrrgCqtGvMkdXUjUuYyrCfOg1lrGUPiRhjiMXQXwzchCCuOOmWXVffVJeLQbXtPtjZekz1Of08DjyJDrAj0j/s400/10_spread_1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Back to work now!</div><div>Dave </div></div></div>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820430141970983578.post-57487795166283280152011-03-23T20:15:00.005-05:002011-03-23T20:22:36.860-05:00New Frame and Bike picsDrew sent along some new pics of Justin's and Pete's frames, you can see more of them at my Picasa page here; <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles">https://picasaweb.google.com/elliscycles</a>.<br /><br /><div align="center">Justin's. </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587449417165800146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBb7XdIZJ78yX2bYHAZys19V2xWnkUkfpjlgIRlXg4MHrPPM9b4Vtwjk4-3mMR5oB66_LdduZypAxoRx7244XyHRflWXPGvCncXotuvxTOGcZtZIBPe8zdD1I7c8En5ngQUFz79lKKPbJW/s400/Ellis_3-23-11_Road_1_web.jpg" />Pete's. <br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587449308752881810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk53N4lkEBKraoSy_i7jZMSS7cHaWlqcLp5tG1pyW9kZgiaxPAP9uMfARwNyPfcC4WChHFs07RHBpR2uAdQoFHnOiGm-GJ3o8mEsYhXqB9pQyvSRBBE6hM9rNu1ULpi1WEMGk3YrLKtel2/s400/Ellis_3-18-11_Road_Red_1_web.jpg" /><br /><br />Edward also sent along some finished pics of his Waterford refurbish, lots more on Picasa too! <br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587449169105939410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08GS-lc58XKZWcGaJh0GrD78_2MTBryvhKc0x7WxnWRjtPBp0YvsmyE-SBTwlpgw1-p5EanJqAhNxv8ox-BP-cE_B_JrT7BKR3b5AdvRG4_h1WJuXCXFru9aFvbHwF9tOMDu7NS7_w6E7/s400/DSC_0081_2.jpg" /></div><br /></div><p>Cheers,</p><p>Dave </p>Dave Wageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031530028833357768noreply@blogger.com0