Ride Studio Cafe is a new concept in bicycle retail and cycling community connection. I'm fortunate to be considered a friend and advisor for this project.

Builder of U.S, made steel specialty bikes. Pure. Simple. Steel.

Seven builds custom bikes out of carbon, titanium, and steel. The company designs and builds more custom bicycle frames than any other builder.

Merlin Metalworks was a pioneer in titanium bicycle design and construction. Merlin introduced the first titanium alloy mountain bike, oversized tubesets, s-bend chain and seat stays for mountain bikes. On the road side of the world Merlin commercialized the first titanium butted tubing and many other innovations.

Bob Hall revolutionized wheelchair design and wheelchair racing. I was very fortunate to work with Bob and the rest of the Hall's Wheels team to continuously push the boundaries of wheelchair design and capability.

Chris Chance was one of the most important people in the world of mountain biking. He was critical in the development of east coast mountain bike design. Over the years many of his employees went on to become industry influencers in their own rites.