Bicycle Blog

The Quiver is our favorite frame for custom builds because of how easy it is to customize. Because of the we designed the frame wit removable cable stops, removable derailleur hanger and wide rear spacing, the Quiver can be built up as a single speed, geared bike or internally geared bike. Unlike most frames on the market, because the cable guides and hanger are removable, this frame looks super clean regardless of how you build it up.

 

When we first opened our new workshop here in Milwaukee we were pumped because we finally had some room to spread out and store all our gear and we finally had the room to build up a small workspace for building up bikes to test out our latest gear.  Once we started getting visitors to the space however, our workspace quickly turned into an area for us to build up custom bikes for local bike messengers, family and friends and pretty much anyone else that came into the shop looking for something a little custom.  There's nothing better than getting a bike made to your specifications and we were more than happy to help people build up their ideal bike.

We recently added a custom bike builder page to our website...

 

One of the great things about living in a city like Milwaukee is getting to know the local companies that make great products and really remind you why it's cool to live where you do.  These are the products that make you feel at home are the first places you visit when you've been out of town for a while no matter how short the trip.

One of those local companies here in Milwaukee is Lakefront Brewery.  Lakefront Brewery is a craft brewery that...

 

Our Quiver frameset has been on the market for a few months now and people are starting to realize what this frameset is capable of.  It seems that we were a bit ahead of our time by developing a bicycle frameset that fit large tires and that had fender/rack mounts.  I just saw something today that one of the big boys have added this as a feature to all of their road bikes for 2014.  The ability to accept up to a 47c tire or a 35c...

 

One of the nice things about our new warehouse here in Milwaukee is that we finally have a proper workshop that we can use for for building up bikes. With the launch of our new Quiver frameset we have a versatile platform...

 

OK so you've decided to build up your own fixed gear and you've just added your SRAM Omnium Cranks, Velocity B43 deep dish rims...

When you're in the market for a new fixed gear bike you have a ton of options. One option is to purchase a new fixed gear bike at your local bike shop or online. The market is flooded with cheap fixed gear bikes that look nice but have...

The other day we got a phone call from a customer that was looking for some cool fixie parts and thought he'd reach out to Fyxation. While as a company...

 

Traitor Cycles recently announced the availability of the Crusade Disk race specific cyclocross frameset that will be available in August. We're fans of their products and always try to support other small companies in the industry so we wanted to do a quick post about this new frameset. Plus we think...