Here's a look at another bike we're working on for the show. We are still finalizing the racks and a few other things (there's still time, right?). We are anticipating a pretty fun weekend, I hope the weather changes by show time.

Greetings from Italy! I've spent the last few days in Rome and am now in Forli. It's been a pretty full trip already, with lots more to come (cross worlds). We are staying at the Italian headquarters for experience plus bicycle tours. It's the off season here so we have the place to ourselves, access to bikes, a computer, a kitchen... I just read bikeportland's preview of the bike show and am getting all pumped up! When I get back we should have all of the bikes ready to roll. I'm like a kid on Christmas eve, can't wait. Looking forward to worlds, It's going to be great to cheer for the Americans. That's all for now. ciao!

...but I guess if you are reading this you know already. All the NAHBS preperation is underway. We are about a month away, and all of our bikes are at paint. It's hard to wait for all this cool stuff to show up. I've been working on a bike for my wife Elizabeth. She's getting a geared fender road bike. She's been without a road bike for about a year now and this one is her (late) christmas present. I'm pretty close to being done. It is going to be the last of the cardinals (since it's her last name too, I figured she deserves one). The bike is all fillet brazed with breezer style dropouts. Nothing too ground-breaking, but it's a bike that fits her, and that's something she has had real trouble finding. I can't wait to go on a long ride with her when it's all done. We're leaving for Italy next week. We'll be heading to the cyclocross world championships in Treviso. I'll take a lot of pictures.

Labels: cardinal, framebuilding, Italy