We specialize in making fine, handcrafted bicycles and accessories that are organically suited to a rider’s goals, temperament and aesthetic sensibilities.
While this has transformed into a business, it was born out of a passion and love for cycling. The framebuilding is done by one man: Alex Cook, or as he’s lovingly called The A-train. He learned the framebuilding craft somewhat self indulgently as an outlet for creativity, expression and imagination nurtured through several years of working in a bike shop and living the cycling lifestyle. As his s
04/01/2016
Great photoset of Parker's gravel bike on the The Radavist. Check it out!
Parker’s A-Train All Road | The Radavist This bike, upon first glance, might just seem like a cross bike with some flashy paint and while that is mostly true, the thing that struck me the most about Parker's A-Train all road is the drivetrai...
11/20/2015
Keeping things nice and tight.
11/13/2015
A couple different thru-axle dropout options machined by in California.
10/17/2015
Rod's new road bike all built up. Now it's time to take it apart for shipping to Indianapolis. I love the new ENVE Composites 12mm thru-axle disk cross fork. Even though this is a road bike it gives Rod the option to run 32mm tires if he wishes. Other highlights include White Industries CLD hubs, Chris King Precision Components headset and bottom bracket, and a Shimano Ultegra Di2 drivetrain.
10/01/2015
Huge Bummer.
Last chance to ride the Minnesota River Bottoms, a grass-roots bike route that’s soon to be paved Balancing between a narrow slice of dedicated users and a broad range of future users is something that planners try to do carefully.
10/01/2015
Keeping chainstay miters nice and tight.
09/30/2015
Custom stem with integrated Di2 junction box mount is ready for paint.
09/15/2015
A glamour shot of Parker's already well used A-train gravel bike.
07/24/2015
07/17/2015
07/09/2015
Bam! Full gallery coming next week.
06/14/2015