That garbage heap thread keeps showing up on top, so this is my attempt at a distraction technique.
They are not in any particular order, but I'll attempt some form of categorization as I keep typing.
A guy who's work and website I keep going back to is Tony Periera. He is originally from Neptune NJ, which is the next town over for me... Though he builds lives on the west coast. It seems like he'll tackle just about any style of bicycle, which I respect.
http://www.pereiracycles.com/
If I was interested in buying a titanium frame Black Sheep would be pretty high on my list. I happen to have a bit of a fetish for the cruiser style bikes, particularly in 29er SS form and Black Sheep do a couple of nice variatons on that theme.
http://www.blacksheepbikes.com/
While we are on the subject of titanium... Steve Potts and Carl Strong would comprise the rest of my short list:
http://www.stevepottsbicycles.com/ http://www.strongframes.com/
Jeff Jones has some wild looking designs that his believers swear by,
http://www.jonesbikes.com/
Back in the steel camp I like The Sycip brothers
http://www.sycip.com/
A couple of guys I think of as the working class hero's of the steel world are Waltworks and Curtlo... Nice no BS designs at realistic prices.
http://www.waltworks.com/dev/index.php http://www.curtlo.com/
My own personal favorite, and the guy that is building my next bike, Don McClung.
There is no website for Don McClung, and ordering a frame from him is a bit like finding Yoda in Empire Strikes Back.
There are plenty of other fine fine builders worthy of mention, and I'll save them for some other posts.
They are not in any particular order, but I'll attempt some form of categorization as I keep typing.
A guy who's work and website I keep going back to is Tony Periera. He is originally from Neptune NJ, which is the next town over for me... Though he builds lives on the west coast. It seems like he'll tackle just about any style of bicycle, which I respect.
http://www.pereiracycles.com/
If I was interested in buying a titanium frame Black Sheep would be pretty high on my list. I happen to have a bit of a fetish for the cruiser style bikes, particularly in 29er SS form and Black Sheep do a couple of nice variatons on that theme.
http://www.blacksheepbikes.com/
While we are on the subject of titanium... Steve Potts and Carl Strong would comprise the rest of my short list:
http://www.stevepottsbicycles.com/ http://www.strongframes.com/
Jeff Jones has some wild looking designs that his believers swear by,
http://www.jonesbikes.com/
Back in the steel camp I like The Sycip brothers
http://www.sycip.com/
A couple of guys I think of as the working class hero's of the steel world are Waltworks and Curtlo... Nice no BS designs at realistic prices.
http://www.waltworks.com/dev/index.php http://www.curtlo.com/
My own personal favorite, and the guy that is building my next bike, Don McClung.
There is no website for Don McClung, and ordering a frame from him is a bit like finding Yoda in Empire Strikes Back.
There are plenty of other fine fine builders worthy of mention, and I'll save them for some other posts.