Tim and Andy in Tuscany

"The most beautiful thing about a custom bike is not just what you see, it's what you feel" - Tim Neenan

Tim's Shop Journal.

Tuesday
09Mar2010

That's a pretty bridge

The beautiful detail of the new Tepusquet Bridge.

Friday
26Feb2010

Looks like Bobke is feeling better.

Thursday
25Feb2010

Dave Sams' photos of his new Cross Frame

Dave sent some beautiful pictures of his new frame and you can see them in the Dave Sams gallery page.

Friday
12Feb2010

Jim Langley is enjoying the new Major Taylor book.

Head over to Jim Langley's site to read more of Jim's thoughts about this new book by Andrew Ritchie.

Wednesday
10Feb2010

Mart Smeets meets Lance Armstrong

A candid, 60 minute glimpse of a side of Lance we don't often see. The interviews are in english.

"Dad, do I have to wear a helmet?"

Saturday
23Jan2010

After the storms

20 miles on the fixie after the storms, chilly ride around the valley with snow on the mountains.

Wednesday
20Jan2010

Fuente, Gimondi, Merckx, Baronchelli

Giro d'Italia 1974 - Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Steep and intense. The tifosi were just as crazy then. (found at trackosaurus rex)

Thursday
14Jan2010

It's almost a bridge.

Work continues and the finishing touches are being applied to the new Tepusquet Bridge. Not open yet but soon we hope.

Tuesday
08Dec2009

A most unusual way to descend the Stelvio 

Thursday
03Dec2009

The Roger Sands Chaparral™

A bit of the communication with Anthony @velocult in San Diego. In addition to building him a new Lighthouse he has two vintage Lighthouse bikes at his shop.

This one was built in 1982 for Roger Sands of the Bicycle Center in Santa Cruz.

Tim,

Sounds great. Let me get together the specs that I want and Ill get back to you with that.  Another question. We have another Lighthouse. Its a mountain bike. The s/n is 8982. It's light green, fillet brazed, and has a bi-plane fork. The model appears to be "chaparral" and there's a name on the top of "Roger Sands"

Any info?
Thanks a lot.
-Anthony


Anthony,
I'm looking forward to building one for you!

Roger Sands was the owner of The Bicycle Center in Santa Cruz an early pro shop. He gave me my first job in the bike biz. I ended up as shop manager there and built the first Lighthouse while working there. We sold alot of British frames and I remember talking frame building with Bob Jackson when he visited our shop. Roger sold the shop and has retired in Santa Barbara. The logo on my frames is the lighthouse at Santa Cruz. That bike was built in 1982 after I had left Specialized to return to building. The original Stumpjumpers were built with the geometry of those chaparral frames. Can you send me a picture of that bike?
Have a good Thanksgiving,
Tim

Full Chaparral™ gallery here.