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Building Frames with a Torch and Vise

By Rocky Thompson on February 27th, 2007

pereira cycles

The Blingle Speed 29er is a Tony Pereira frame made in Portland. I met this guy at a barbecue in Salt Lake City about a year ago; he ate a burger topped with pastrami, so I knew he was a serious biker. He makes about 30 bikes a year, and last year took home the third place for his touring bike in the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. What’s most interesting about Pereira is that he’s self taught and does all his work without a mitering machine. Hearing that kind of makes me think I could start making frames with just a vise and a torch, but I think I would just open myself to several wrongful death lawsuits.

via Bike Portland

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One Response to “Building Frames with a Torch and Vise”

  1. whiskyTango February 27th, 2007 at 4:16 pm

    Yeah those where some sweet burgers. The guy making them was the best (yeah it was me)
    But more about the bikes. Tony sponsors a team that race in the 24 hour of moab each year they all rode single speed 29ers. Last year they took 23rd out of 350 teams.

    Not bad for a bunch of beer drinking 30 somethings.

    http://www.grannygear.com/realtime/public/team.php?team_id=160&action=display