Boom! 10% off completes!

Things have been getting busy around here. Which is a great thing. No complaints. I sent a frame off to paint last week, one of the last ones that will use our previous painter. I have been working on a road bike using Columbus MAX tube set this week. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to use this tube set and I think I like it .... a lot. I'm a fan of all things light and strong. We used all MAX tubes for this bike except for the seat stays. I wish they would make a nice thin seat stay with a gradual taper. I think this would compliment the "tube set" well. Otherwise, its been a pleasure to work with and I hope to get to work with it more in the future. I'm thinking I may need to use it for my next bike. Probably the DT, TT and CS. Those seemed to be the standout tubes and ones that keep true to the MAX legacy.

Spring is here. Bike racing is in full swing. I have been checking Cyclingnews.com and reading the live report of all the spring classics. I love the spring classics, more than the tour. To me, they seem like the races where true character is shown. They are still highly unpredictable and you have to be a great rider to win. You can't be escorted by your teammates and win the Tour of Flanders or Paris-Roubaix. It just won't happen.

With Spring here, it means more time to squeeze in rides. I have been lucky enough to squeeze in a good five days of riding a week. I have to get out and ride, if I don't ride, I go crazy. Everything seems to flow better when you have a good amount of riding in your legs.

The torch seems to be flowing really well. I moved up to a #1 tip. I still only use blue gasflux and gasflux 1/16 rod. I have been reading all kinds of stuff on different types of brass, not sure how I feel about it, or if it really makes a difference. I took a lot of Chemistry in college so I understand some of the jargon. Some of it is pure marketing hype, some actually makes sense. Sometimes I wish I would have spent more time in metallurgy classes and less time studying Organic Chemistry. I also talked to a few people at NAHBS that had different products that were better for 'x' and 'x' reason. Again, not too sure, but it never hurts to try I suppose. This seems to be working really well, just need to really perfect my heat control. Its a holy grail thing I'm sure. Especially now that I have thrown TIG into the mix, its a constant wanting to be better, but I think that's a good thing.

For those of you that don't know, I'm giving 10% off complete orders! This was only going to be for people that showed up to NAHBS, but since I won the Best New Builder Award, we decided to extend that offer to everyone! That's right 10% OFF COMPLETE ORDERS! You have to get your deposit in by 4/30/12. After that, the offer is no longer available. I'm really hoping people take advantage of this, its an amazing offer and one I may not be able to give out again. If you are interested please email me Aaron@stinnerframeoworks.com or give me a call (805)895-2304 and lets chat. My wait time is around 2 months right now, but I for see that going out to about 4 months soon. So get in while the wait is short! (Wait list updated!)

Now that I have switched painters, you will probably see one new frame in the next week or so, and then you won't see a new photos for a while, as they will be a paint in CO, it doesn't mean I am not busy building though.

Alright, off to the shop to polish some brass.

Here is a real good one from back in the day. I really started listening to the music in the late 90's, which meant lots of punk music. I listened to all kinds of stuff. Stuff all over the board. Coachella is right around the corner and I am not going! I have been the last 4 years, but I'm kind of over the whole scene that Coachella has turned into. Maybe that or I'm getting to old. I digress. Here is one band that I would have loved to see there. Refused always seemed to find there way on my warm up play lists before bike races too.