New Digs!

New Digs!

I must apologize for the lack of updates.   The last 3 or so months have been a whirlwind of activity.   The new shop is now set-up and functional.  I have also managed to keep up with the build schedule despite the movement of equipment from one  shop to the...
Molten Lava!

Molten Lava!

Here is a shot of Matt’s new SS 29er.  Black lava powder with a semi gloss clear fade. Jeff Moote had his road frame revamped with a new top tube and some black lava powder. Trevor had his True North Foco road bike repainted and reparted.  Colours are to match...
Powder Coating Blues!

Powder Coating Blues!

The spring rush has hit hard and early here.  There are a record number of bikes on order right now and building was running smoothly.  Of course that had to come to a grinding halt with a visit from the local safety authorities.  The powder coating oven that I...
Paint and Preshow Prep

Paint and Preshow Prep

 It’s getting very close to both the North American Hand built Bicycle Show and the Toronto Bike show and as such it’s quite busy here at the shop (this seems to be a re-occurring theme in these posts). Although we as a shop will not be going down to the...
Ron’s Bike

Ron’s Bike

After a brief February thaw, winter has returned to Guelph. Monday was the family day holiday in Ontario so it was a shorter week here at True North. Hugh took the opportunity to engage in a three-hour road hockey marathon while i took a trip into Toronto to check out...
The Travelling Ti Show

The Travelling Ti Show

 We are starting to run out of space in our front room as bikes reach completion and await the arrival of their new owners. One such bike that we’ve just finished is a pretty sweet Ti Triathlon bike. This bike took a bit longer to finish as we had to wait for a...