Step 1

The construction of your Custom Spectrum bicycle begins with something unexpected…an Interview. Guided by questions about ride style, previous bicycles owned, how you feel on your bicycle, etc. you tell Tom exactly what he needs to know. This process usually takes a bit over an hour.

Step 2

Following the interview Tom conducts an exhaustive fit-session on your current bicycle. Precise measurements are taken and suggestions made by Tom.

Step 3

Next, you and Tom discuss some Spectrum frame options based on the information gleaned from the interview and the fit session. Frame materials are chosen and the design work begins.

Step 4

Tom will designs a frame in your chosen material to meet your specific needs. Geometry is tuned; tube lengths, and diameters are finalized. Finish options are also discussed.

Step 5

Upon your approval construction begins. Tom and Jeff create steel frames on site while titanium frame specifications are sent to Merlin Metal Works for initial construction.

Step 6

Once the frames are built a rigorous inspection takes place. The final framesets are then ready for totally custom finishing.

Step 7

Tom hand-finishes each and every frame according to your imagination…you dream it and Tom will paint it.

Step 8

If you ordered a complete bicycle, it is carefully built up with components chosen by you. We take a photo of it for our scrapbook; pack it up and ship it to you. We then start on the next Spectrum frame.

Step 9

You receive your new Custom bicycle and smile like a giddy child, a giddiness that returns each time you ride it.