The Home Bicycle Workshop
Workshops and how others produce their craft fascinates me. After years of observing, researching, thinking and building, I open my shop up to you.
1991 Miyata 721
Behold the first non-steel bicycle showcased on Simplicity, or that I have owned. Why? Because it’s done so well, it feels like steel.
1986 Raleigh Portage
The Raleigh Portage has build versatility but there’s something special about taking one back to (mostly) stock.
1986 Miyata 710
Miyata. A name once commanding indisputable respect within cycling. This Ferrari red, 1986 710 shows why the brand was the powerhouse it once was.
1985 Raleigh Portage (Part V)
After two years, the fruition of a final product emerges: A legendary touring frame, blessed with stock 650B wheels, morphed into an upright city bike.
1985 Raleigh Portage (Part IV)
Painting a vintage frame removes its history and resets the clock back to zero. Purists howl in agony but sometimes, the action is a full-blown necessity.
1985 Raleigh Portage (Part III)
Offered (mostly) without comment, images of the Raleigh Portage in its raw steel birthday suit.
The Simplicity of Vintage Cycles 