passstow: My dad was a NYC firefighter and I was told as a kid if I ever pulled the handle of a fire alarm box, he would kill me. I never did, but just seeing one brings back a lot of memories. I use to go to work with my dad when I was around 10 years old (this wa
passstow: Memorial for Bruce, pass it along please.
passstow: Safe travels Bruce. I was Inspired at every step of my bike life. As a kid in Queens, NY, I couldn't believe a bike could be make so well, as I hacked away on a wooden jig. Now as a rack maker, there is no one who has inspired me more. I am still floored
passstow: New batch of head tube badges are in. These are annealed copper which I'll bend to fit the 3/8 in. radius of my rack tubing.
passstow: We went to the pump track in Chico and what Frances really wanted to do was stand on the top of this disk golf thingy.
passstow: Making manual chips today. Thought it would take four hours... Not so. Thanks @carl.bass and @fieldmarshalltaggart for the shop time!
passstow: After three hard days of work, Frances and I road up and got a beer and an impossible burger with @pjclarkin . It's the final days for Tall Paul in the bay area. Can't stand how many goodbys I've had to say in the past five years... Also it's the final da
passstow: @bluelug came by the shop the other day, I wanted take more photos, but the only one I got was @chuyan_bluelug experiencing pure bliss on the @huntercycles baby truck bike. Thanks for coming to the shop @bluelug !
passstow: New microwave panniers from @porcelainrocket at NAHBS on my new rear rack!
passstow: REAR RACK! Tried this last time.i did nahbs, I like this one better... anything cage + panniers.
passstow: Going to be at NAHBS in Sacramento this weekend? I'll have a shirts for sale (and other stuff I'll post today / tomorrow). Made Ithe USA ,American Apparel shirt. $30! They will be up on the my site after the show.
passstow: Starting to make legs with anything cages! Taking orders now and should have them made in 6 weeks or so. I do have a single pair in back in my standard leg length.
passstow: Hecka beds getting brazed up by my old buddy @ratkingframes. Came down from.the snowy north to help.wiyh some NAHBS prep.
passstow: Art opening for @crizzlewells @forthrite_printing. @mansurnurullah mid competition with Frances. It was a close one but she had to forfeit due to a leg-lock.
passstow: Made this rack for NAHBS in 2016. My kid loved it and it has since been enjoyed by a couple of other kiddos. About to go to @djpgtips for a while. My kid keeps asking for a new rack, so maybe I'll have one for NAHBS in Sacramento in March... . . . . . . #
passstow: Fully relaxed in the reading room.
passstow: Park time in Manhattan. The city really built some amazing play areas in Central Park. Frances loved it even in the bitter cold (for an adopted Californian).
passstow: After many years of being a new dad, huddled up, felling like a recluse, I Igot to ride my bike after dark. - Liberating experience, the freedom of feeling.like an outlaw, for.just a breif moment was magic. Don't ake it for granted, - arms in the warm win
passstow: @mansurnurullah is on my porch now! Super stoked to catch up hand off a pair of white nurse Birkenstocks...
passstow: New rack option available soon! Anything cage mounts availabe in January 2019.
passstow: Thanks @woodwabn for the photo of your Surly Krampus on Nantucket! Surly does a great job putting a set of eyelets just where they need to be to fit my standard rack. . . . . . .#surlykrampus #passandstowracks #bikepacking
passstow: 4pm BERKELEY. Hearts going out to our friends in Chico.
passstow: @californiatravis cought a picture of me at #pauloween over the weekend. Last minute decision to ride. Pic taken in the section that goes through the shop!!! If you look closely you can see a chip hopper... Thanks @paulcomponent for throwing a great party
passstow: YODA. She had the limp and a few choice Yoda quotes. Great evening out in the neighborhood.
passstow: Post day job. Stoked to see my bike in one piece after dark. #passandstowracks
passstow: Day one of kindergarten!
passstow: Sack lunch on the 7 train. Slept the whole way from 42nd St. to Main Street! #7train #toflickr
passstow: One of the many reasons to have a rack on your bike - street score - 5 puzzles! Our @reflectionspuzzleclub chapter fully stocked.
passstow: Post QC stack from last night and about to go to the powder coater. Patterns emerging... #passandstowracks
passstow: Making legs. Photo credit @onionvelo. Working in my largest batch of racks to date.