Recent News   News Archive News Archive November 25, 2007 Back! I'm back from Indiana, ready to work again until the holidays roll around. Read On » July 31, 2007 Custom downhill bikes/frames now available! I'm happy to report that prototype #3 (nicknamed "El Guapo") rides so well that I've decided to sell my 29" wheel downhill frames (or complete bikes). Read On » December 2, 2006 Tons of new parts! I just got set up with a BTI account, so I've got a MUCH increased selection of, well, all kinds of stuff. Check it out on the parts page. Read On » December 1, 2006 DT 190 ceramic hubs available Well, I have a hard time imagining anyone is going to want these things for the price, but here ya go. Read On » November 17, 2006 Mavic wheels available! Also, White Brothers Rock Solid carbon forks! Crossmax and Ksyrium wheels are available now! Also, White Brothers has their new Rock Solid 29er carbon fork in stock (or, well, they sold out, but they will have more at the end of the month) which I'll also be selling. Initial reviews on these suckers are pretty positive, I'm going to get one myself to test out. You are welcome to order one from me if you're waiting on a Waltworks, or if you already have one. Frame customers only! Read On » October 8, 2006 953 on the way... For those who don't read my blog every day (shame on you! What are you doing, working?) I've got some Reynolds 953 tubes on the way. And yes, I'm going to build (myself and Sarah first) some 29ers out of 'em. Read On » July 20, 2006 Panaracer 2.35x29 tires! Well, they've got a silly name, and I think the kevlar bead is going to probably blow up like you wouldn't believe under an agressive rider on a hard corner, but these new tires are sweet! Read On » July 6, 2006 New lightweight steerer tubes! I finally talked True Temper into making some steerer tubes out of their nice trick OX Platinum tubing (meaning, with much thinner walls than the 1.125" low-end cromoly steerer they were making) and the first batch is here! Read On » July 3, 2006 Garage Sale updates part 2 My frame and my old road frame are gone. Lots of other stuff still available, though. Read On » June 26, 2006 Check out Steve Z's new site... It will be mostly of interest to the Boulder mountain bike and Cruiser Ride communities, but some of you are *very* bored at work. Read On » June 24, 2006 Garage Sale UPDATED Sold my 29er frame, added my road frame onto the sale list. Read On » June 14, 2006 Found my phone, also SRAM Force stuff available soon It was under the couch. I don't want to hear any snide comments, thanks. In any case, call me all you want now. Read On » June 14, 2006 15.5" seat tube/24.4" toptube EBB 29er frame for sale - $750 I built this frame with S-bend seatstays and had to weld extensions onto them to make them work with the combination of 29" wheels and short seat tube - so the ends of the seatstays at the dropout end have 1" extensions welded on. In any case, my customer decided he didn't like the look, so I'm building him a new frame and this one is up for grabs. Read On » June 12, 2006 Where is my phone? Ok, I lost my phone. Trying to find it now. But if you need to get ahold of me today, plan on using email. Read On » June 12, 2006 Race results from this weekend Briefly, Nick was 41st in the NORBA XC, then 24th in the short track. Jung and Fuentes were 4th and 5th, respectively, at the Nathrop Mountain States cup XC and 3rd/4th in the short track. Read On » June 9, 2006 Repair/modification services now available I've been getting some non-Waltworks frames in for repair, so I thought I'd write down the pricing structure for everyone, instead of making it up as I go. Here ya go - the info here is repeated in an FAQ. Read On » May 31, 2006 Fork sold... Miguel's fork is sold, folks. He is asking $550 for the frame (see the news item below this one for the description). Read On » May 28, 2006 Used 18.5" 29er + WB fork for sale One of the guys from the Waltworks team is selling his 2005 race bike - a nice opportunity (if you're a tall dude, anyway) to get set up for cheap! Miguel is asking $900 for frame and fork together, plus a few bucks for shipping. If you just want one or the other, let me know and I'll see if he'll split 'em up. If you want a complete bike, parts for this frame are available at the regular "frame customer" price - see the pricing section of the site for specifics. Read On » May 14, 2006 Race reports from Bear Creek Brief synopsis: About 15 guys started the pro race, our boys finished 10th, 9th, 7th, and 3rd. Not too shabby! Read On » May 1, 2006 Free IMBA memberships for frame orders placed in May! My friend Feldman took Sarah and I to a super-sweet ride in Littleton called the Indian Creek loop yesterday - it's only a 45 minute drive from the house, and I was shocked that I hadn't done it before. 30 miles, 18 of them singletrack, and a ton of elevation gain/loss to go with some of the buffest, fastest singletrack around. A perfect ride, except that our friend Karen took a spill close to the end and cut up her knee pretty badly. Read On » May 1, 2006 Free IMBA memberships for frame orders placed in May! My friend Feldman took Sarah and I to a super-sweet ride in Littleton called the Indian Creek loop yesterday - it's only a 45 minute drive from the house, and I was shocked that I hadn't done it before. 30 miles, 18 of them singletrack, and a ton of elevation gain/loss to go with some of the buffest, fastest singletrack around. A perfect ride, except that our friend Karen took a spill close to the end and cut up her knee pretty badly. Read On » April 25, 2006 New parts from Phil Wood and Crankbrothers! Got some new parts available - high-end stuff from Crankbros, sweet singlespeed hubs and bottom brackets from Phil Wood. Check it out on the pricing page, eh? Read On » March 22, 2006 Acceptable hours to call me I had a very unpleasant surprise when going to sleep last night. At _midnight_. Yep, a customer called me. At midnight. And then again at 8:00 in the morning. Read On » March 21, 2006 Rebas now available! Yeah, WB forks are great, but people kept bugging me about Rebas. So now I've got 'em for ya, you hosers. Read On » March 21, 2006 29er EBB frame for sale To make a long story short, the fellow who ordered this did not understand that an EBB is, generally speaking, for singlespeeds. He wasn't happy, and I was kind enough to refund his money - now here's your opportunity to skip the wait and get a brand spankin' new frame for way less than the usual price! Read On » March 2, 2006 First headbadge is here... First of all, please don't bug me about these. They are made by Jen Green, and if you'd like one, the best way to go about it is to deal directly with her. Read On » February 26, 2006 Missing: Walt's phone If you try to call, I'm not ignoring you. Well, probably not. I just don't have the slightest idea where my phone is right now. Read On » February 24, 2006 Head tube badges! Well, you bastards finally wore me down. Jen Green has agreed to make some super-sweet custom Waltworks head badges for several folks, and she's getting a mold set up so that I can offer them to anyone who wants one. Read On » February 15, 2006 New Kenda Karma 29er tires in stock I got my first shipment of the Kenda Karma 2.2x700c tires yesterday, and so far I'm pretty pleased. Read On » February 10, 2006 Industry Nine wheels! Having just spoken with the cool guys at Industry Nine, I'm happy to announce that I'll be offering I9 wheelsets to Waltworks customers! Read On » January 31, 2006 Email is good to go again I replaced my operating system (thanks Nick!) and we seem to be operating at full capacity again. Read On » January 27, 2006 Email problems... My internet connection is a little screwy, so I may be a little slow answering emails for a day or two. Ye olde Imac has lost it's mind, it seems. Read On » January 23, 2006 Mythos 700x42c blowout! Ok, here's the scoop - J&B is blowing out the nice big cyclocross/narrow mountain bike tire that's a favorite with many folks - the Mythos 700x42c. I want some for myself, but it's only worth it if some of y'all want them too. Read On » January 19, 2006 Price increase, component news Base frame price is now $800, kiddies. I've lowered prices on a number of the frame options, though (Paul drops and Paragon sliders are both now significantly cheaper). Read On » December 14, 2005 Frame/fork are sold! Thanks to everyone who inquired. The clyde frame/fork are sold. Read On » December 14, 2005 Introducing Mike Curiak - new Waltworks wheelbuilder! I'm happy to announce that my good friend and *former* 29er man of the year, Mike Curiak, will be building wheels for my fine customers. Read On » December 13, 2005 XT 29er wheelset blowout! A pal at one of my distributors tipped me off, so I got in a few extra wheelsets for the 29er folks out there. Check it out: Read On » December 11, 2005 Brand new Waltworks Singlespeed for a big fella - just in time for the holidays! In what will probably go down as the worst screwup in Waltworks history, a customer provided me with incorrect measurements and didn't realize it until the frame was already built. Since I'm not interested in having a bike out there that isn't just right, I've refunded his money and now I've got a brand-new frame and fork, fresh from the powdercoater, ready to go under the tree (or just get built up and ridden). Read On » December 4, 2005 New FAQs Click on over there and check it out. I added 2: Read On » December 2, 2005 S&S coupler pricing online After about 10 false starts, my insurance info made it to S&S, so I've got pricing for the folks who are interested. Not familiar with S&S couplers? Click your way over to www.sandsmachine.com. The website is kinda disorganized, but you'll figure out the idea quick enough. Read On » November 29, 2005 Paul Components now available! It might take me a few days to add these to the component pricing pages, but here you go. As always, only available with frame purchase, thanks. Read On » November 19, 2005 Price increase - kind of As usual, prices for a few crucial items have gone up. And my yacht needs more gold trim. So I'm raising the price for frames once again. Read On » November 15, 2005 Show up to help build more trails in Boulder County! All the frontrange folks who read this should make an effort to help out. We need more trails, and bad! From BOA: Read On » October 26, 2005 Walt and Stan, together at last (Notubes products!) That's right, kiddies. Stan's rims and tires, available through me. Assuming you're buying a frame, that is. Read On » October 25, 2005 Paragon sliding dropouts I just got a set in from Mark at Paragon. Here are my initial impressions: Read On » October 24, 2005 Velocity rims came in today... I'm impressed - actual weights (I weighed about 10 of them) ranged from 455-465g, with the average being in the 461g range. These are definitely MTB rims, but not suitable for the really big dudes or super aggro huckers. An XC and race rim, folks. Should be great for some of the smaller people out there as well. I'd say off the top of my head the weight limit on these suckers is probably around 200 pounds. Any bigger, and I'd at least want 36 spokes (hopefully they'll build some 36h rims at some point). Read On » October 20, 2005 Semi-custom screwup frame: SOLD Stop bothering me! Read On » October 19, 2005 Velocity VXC 29er rims! That's right - I just got off the phone with Matt at Velocity and my big order of VXC 29er rims will be in the mail today. I am REALLY excited about these - the first serious 29er rim that is reasonably light, reasonably wide, and won't break the bank. I plan to be using them on the majority of the disc wheels I build. Read On » October 11, 2005 Semi-custom frame available for cheap cheap cheap... I managed to do something really stupid last week - mitered and welded up a nice front triangle for a customer, then realized that it was supposed to be suspension corrected for a 100mm travel fork, not 80mm. Oh well. Time to start over! Read On » September 25, 2005 A great year for racing The Waltworks/Fuentesdesign team did a kickass job this year. Lots of wins, lots of fun, and lots of, uh, shenanigans. I'll focus on the positive: Read On » August 4, 2005 New graphics pictures up Check 'em out. Available in white w/black outline or black w/white outline. Original graphics are still available too, of course. Read On » July 12, 2005 New graphics and S-bend chainstays - also small price increase Frame price is going up to $750, folks. The increase is, of course, only for folks who have yet to contact me about ordering a frame. All y'all who are on the list or have been talking to me are grandfathered in. Read On » July 6, 2005 I'm back Vermont was great, and now I'm back into the grind, hoping to crank out some frames and forks this week (and ship a whole bunch of them too - there's about $1000 worth of powdercoating I'm going to have to pay for in the next day or two). Read On » June 9, 2005 I will be out of town! The bachelor party/big bike trip starts today and goes through Monday. So I will be incommunicado until then. Please don't be upset if you can't get in touch with me - I am NOT bringing my phone, but if you leave an email or a message, I'll get back to you asap. Read On » June 2, 2005 More parts prices online... None of you bastards ever wants to buy one of the sample kits I slaved away at putting online, so I've got a list of parts up so that you can mix and match to your heart's content - and not need to ask me for prices. Read On » May 29, 2005 Cheap 29er wheelsets Thanks to a tip from a friend at one of my distributors, I got a great deal on some nice low-cost 29er wheelsets. Only for sale to WW customers, guys - sorry! These would be a great everyday/training wheelset. Read On » May 12, 2005 Waltworks Jerseys/Shorts Yep, they're finally here. In super-sweet black and white. Old school! Read On » April 22, 2005 Check on your status! For all those folks who have an order in, I'm debuting a new feature - a way to check your status (or place in line) online. Read On » April 2, 2005 Small price increase. Also, Walt's getting MARRIED!! First, the bad news. $720 for a frame is the new price for folks who have yet to put down a deposit. If you've been in touch with me via phone or email but don't have the deposit down yet, we'll grandfather you in to the old $700 price, no worries. A few small items have been creeping up in cost on me, so I gotta pass those costs on, unfortunately. Read On » March 29, 2005 A story from the Nova Desert Classic Fuentes did a great writeup of the WW/Fuentesdesign team trip to Nova. Check it out! Read On » March 25, 2005 WW racers kick some butt in AZ! Long story short: Miguel and Fuentes kicked ass at the Norba National round 2 race in Texas. Both were racing semipro on Waltworks 29er frames and rigid forks. A brief breakdown: Read On » March 18, 2005 Man, some people! So I get an email today that says "Frame and Fork Inquiry". As you can imagine, I get a lot of these, and I like getting them, so I sit down to read it. The email address and name of this fellow have been removed, but here it is. Seems pretty innocuous until the final paragraph: Read On » March 9, 2005 Hopey steering dampers now available! For the uninitiated: www.hopey.org Check it out. Seriously. These little devices are the cat's meow, I NEVER ride without one anymore. Read On » February 21, 2005 Price drop! No, not on frames or forks. Sorry to get your hopes up! I have a new supplier (J&B Importers) and am able to offer quite a few more options for parts, as well as lowering my prices on some stuff. Remember that this only applies to FRAME CUSTOMERS. I am NOT a retail shop, so unless you're ordering a frame, please don't bother me about ordering parts! Read On » February 19, 2005 Bored at work? Read all about my bike. A few people asked me about what kind of bike _I_ ride, and since I'm sick today, and it's really windy out, and I have nothing to do but blab to a bunch of people I've never met on the internet, here you go. Read On » February 16, 2005 A BIG thumbs up for the Exiwolf 2.3 Well, the WTB Exiwolf tires arrived last week and I put 'em through their paces on Sunday. Bottom line: these tires rock. Read On » January 30, 2005 29 x 2.3? For all the 29er fanatics out there - those who haven't been living in a cave, that is - there's some cool news. WTB has just released the Exiwolf 2.3 x 29 tire! Read On » January 29, 2005 Rohloff! That's right - I'm now building OEM bikes designed for Rohloff Speedhubs - and I am also offering the speedhubs themselves. Read On » January 15, 2005 How I build a frame I get lots of questions about the details of the process I go through to build a frame. So I'm doing a little page about it. Read On » January 8, 2005 Components online! Security bicycle (one of my distributors) now has a cool online frame kit tool that you can use to check out what parts are available (there are still a few that I carry that aren't on the site, of course). Read On » January 6, 2005 New SS cogs Ok, I lied. There *is* a new product for this year, though it's something I've been making for awhile. Read On » January 6, 2005 Waltworks clothing We're in line with Voler for some jerseys and potentially also shorts (depending on interest). So I'm looking for feedback about how many folks would be interested. Read On » January 2, 2005 More build kit info is online + Happy New Year I fixed a few errors and put some singlespeed build kits on there in response to popular demand. Note that I still don't have any road bike component pricing on there yet. Email me if you need roadie/cyclocross parts info. Read On » December 18, 2004 Happy holidays! I'll be out of the shop and the office from the 21st until the 2nd of January. Read On » November 25, 2004 Happy Thanksgiving! Also, Schwalbe news. A big happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I'm not much of a turkey fan (I'm one of those hippy vegemetarians, you know) but I like to stuff my face as much as the next guy. Sometimes I think people forget the meaning of the holiday (I know I do) so I'd like to take a moment to say "Thanks" to everyone who has helped me out in my first year in business. The list is WAY too long to type out, but you guys (and gals) know who you are. A few notables worth mentioning: Sarah A. - mind control Don F. - fixtures, advice Feldybikes - stupid ideas, veloswap packrat insanity Fuentes, B. - rides, racing, tools, sweet design Miguel - nothing, ya dingus Monica and Hank - friendliest tube suppliers on earth JP - advice, friendship, and too many favors to count Chuck D/Admiral Cho - railroads, fortune cookies I wouldn't be here without you guys. Thanks! Read On » November 9, 2004 Color charts are online. Finally. Now you can check them out without harassing me about it, and without going all the way to the Cardinal website. Read On » November 4, 2004 New Bushnell EBBs are here! I'll have to somewhat reduce my griping that EBBs are too heavy - the new Bushnell eccentrics just came in, and they're a fairly astounding 65 grams lighter than the old version! That's ~30% reduction. Not bad. Read On » November 4, 2004 Waltworks to feature White Brothers Suspension forks! White Brothers has kindly agreed to allow me to offer their suspension products on my 29ers (and other mountain bikes, of course, for those of you who aren't in on the 29" thing). BW .8 and 1.0 models will be available WITH A FRAME PURCHASE starting in late January. Read On » October 29, 2004 Daylight savings time sucks! Also, please go vote. Well, that blackest of black days is upon us once again. The day when strong men and women break down and cry, dogs cower under the sofa, and all flags should be flown at half mast... Read On » October 20, 2004 Waltworks at Veloswap! I'll be at the Denver Veloswap this coming Saturday (October 23rd) with 5 or 6 frames, 2 complete bikes, and a few forks and associated bits and pieces. Read On » October 13, 2004 Price increases effective Spring 2005! That's right. I'm looking to buy a second lear jet (or just some more peanut butter), so prices will be increasing as of March 2005. $700 will get you a Waltworks frame as of that date. Fork prices will also be going up, and probably a bit sooner. Read On » September 15, 2004 Component group pricing now available! Ok, here's a quick breakdown. I'm working on posting a complete parts list for each grouppo, but it might take a day or two. Frame and fork are included in the price, though you'll have to add a bit for a suspension fork. All build kits are fully customizable, just let me know what you're interested in and I'll get you a quote. Read On » September 8, 2004 Forks are here! After a lot of thrash-testing of my various prototypes, the Waltworks fork is officially available! Read On » August 27, 2004 More 29er fork news... Prototype #3 has just completed its first week of testing - and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Read On » August 16, 2004 Walt gets fired! Yep, it finally happened. Whether I quit or they fired me is a bit of a matter of interpretation, but suffice to say I am no longer working for the incompentent, petty, err... well-paying US government. Read On » August 7, 2004 Forks!!! Don't pee your pants - I'm not selling them yet. But I have a couple of nice prototypes done (check out the new fork gallery for a few pictures), and I anticipate starting to actually produce forks for my frames pretty soon. Like maybe by early fall. Read On » July 12, 2004 Summer Vacation Sarah and I are headed to Vermont for a week, then back to New Mexico for my father's wedding. So I'll be gone from July 22nd to August 1st - I'll still be in touch via email, but I won't be building any frames or shipping anything out during that time. Read On » July 5, 2004 The big move is over! We moved the shop to a new garage, here in Boulder, and I'm glad it's finally over. I have a spiffy new workspace, including a killer rolling stand for my Anvil frame fixture. I have a new Anvil fork fixture. And I have a clean space set up exactly the way I want it. Pretty sweet. But it's been a real pain getting everything moved - I apologize to everyone who's gotten a too-short reply to their emails over the last week. I'm back at work! Read On » June 15, 2004 Small 29ers - yes, they rule too. I just did a 15.5" 29er. Yes, I know what you're thinking - aren't those wheels ridiculously big for such a small bike? Read On » June 9, 2004 Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch. Ok, so I really thought I had dodged the old wisdom teeth bullet. Thought I was too old now to need them out. Turns out I was dead wrong. Read On » June 7, 2004 A testimonial... I love to get these. Hank apparently likes his singlespeed pretty well! Read On » June 1, 2004 Names and frames! Well, someone asked me if my frames have "models" or "names". The answer, strictly speaking, is no, since every frame is different. But there are some names that correspond at least vaguely to different types of frame. Read On » May 25, 2004 FAQ: Frame materials A bunch of people have asked me what tubing I generally use for frames. Here's some specific info for those of you nerdy enough to want to know: Read On » May 24, 2004 A new gallery! I put up a few pictures of frames before they go off to powdercoat. Separate from the construction pictures, just for the sake of simplicity. Read On » May 23, 2004 More construction pictures up - check the gallery Mostly singlespeed stuff, that's what I'm working on this week. Joe and Hank - keep checking back for more pictures of your frames! Read On » May 20, 2004 New bike pics up in the Gallery Took a couple pictures of a dirtjumping frame for the Gallery - the frame is an absolute pig - probably over 5 pounds for a 14 inch hardtail? gah! But hey, it won't break, and that's the key. Read On »