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ABOUT COAST CYCLES |
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Beautiful, classic, true to the process.
We're not interested in a pre-fab, one-size-fits-all, disposable culture. We're building quality frames that will last your lifetime, using the same techniques that master builders of high end bicycles have used for ages.... Because Coast Cycles is a small frame building shop, we are able to take our time with each step of the process, and true skill and craftsmanship go into every hand-built silver-brazed frame.
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Training
Johnny Coast is a frame builder. Educated at the United Bicycle Institute in brazing and lugged construction.
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Johnny has also studied stem building and design with master frame builder Kiochi Yamaguchi at the Yamaguchi Frame Building School. And can design custom stems for your frame. A standard 1 inch quill stem, with a classic look built using newer technologies. |
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Skilled Craftsmanship
Skilled craftsmanship goes into every hand- built silver-brazed frame, which is tailored to suit your needs, type of riding, and dimensions. Instead of trying to fit your body to an already existing bike, we will design your frame to meet the dimensions of your body.
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Riding a Coast for the first time.
The first bike I built was for myself, and I can remember first riding it. It was like my body was suddenly free, everything was placed so perfectly, my arms rested in the most easy position, my back no longer arched forward, the top tube was exactly as long as my torso needed. I could move, with more ease than before. My previous bike, I can no longer ride, it's a burden. I felt as if I was actually pulling it along behind me.
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