Both of these frames are made in Italy, all of the Cinelli prototype frames were hand built outside of Milan.
This is one of first batch of prototype Bolt Frames sent to MASH from Cinelli. Inspired by bikes like the KHS Aero and the early 90’s Cannondale track the aggressive pursuit geometry was all the rage in the mid 2000’s. MASH used these frames for t
I won this frame at the 2009 Bay to Breakers race, at the time I was riding a 93 Cannondale Track frame and had little use for this bike. Little did I know how far it would take me. ReLoad is a messenger bag maker from Philadelphia and was my first
Like any good messenger my main motivation was making money and riding as fast as I could. BONUS was a Portland graffiti writer who constantly beat me in alleycats when I lived there.
Matt Case made these stickers and while at the time i was probably the biggest hipster out there I thought it was ironic. Bill Walton was a professional basketball player who lived in Portland OR and played for the TrailBlazers, he was 6’11 and he
Benny Gold designed this logo and it has become an enduring symbol of the MASH brand. Benny has one of these original prototype bolt frames, never ridden!
For a long time this bike sat unbuilt in my room, eventually I decided to “save” my cannondale track bike and work on this frame. After a few weeks on the road I was hooked. Cinelli hydro formed their tubes and despite what I wanted to believe th
Courier’s work off of their stomach. If you know me you know I LOVE donuts and in San Francisco there is no better donut than Bob’s… so if you are ever here in SF make sure to get one!
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One thing that set the Histogram prototype apart from all the other frame sets what it’s upside down top tube. For reasons unknown the builder flipped the top tube on this one prototype.
The first trip I took the bike on was to Japan for Kyoto Loco and CMWC 2009. It was only my 2nd time out of the country and an eye opening experience. Notice the “fake brake” levers on my bullhorn bar. Everyone in SF had hear horror stories about
I loved working on this bike, set up with bullhorns for climbing I was a madlad in the streets of SF. I used to go through a tire a week just skidding all over the place and sprinting around, pure speed and pure joy! This is a still from the first
Back in the day touring on a track bike all ways seemed like a great idea. You know what is not a great idea? Riding north up the western coast of America. Steve Tortorelli road from San Francisco to Portland for the Westside invite 2009. We were
This was from an alleycat in SF, check out that plastic saddle!!
This was one of those trips that was really hard and actually kind of miserable but looking back was full of amazing adventures. We slept on an island in a river one night that we had to wait for a boat to take us too. Our only instructions were t
For how cool the bolt was we were still hooked on out 90’s aero frames and we felt like the original geometry as not aggressive enough. So the second generation of aluminum frames would be steeper and tighter, Garrett Chow’s artwork inspired the h
A steeper fork and a tighter rake produced an insanely twitch and responsive frame, we were SO stoked! The gold chrome BIG SUR sticker was obtained at the Big Sur lodge during a ride from SF to Vegas for Interbike in 2010. Marc, Crihs and I made t
Since this was the first prototype frame the paint was never clear coated and the graphics were just stickers. It started to show the patina and dirt quickly. The standard 68mm english bottom bracket was a nice touch as any crankset could be fit i
This bike went to Jakarta Indonesia twice for Fixed Fest, both time were incredible experiences. At the time the track bike scene has just exploded and thousands of kids showed up for these events, the organizers had us gold sprinting national t
LUCAS BRUNELLE is a mad man, and a genius, and a great way to shorten your life. I spent a couple of terrifying and exhilarating years traveling with Lucas, from Africa, to the Darien Gap to the Dominican Republic there was all ways adventure to be
2012 NACCC was a high point for this bike and for me, after a 2nd place at 2011 NACCC I was ready for a W. I won the “Beast of the East” in Philadelphia the weekend before the NACCC in Richmond VA. Then we rode from Philly to Richmond, in the midd
I met Larz WOLVH racing the 2nd RHC in Milan, at the time I didn’t really know who he was, but he struck me as a gnarly dude… his tire blew out and he flew off course and after the race seemed no worse for the wear. Over the years I have watched th
Looking at this frame now it seems so steep and uncomfortable. Remembering the first ride, how I felt like I could cut through any traffic, like a ninja, I realize how it was a dream come true for late 2000’s track bike shedderz.
One thing that came out on later frames that was sorely needed on this one was water bottle mounts. Just because you are fast and loose doesn’t mean you don’t get thirsty. So in true messenger fashion, a few hose clamps and electrical tape fixed t
CMWC 2011 Warsaw Poland, it rained the whole trip. The Polish Authorities let the event take place on an island in the river, but once you went on to the island there were Polish police stationed at the only bridge to make sure you couldn’t leave.
Full gas at the Austin 2011 NACCC - photo by John Watson. Note the house arrest style timing chip on the ankle, very classy.
This was the coolest ulock ever. A bike shop in Boston has coated a bunch of the “U” shackles in glow in the dark paint.. This one was confiscated by SFPD at some point and lost for ever.
While the super steep geometry was great for street ripping it was not the best for fixed criteriums. That didn’t stop us from shredding though. This was during the 2011 Fixed Fest Criterium in Jakarta. The race started at 6am to avoid the heat,
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Race recon for the Red Hook Crit Milan, photo by Andrea Schiliro. It was amazing how many people (myself included) began racing RHC’s on pursuit frames, it was only years later that a proper “fixed crit” geometry started to emerge.
CMWC 2012 in Chocago was a brutally hot oven of a good time, held at Soldier Field in the middle of the summer. All the racers sprinted as hard as they could just to get done so they could jump in the lake. I raced the RiverWest24 in Milwaukee th
Super steep pursuit frames, low profile rims, phil woods hubs, turned down ergo bars, strapped on bottle cages, low socks and Sidi MTB shoes. These frames seem a little crazy now, but when I was shredding them I felt like the coolest kid on the blo
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