Customer Interviews: Commuter Peter Krasnoff

Peter Krasnoff is a long time Rohloff user who has SPEEDHUBs installed on two of his bikes. Peter was notoriously tough on bike frames and drivetrains, and he had broken two frames in the past due to shifting problems. We installed his first SPEEDHUB on a Cannondale Bad Boy, and he was impressed with its low maintenance design and ability to withstand his four day a week year round commute in hilly San Rafael, CA. After a year and a half of trouble-free commuting performance with the Rohloff drivetrain, he decided to get a new mountain bike built around a Rohloff hub, Gates belt drive system, and a Spot Rocker frame.  Around the same time, he put a deposit in with famed local builder Steve Potts for his version of the ultimate commuter frame to replace his Bad Boy. When the frame was finished the following year, we moved the Rohloff wheel over to the new frame and built the bike up with a variety of titanium parts for a super commuter that he rides nearly every day.

Learn more about Peter, his unique, handcrafted Potts, and why the SPEEDHUB works for his riding style below.

Watch renowned framebuilder Steve Potts explain the frame be made for Peter Krasnoff:

Phil Attends the "Meet Your Maker" Tour Through Oakland

Last weekend I rode the latest edition of the “Meet Your Maker" tour, a pedaling expedition to the workshops of some of the Bay Area's finest frambuilders and component manufacturers. This regular series of rides was started last year by a tight-knit group of framebuilders who rode together regularly but wanted to show their customers and friends the sense of passion, collaboration, and camaraderie that defines their local scene. The rides are kept at a “party pace,” bike business and engineer talk is kept to a minimum, and the idea is simply to show people a good time. Based on the smiles on peoples’ faces on Saturday, the Meet Your Maker tour has definitely stayed true to that original idea.

Nearly 100 riders had gathered in Paragon's parking lot by 9 a.m.