What's Brewing in The Basement?

Over the past decade Paul Brodie has tried many new things and discovered different techniques; like all artisans, refining their skill. So, what's going on in his shop right now?  This is the bike he's building from scratch!  An 1888 Whippet full suspension bike.  The drawing comes from "Bicycles and Tricycles", a great book by Archibold Sharp, first published in 1896.