This is the tale of two veteran mountain bike enthusiasts, two wheel sizes, and a combined goal to create something awesome. As serendipitous stories go, shortly after Miles Schwartz sauntered into Michael Vidovich’s shop, Timberline Cycles, in Colorado Springs one day, both characters found their futures shifting significantly. Schwartz had recently moved to town and was eager to meet folks in the local trail community. Vidovich was happy to have a new customer and riding buddy around, and the two quickly bonded over a particular bike that Vodivich had a hand in creating.

Having ridden motocross bikes throughout his life, Vidovich had a passion for the varying suspension styles mountain bike frames were built around and made a point of not overlapping suspension technology with the brands in his shop. He also had a variety of wheel sizes in the shop and would build up different franken-bikes and test new ideas on the regular.

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