Old enough to Know Better...

Young enough for a Bit of Hooliganism

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We were looking for bikepacking steeds, but nothing out there exactly lined-up:

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So we picked up a pencil (CAD software actually) and laid-out what we thought would be a great bike for multi-day tours, but still flexible enough to work well as a hardtail, snow bike or commuter.  Then we tracked-down one of the most respected Titanium shops in Asia and sweet-talked them into taking a look at what we had in mind.

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That first prototype saw thousands of miles under a huge range of riders in all sorts of conditions:  Cowboy-skinny, NFL-Built, bikepacking at 10,000 feet, trail riding, deep snow, errands around town...

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Tin Goat:   "Hammer on it.  Then tell us what sucks.  Don't hold back."

Test Rider (Later):  "Hmmm.  Too shiny?"

 

Strong - Affordable - Light:   

We'll take all three, thanks! 

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John Svoboda- Grand Poobah

John has toured many thousands of miles, coast-to-coast and overseas, on and off-road, over the past 40 years.  He has also raced, wrenched, commuted and even polo-ed (quite poorly, too!).  He has created and completed original bikepacking routes across the Southwest U.S.

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In addition to running Tin Goat, John teaches in the College of Engineering at the University of Colorado.  He is a patented inventor, a tech entrepreneur and the holder of one Bachelors and two Masters degrees.

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Minions

Tin Goat and John are fortunate to garner the guidance and contributions of several local bike industry heavyweights.