Bicycle Engineering

This is a one-​man shop selling Ibis bikes and frames, and he also builds custom bikes under the «Tango» name. His name is Rick Jorgensen and he used to build custom tandems too, but I am not sure if he is still building these. I do know that he buys and sells used tandems and likes to spend hours talking about them. If you are thinking of buying a tandem and want a real education on them, this is the guy to talk to.
The two bikes I bought from Rick are both Ibis carbon bikes (not tandems), one is the road Silk and the other is the Mojo full-​suspension mountain bike. I won’t go into too much detail on the bikes other than to say they are works of art and are amazing rides.
But aside from the bikes, the really cool thing about this business is how small it is. It’s way different than going to a big bike shop. It’s pretty fun seeing how he builds frames for people who want custom bikes.
He spent a lot of time putting my bikes together and working with me on all of the fit adjustments, and after a couple of years of riding them, the only maintenance I’ve had to do are change flats and make a couple of cable adjustments, and cleaning. That’s it. Nothing else. Part of it is the quality of the bike, but a lot of it is that he put them together right, and that he fitted everything to me so well that I never have felt like I’ve had to change things. Both of these bikes feel great and ride great.
I highly recommend Rick if you want an Ibis, a custom steel bike, or a tandem.