Finally got the Gryphon proto together today. Our move has been delayed by a week which gave me a chance to get into the shed and catch up on a few things. One of which was getting this drop barred rigid specific beast together, another to fit a recently acquired Maverick SC32 to a demo bike - both came together very nicely. Yes, I know there are a few little corners I missed when polishing, but I got impatient and wanted to see it built! Silver Gryphon headbadge still to come.

Pertinent details: 853 frame polished to a sheen (will be clearcoated), Black Sheep Ti fork 440mm w 48mm rake, Stans wheels and other nice bits and bobs, don't know the total weight but it's pretty light, guessing around 22lb. Production of these framesets is still very much up in the air. Whether there is a market for a 'mass' produced drop bar specific, rigid specific 29er I'm not sure - if you like the idea let me know.

Tour Fever has hit London and who should I see wandering the streets near Victoria station but El Diablo himself Didi Senft! I managed to break into some extremely broken German to interrupt his perusal of free magazines and ask him for a photo - he happily obliged.

The Singular distribution network is slowly growing - with Square Wheels in Strathpeffer, Northern Scotland, the latest to join the fold. Steve has had a demo bike up there for a while which he's been very happy with, so they will now be carrying stock of Singular Swift framesets in both geared and singlespeed versions.

The Gryphon prototypes we had come in are now being painted up in a nice new colour scheme, getting really excited about these ones. Build ought to happen next week and pics will follow shortly thereafter.

We also have a new road frame in the works using a classic Italian road geometry with some lovely lugs including a fully lugged fork. It won't be so touring oriented as the Peregrine, nor will it be an out and out race bike - really just a lovely road bike for every day folk with clearance for decent sized tyres and fenders. Keep an eye on here for more news on the Osprey over the coming weeks.