About me
I grew up a son to a machinist who owned his own business. Through Junior High and High School I worked with him which I didn't really like too much but learned what I could about the technical side of things. My Grandfather was a tool and die maker and a gunsmith and whom I really admired because of his creativity. My childhood was spent daydreaming about becoming an artist or a scientist and working in a production based business bored the hell out of me! I painted and drew and pretended to be Tarzan while hanging in the ‘woods’ most of my free time. So I’ll fast forward to the point at which changed a lot in my life, and that was meeting the woman of my dreams. After needing to 'find myself' I moved to NYC from NJ 20 years ago and never looked back. After many B.S. jobs and a few failed attempt to try something new my past called me back, a friend told me about a job opportunity in the high end custom architectural hardware industry. This was perfect, because it allowed me to be creative. I was hired as their production manager to set-up and run that department and they gave me free reign to do whatever I wanted in their shop. And at that time it helped to mold me because we had a very eclectic group of friends and I was heavily influenced by them. During that time I expanded my mind to different avenues of expression which included painting and sculpture and jewelry. I will be posting photos of all my works in this new site. My younger brother and I are close and we’ve pretty much had the same interests in sports. He introduced me on to mountain biking which he was into and having the same interests as far as sports go well you know I tried it and loved it! It became 'my sport' something I felt natural doing. I used it to commute most of my years in the city and it became second nature. I raced a little and did well but hated the stress from it. As the sport progressed so did my 'tinkering', I have always worked in metal as a form of expression and with that being said I started making unique 'one off' parts for my bike. Anyway that was the beginning of it all, so I started NYC with a friend which didn't work out and was a complete disappointment! We both had different visions as to where this company will go, He had a pretty stressful day job that kept him pretty busy, I just wanted to create artistically designed bike parts. I strive to produce the best shit out there whatever it is, product, clothing, art, whatever....Live Fast Die With A Smile On Your Face!!!!!!!
My vision
The goal of NYC Freeride was to design, manufacture, and market quality engineered and artistically inspired freeride bicycle components. NYC Freeride was producing bicycle components for six years on a limited basis. The company’s products have received industry praise from riders around the world and garnered excellent reviews from freeride journalists. As freeriding grows and continues to push riding beyond what anyone has imagined, NYC Freeride's goals were to accomplish the same with their premium bicycle componentry to meet the sport’s demand. NYC Freeride had the ability and ambition to produce superior freeride products because the company was composed of avid freeride enthusiasts and talented artists and bikes are an important part of their lives. The company’s products were sold via direct retail sales, specialty bicycle retailers, distributors, online, mail order, and promotional events and tradeshows.
"Amore Mio" Silicon bronze Hammered and stamped Antiqued
"Amore Mio" (cover) Silicon bronze Hammered and antiqued
"Geometric" Circa '89 Stainless steel
"Symatri" Circa '89 Mixed metals stainless steel/tellurium copper
"Destruction I" Circa '92 Stainless steel
"Destruction II" Circa '92 Stainless steel
"Gleeb" Circa '92 Mixed metals stainless steel and sand cast silicon bronze.
"Old Man Winter" Circa '93 Stainless steel Melted
"Splat" Circa '93 Mixed metals stainless steel/nickel Melted then TIG welded
"Spykes" Circa '93 Mixed metals stainless steel/.925 sterling silver Melted then TIG welded and brazed
"Piggi" Circa '94 Stainless steel
"Float" Circa '94 Stainless steel
"Chaos" Circa '94 Stainless steel
"My Heart In A Box" Circa '94 Stainless steel
Graffiti '91
Graffiti spray can on cardboard '92
