The Covid shutdown of 2020 was pure opportunity for Ben Jurgensen, then a 33 year-old sculpture studio teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design. Freed from the routine of everyday life, he started on the path of bicycle frame building to create July Bicycles. He describes that time as “my sourdough."

The much talked-about Pursuit Cycles will launch on June 1st with a limited edition run of 35 carbon fiber bicycles.

Rocket 7 is based in Erie, Colorado. They make about 150 custom shoes a year and offer repairs for older models as well.