A-train Cycles
We specialize in making fine, handcrafted bicycles and accessories that are organically suited to a rider’s goals, temperament and aesthetic sensibilities.
While this has transformed into a business, it was born out of a passion and love for cycling. The framebuilding is done by one man: Alex Cook, or as he’s lovingly called The A-train. He learned the framebuilding craft somewhat self indulgently as an outlet for creativity, expression and imagination nurtured through several years of working in a bike shop and living the cycling lifestyle. As his s
04/01/2016
Great photoset of Parker's gravel bike on the The Radavist. Check it out!
Parker’s A-Train All Road | The Radavist This bike, upon first glance, might just seem like a cross bike with some flashy paint and while that is mostly true, the thing that struck me the most about Parker's A-Train all road is the drivetrai...
11/20/2015
Keeping things nice and tight.
11/13/2015
A couple different thru-axle dropout options machined by in California.
10/17/2015
Rod's new road bike all built up. Now it's time to take it apart for shipping to Indianapolis. I love the new ENVE Composites 12mm thru-axle disk cross fork. Even though this is a road bike it gives Rod the option to run 32mm tires if he wishes. Other highlights include White Industries CLD hubs, Chris King Precision Components headset and bottom bracket, and a Shimano Ultegra Di2 drivetrain.
10/01/2015
Huge Bummer.
Last chance to ride the Minnesota River Bottoms, a grass-roots bike route that’s soon to be paved Balancing between a narrow slice of dedicated users and a broad range of future users is something that planners try to do carefully.
10/01/2015
Keeping chainstay miters nice and tight.
09/30/2015
Custom stem with integrated Di2 junction box mount is ready for paint.
09/15/2015
A glamour shot of Parker's already well used A-train gravel bike.
07/24/2015
07/17/2015
07/09/2015
Bam! Full gallery coming next week.
06/14/2015
05/28/2015
A little teaser of a very blue A-train gravel bike. Full gallery coming soon.
05/16/2015
Parker's A-train about 125 miles into the Almanzo Alexander. Photo credit-
03/18/2015
03/13/2015
A little preview of Liz's road bike. Full gallery coming soon.
02/25/2015
A little sneak peak of a A-train gravel bike that will be built up and photographed tomorrow before being delivered to its owner.
02/16/2015
New batch of headbadges for the next fifty frames. Each one will be scoured, polished, or painted to best match whatever frame it goes on.
02/10/2015
Really happy to have an A-train on the cover of Swedish Bicycling magazine. STARK & SNABB! Google translates that as STRONG & FAST, sounds right to me.
02/10/2015
Made in Minnesota with pride!
A custom stainless A-train is among some good company on this list.
Cycling About – The 20 Nicest Touring Bikes in the World At CyclingAbout, we love custom bikes. In fact, we own quite a few ourselves. For diehard bike enthusiasts, there’s nothing in the world that compares to riding a bike tailored for you.
01/30/2015
Custom stem and seatpost to compliment Liz's A-train road bike.
01/20/2015
Ben's cross frame is finished, boxed, and on its way to paint.
01/15/2015
Oh damn! XTR 9000 has arrived.
01/14/2015
Great teaser photo courtesy of Hill at Airglow Painting.
01/12/2015
Getting started on Parker's frame.
Project A-train Cycles: Gravel Ripper is underway.
SO EXCITED!
12/04/2014
Stainless steel A-train riding into the sunset. Photo courtesy of the awesome guy that took it.
One of my customer was kind enough to email me with his 30 day report of his new A-train. I am thrilled to get this sort of feedback.
Alex,
I've had my A-train for 30 days now. After 30 days and 475 miles ridden, all I have to say is I love that bike. Thanks so much for building me such a wonderful bike.
-Doug
11/21/2014
Great write up on my fellow shop mate Matt from Appleman Bicycles. If carbon is something you fancy, Appleman is the way to go.
Factory Tour: Aerospace Composite Engineer Matt Appleman’s Carbon Fiber Workshop Custom frame builder Matt Appleman has a degree in composites engineering. Although the bike industry uses a lot…
11/21/2014
Keeping miters tight and tidy
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