New Site

Howdy. Like Tonic Fab, but can't stand the decrepit site?


Go Here.

Nathan..doing something amazing at the Arvey.



-L

Cool Shirts!

Falling off the creative blog train has advantages. It opens up a little time which I have failed to use productively. I guess that's called taking break.

Anyway, we are QC-ing the bars and haven't sent any out yet. Should get these out by the end of week. We've got to be sure these are good.

Here's a little outside-the-box promotional thinking.

Charlie Parson (0:52) answers the question "If John McCain used rap music, would he have appealed to younger voters?"
That answer is no.
Poor Charlie probably had to be threatened to do this.

Zane Paul(?) @ 2:40...selling margarine, or just rapping about it, Zane hints he is not one to f-with.

I'm just impressed with those shirts. Great design.



-L

Stranded on a Desert Island.

Howdy..just got these in today.

It's a partial shipment sent via air. Sending them all via a plane was just too expensive, so the rest are on the water. Scheduled to arrive 1.20.09.

Knowing our luck some sailor will end up stranded on an island somewhere with nothing but Tonic All Time Highs to eat. Which is fine..I requested they come wrapped in a lead proof shower curtain so if a lead paint huffing dock worker sneezed on them they'd still pass a CPSC check and be safe for "Consumption."

The good news is our bars could be fashioned into a makeshift snorkel and ground to sharp point to function as spear for fishing. So yeah, someone's going to eat because of these..stranded sailor or maybe even us. Maybe.

Anyway, the bars do look well executed. I mean it's black aluminum handle bar... feature-less and quite possibly the most boring thing you'll bolt to your bike. Seat post clamps have more game than handlebars. If you want something that screams "look at me" this ain't for you. Bike parts are crappy way to draw attention to yourself anyway. If you want to draw attention to yourself via your bike, mount a milk crate to the handle bars, stuff an E.T. doll into it and go blast something.

There is a special centering graphic on the back of the bar and folks will have to find out for themselves what that is.


We'll check them over and send them on their way. Thanks to the folks who stepped up for these. No they aren't sold out. The balance will be here on the 20th.

$65 for the bars.
$130 for the bar and a Thomson X4 Stem.

$15 domestic shipping / $25 International.

I feel a Tonic Winter Jam coming this way.....




-L

Beginnings and Finishes.

Howdy 2009. Heading in the right direction yet?

2008 wasn't a bad year for Tonic Fab. Sold some bikes, developed some new ones, made a few friends and avoided eye contact with our enemies.

We've got a lot to improve on. Obviously our website needs to be changed. The world needs a better sense of who we are and what we do.

What else?

Internally, we are getting some things dialed-in. Or at least less dialed-out.

Anyway...
The most popular Tonic finish last year was the "coated" finish. It was a struggle at times getting it done on time and correctly, but that's how it goes.

So for the new year, here's a new finish we are working on. It's pretty expensive, so if we offer it, it'll be an up-charge. Not sure exactly, but figure around $100. It's a plating process. It picks up every detail on the surface of the material. We are still getting it dialed in..but this is a good first stab, and I figured I'd gauge interest before we proceed. I think someone might like it. Do you?





Here's an overview of this bike. It's one of 2 bent seat stay Fall Guys. Rare animal. One went to Russia. Who knows where this one will end up?



-L