Pedal Ponder and Wander
 1985 Mountain KleinA clean cafe cruiser from one of the first mountain bikes! |  Leader Bike USA ChainringA Prototype chainring on my 1985 Klein |  Specialized HardrockA replica of my old bike in San Diego |  Clown BikeCrackhead frame with lots of nice parts and a fixed gear rear hub! Can't go fast on this bike, but it's fun in the parking lot! |
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 Fixed Gear BMXRiding a wheeling on the fixed BMX |  Skate Park Jam 2021Tire tap! |  Park Jam 2021Nose Manual! |  Park Jam 2021Shreddin |
 Cash Avaritte BMX winnerPark Jam 2021 Champ |  Park Jam 2021The Tombstone |  Flying Cody DHSSenior photo |  Cody AirAiring out of the bowl |
 BettyFixed gear conversion with a custom 50t Betty Boop chainring |  BettyFixed gear conversion with a custom 50t Betty Boop chainring |  Betty Boop CNC ChainringCustom designed 50t Betty Boop Chainring made by Silent |  Twisted Tea TrikeWe put a motor on this trike... bad idea... it blew a tire at 35mph, the tube came out, wrapped around the axle and flipped the bike, seriously injuring the rider. |
 Tour de Cedaredge StartFirst Tour de Cedaredge |  Klunker Start 2021First Klunker run! |  Mau Fixie BMXRiding backwards, facing backwards |  Klunker Race Flyer |
 SteevoIconic Klunking photo |  Klunking Tee Front |  Keep Calm Hoodie |  1995 GT PerformerNice |
 Labor Day RideKlunkin Surface Creek |  Silent Sun TrikeSo fun with the big wheel! |  1999 Dyno BlazeRestored Dyno with Silent Cinema Custom wheelset! |  Fuji Thrillster KlunkerWe made this too nice |
 1984 Specialized Rockhopper Fixed Gear Pursuit BikeLooks fast... isn't! Needs a bigger gear ratio! |  Bianchi Silent SSSweet Single Speed Gravel Grinder/Cruiser |  Jamis Komoto hard TailRebuilt and upgraded |  Specialized Hard Rock City Fixed GearMy coffee bike |
 Leader 722 TSI was allowed to demo this bike when I was working for Leader Bike USA, working on a chainring prototype that never made it to production. |  1959 Space LinerRestoration we did |  1959 Space LinerThis was a cool bike to build! |  Trek Fixed Gear ConversionBuilt in San Diego for a friend |
 Motobocane Fixed Gear ConversionDr. Jeff's first fixed gear! |  No Name Track BikeThe track bike as we got it |  Track Bike SilencedAfter our "Silent Treatment" |  Motobocane Fixed Gear ConversionCool build, but the frame is retired and for sale |
 Specialized HR Fixed Trick BikeTried to replicate the artistic bike - it was fun but it didn't work that well |  Specialized RH Fixed GearOn an epic ride in Peagreen |  Specialize Rockhopper FixieFun build and great ride |  Diamond Back Parade BikeFrame has been retired and for sale |
 Silent Track WrenchWe designed a cool wrench just for fixed gears who ride street! |  Silent Circle ChainringOne of our designs, beefed up for strength |  Kent Chaos ThrusterEven Dept. Store bikes can be made cool |  Shop Bin BMX bikeWhat we can make with parts laying around the shop |
 WTP TriggerVery nice custom bike! |  WTP TriggerPros only! |  We The People LacieCustom painted WTP Bike |  We The People LacieGreat bike |
 WTP Battleship BMXCustom built BMX... got stolen and parted out sadly |  1959 Schwinn TigerCustom build bike for none other than MTB Pioneer Archie Archuletta! |  DiamondBack KlunkerFirst build of the Red DB |  Closeup of the ChainNow hangs on the wall |
 DiamondBack KlunkerThe only brake |  DiamondBack Klunker2nd iteration, new rims |  DiamondBack KlunkerHelluva downhill bike |  Hyper KlunkerProof we can build a FS dept. store bike into a Klunker that will survive the descent off the Grand Mesa |
 Silent Klunker BomberWe put Marzocchi Bomber forks on this Walmart bike. Click the photo to see the video of it going down the mtn! |  Nishiki KlunkerOur latest and nicest Klunker build |  Nishiki KlunkerAwesome Klunker |  1989 Klein PinnacleFun bike to build and to race! |
 Klein Pinnacle 1989With Bridgestone forks... |  1986 Fisher Mountain BikeOne of the first ever production bikes from the Fisher Bicycle company, which later became Gary Fisher Bicycles. This bike was nice!! |  1961 Ladies Schwinn AmericanFull Concurs restoration with custom paint |  1961 Ladies Schwinn AmericanTurned out great! |
 1952 Monark Firestone Super CruiserEra specific concurs restoration. |  1952 Monark Firestone Super CruiserFrom rust to showroom ridable! |  1952 Monark Firestone Super CruiserDetailed to the core. This project took six months to complete. It came in rusted inside and out, front to back, top to bottom, everything rotted, but 90% of the original parts were used to bring this timeless classic back to life! |  1962 Schwinn Starlet IIIA survivor - all original parts |
 1962 Schwinn Starlet IIIYes, even the horn still works! |  1949 Schwinn 20" Kids BikeNot a Stingray, those weren't out quite yet, but this is the precursor bike to that one! |  1949 Schwinn 20" Kids BikeCustom paint and slight retromods |  1969 Schwinn CollegiateAnother survivor - never been tuned up. Needs some lovin. |
 1969 Schwinn CollegiateCould be yours - click the photo! |  Schwinn Varsity Jr KlunkerWe went klunking with this bike... the wheels did not survive and became tacos. It lived like this for a while until we needed the wheels for somethings else. Frame is still available for sale. |  1973 Schwinn FairladyCustom wheels and paint - date night bike! |  Klunker CruiserWe built this bike for a dude who never picked it up... sat for months, then a kid stole it right in front of our shop one day... never seen it since. |
 Old Klunker CruiserI'm sure it's parted out and trashed by now... but if ya see it... |  Murray KlunkerFun times with silly colors and a shop-built 700c front wheel |  Murray KlunkerIt rode good |  Huffy Kids bikeThis bike was our first custom paint job - can ya tell? |
 Trike RestoreTook me forever, but this early paint job came out alrighy |  Silent ChopperA project started by the neighborhood kids and finished at Hintercraft Handmade next door (back then)! |  Brooks on the GravelThe best seat for Gravel riding |  1980 Nishiki Olympic 12 (18)My favorite gravel bike, converted from an old steel Japanese bike - now rocking Shimano wheels too! |
 1980 Nishiki Olympic 12 (18)The rear cassette is a 9-speed so while the gear speed is similar on the low end, it now has a top gear ratio of 52 x 11 teeth and 18 speeds! |  Ross Grand Prix Purple PowerBrought this one to life as a trainer. He was heavy but that old Ross leather saddle softens up nicely when ridden. |  Puch TownieRecent custom build with a Shimano Nexus 3 speed hub and custom wheels, and a custom chainring to boot! |  Puch TownieShoulda charged more for this build |
About Us
Our evolution:
Silent started in 2009 in Vista, California by Marty Ulrich in the industrial park hanging out with the likes of Andrew Brussard and Gene Bird. The focus back then was manufacturing. People often ask how I came up with the name Silent. It began with a quest to find a chainring for my new fixed gear bike. Appalled by the limited selection and insane prices from other companies, I found it was easier and cheaper to make parts than to buy them - after all, I was a metal fabricator by trade and we had plenty of "drop" sheet metal laying around from other jobs. So I designed a chainring based on my own measurements and math, based on a SRAM S1 chain. It fit like a glove. I then beveled and polished the teeth just because I could. The result was a dead-silent chainring. While riding down a grade with the wind at my back, I was in some kind of vortex. All I could hear was the sound of the tires effortlessly rolling down the pavement - no wind, no chain noise. This bike had been Silenced! The rest is history.
Silent moved to Colorado in 2011 and went on a little hiatus until 2020 when we opened our first brick n mortar shop in Cedaredge. Here we established a foundation for a cycling community and began hosting bike games each summer including our famous Cedaredge Skate Park Jam, which is now our legacy. We also brought back “klunking,” which is truly fantastic on the Grand Mesa!!
In that time, Marty has overhauled, tuned up, and built 1000s of bikes. He also specializes in crafting wheels for custom bike builds and is known to build a fresh wheel from start to finish in under an hour! Every bike that bears the emblem “This bike has been Silenced” is a real treasure and will bring smiles for miles to come!! Whether you want thirty speeds, five, or just one, he has a knack for knowing exactly what you’re looking for in a bike.
Our shop moved twice from our small Cedaredge location as it grew, but the overhead was just too much and so October 31, 2025 was our last day in Delta, Colorado. The shop will remain and emerge in another location in the near future. Follow us on facebook for more updates!
