Our Team
Colt Fetters & Mark Gomez
Colt and Mark have been riding bikes together for close to 10 years. It all started in a small little cycling community of Auburn, Alabama. They started the first gravel race in AL, the Standard Deluxe Dirt Road Century in an effort to build more of a cycling community in Central Alabama. Colt has since moved on to Durango, CO where he has since worked as an outdoor educator, photographer, and marketing guy. Mark is the brains of the operation, based in Birmingham, he works in logistics for what Colt understands as some kind of tech startup.
How its made.
It starts with the finest titanium tubing available—U.S.-milled, Grade 9, cold-worked and stress-relieved to aerospace hydraulic specs. From there, each frame is handcrafted in Durango, Colorado by John Siegrist, an award-winning welder with over 30 years of experience. You might know him as the founder of DEAN Bicycles, which he started in his garage back in 1989.
Bringing a Buena Onda bike to life is a local effort. We work with four Durango-based businesses to make it happen: from John’s framebuilding, to our trusted local bike shop, to our branding partner Dryside Design Co., and the craftsman who cuts our vinyl masks. Even our custom Buena Bars are bent just a few hours south in Albuquerque by Doom Bars.
Community Supported Bicycles
What the heck is that?
We’re so glad you asked.
Buena Onda is rooted in community. The bike community, especially here in our hometown of Durango, is one of the strongest we’ve ever known. What we’re building isn’t all that different from a community-supported agriculture (CSA) model. Just like farmers offer shares of their crops before the season begins, we’re offering a small batch of bikes each quarter, available for pre-order.
To get one, you’ll reserve it with a deposit. When your bike is finished, we’ll ship it straight to you. This model helps us build intentionally and stay independent. As a thank you for supporting us early, we’re offering special introductory pricing on these first runs.