Pt. Reyes used to have some public porta-potties set up next to the shop. Cyclists knew about them and used them all the time. It was a pretty good deal for me as far as exposure goes. No not that kind of exposure. Groups of cyclists would stop for the one rider with TBS (tiny […]
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This homemade looking bike came in to get some 90mm comfort riser bars, slick tires, Gripshift MRX shifters, wicker basket… Okay, not really. It did get dropped off so I can send it to its new home with my friend Noah, Cunningham afficianado. It’s pretty freakin’ cool. The model is the Wombat and was pretty […]
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I’ve wanted to start this for quite some time. “Things I Like” – self-explanatory. “Things I Don’t Like” again, very self-explanatory. And “Things I Want To Like” – this category contains things that I want to like but due to various circumstances fail in my expectation or in their ability to work/please/last. Because this thing’s […]
Filed under: Things I Want To Like
This old Ibis road frame came in to have an (almost) complete 8-speed Dura Ace group installed. The frame was virtually NOS. It had had a bottom bracket threaded into it at one time and the headset was already installed, but it didn’t appear that a rear derailleur had been threaded into the dropout as […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
…or yesterday. This bike will be traversing the California Alps during this weekend’s Death Ride. Its owner did a final, long 95 mile ride through Sonoma County’s back roads last week. After that ride, he felt like the 50/34 coupled with a 12-27 might not be sufficient to get him over all the five passes […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
A few days ago, I had someone in the shop with a, um, saddle related issue. He would go for a ride and then have lingering pain for the next couple of days. Not good. He brought in two saddles that he’d tried that did absolutely nothing to ease the pain and provide comfort. I […]
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