The sale of Specialized to GM certainly will. Yep, you heard that right, GM is now the owner of Specialized. The owner. Not a 49% shareholder or even 51%, but they got the whole kit and caboodle. If the thought of Cannondale being sold through Performance Bike shops was enough to throw the dealer industry […]
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If you are racing as a junior in any USA Cycling road event, you are limited in your high gear to a roll-out of 7.93 meters. Basically, that means your top gear is about a 52×14. I find it interesting that there is no limit to junior mountain bike racers. The top ratio of a […]
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Riding time is thinking time and this morning was no exception. I don’t like (maybe because I never have) riding with music via an IMD (impersonal music device) so I’m left to my thoughts. The problem is I have these revelations on my ride but rarely seem to remember them by the time I get […]
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Kimberlee Caledonia, one of the pioneers in women’s mountain bike racing, passed away March 19. I met her on an exploratory mountain bike trip to Baja in 198…can’t remember the exact year now, ’87 or ’88. I had met the owners of Baja Expeditions/Boojum Expeditions previously. They wanted to add mountain bike tours to their […]
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Just noticed that the previous post was #100. I don’t know if I should be proud of that or if it means I’m sliding into computer geekdom. Thought this was post worthy – two vintage Stumpjumper Sports in the stand at the same time. One was in for a new rear tire and the other […]
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My parking lot is dirt. Makes for some dusty days when some yahoo goes all Dukes of Hazzard through it, but I like it. Old school. I also like riding my road bike on dirt roads. Makes me feel a bit of what it felt like to ride and race road bikes in the early […]
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Well, actually, what’s on the work bench today. This sweet little trike came in a while ago. It’s owner was looking for new pedals and “headset” parts. By chance, I found the pedals right away as I was called to duty to install new pedals on the trikes at the local preschool where my wife […]
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Road bikes are road bikes, mountain bikes are mountain bikes, ho hum, yawn. Fun to ride, but they’re a dime-a-dozen and they all look the same except for paint color and decals. What was fun to see were some of the commuter/urban/e/transportation type bikes. The name on these bikes was Novo. I like the simplicity […]
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As much as I enjoyed my trip to Taiwan, it makes coming home that much better. One of the things I enjoy in Taiwan is lunch at a local restaurant. Sitting around a big round table as piles of food are laid out on the Lazy Susan while beer flows freely with calls of “hodala” […]
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It’s been two years since I last visited Taiwan. I’m here to report it hasn’t changed. Well, there is one thing that has changed, the high speed rail from the airport to Taichung is way faster than driving. At some points, the speed flashed on a display in the cars indicated we were traveling over […]
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Welp, after making my last of over 70 trips to Taiwan two years ago, I’m heading back to the island for a week of taking in the sights. Actually, I’ll be meeting the the folks I’m working with on the development of my frames as well and I’ll be hitting up the annual Taipei Cycle […]
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Guess I should have included a link to the site but in all my excitement, just overlooked a little minor point. www.blackmtncycles.com That should help. Might as well make use of this space to post this little fun bit. Working on an old Cannondale today that needed shift cables (they had been removed prior to […]
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