A week ago, a group of over 100 cyclists rolled through Point Reyes. The Almaden Cycle Touring Club’s annual Sierra-to-the-Sea ride came through Point Reyes on their way from the foothills of the Sierra’s down to Golde Gate Park. A bunch of them stopped in through out the day. The last couple of guys through […]
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My friend Gary B’s interview with Swobo’s Sky Yeager on bikeradar.com is a good read…especially the last question/answer. While you’re at it, read his bit with Grant Petersen too. (What’s playing: R.E.M. I Believe)
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According to an on-line post from Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Giant has proclaimed it The Year of the Road Bike. Didn’t that already happen? I’m sorry, but I would prefer that they, and others, proclaim it the Year of Getting People Off Their Asses Out of Their SUV’s Off Their Cell Phones and On […]
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Monday, June 23rd from 6:40-8:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), I will be helping Amanda Eichstaedt spin tunes on KWMR as she, in turn, is covering The Hippie from Olema Show. In trying to come up with a theme, we finally decided to make it an all request show. Takes the pressure off of us. So, […]
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I’ve always liked the simple, classic design of the traditional English 3-speed. Not long ago, I decided to investigate what the list of Craig has to offer and found a his and hers Raleigh Superbe 3-speed for sale. A quick negotiation and they were ours. They turned out to be super clean, still retaining their […]
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With regards to bikes the industry needs more of… I sold this DiamondBack Transporter over the weekend. This bike is one of those “just right” bikes. Just the right price for a first bike in many, many years buyer. Just the right spec – I gotta love the no suspension fork, complete with fenders, steel […]
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I’ve been out of a certain lock for a few weeks. Finally got around to ordering more last week. They came in yesterday. Sold out within a few hours. Guess four locks wasn’t enough. I had never ordered any half-links for dialing in single-speed bikes until earlier this week. Ordered two thinking, “what the heck, […]
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And now it hits home. Model years, huh. What are they good for. Absolutely nothing. Listen to me. Okay, so I took a little liberty from Edwin Starr. But really, model years are a bane to the bike industry. Maybe not “model years” per se, because some form of identifying production by specification needs to […]
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Actually, it’s probably only two or three degrees. Here’s a few funny coincidental instances that have happened at the shop. A few months ago, Grant Petersen of Rivendell stopped by. I saw the bike he parked out front and pretty much knew it was Grant. I’d never met him and always admired what he’s done […]
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AKA “You learn something new every day.” Had a nice fillet-brazed Mikelsen dropped off for some work a few days ago. It’s that tiny bike sitting behind my bike in the post below. It was built up with a mix of Campy Nuovo Record and 6-speed Dura Ace. The owner wanted to set it up […]
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Was sitting here typing up some e-mails and glanced over at my bike sitting next to a customer’s bike and the massive variance in sizes just hit me. Holy cow! I must be a friggin’ giant! The seat on that Mikelsen (it’s a beautiful fillet-brazed frame) doesn’t even clear the top tube on my bike. […]
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No, that’s not what this is about, although one might ask what those engineers and designers were smoking… What that is, is the tolling of the bells signaling the death of the cleanly designed, polished silver road component group – and crankarms specifically. Shimano’s Dura Ace was the last hold-out. Some would claim that the […]
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