Over 20 years ago a friend of mine, Mark Langton, who was an editor with Mountain & City Biking called to say that he was down in Escondido, CA (where I lived at the time) visiting the Specialized mountain bike team training camp and would I and my roommates like to take Team Stumpjumper on […]
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When it rains, it pours. These two Moots YBB bikes found their way to the shop for some repairs. What are the chances that on any one day, two of them would come in. As you can see from the photo, there probably couldn’t be two more different builds. Gotta make it work for you. […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
The words of famous hard-man Jens Voigt. Thanks to Belgium Knee Warmers for putting this up on their blog. Fabulous clips and now I have to order Overcoming. Part 1 Part II (What’s playing: The Dears Money Babies)
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Thieves cut two cables to get this one bike out of a bunch in a bike rack near Golden Gate Park. The bike is the custom Steve Potts 29″er that i built up back in January. It’s the owner’s pride and joy. If anyone hears about this bike, please contact me or the owner through […]
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The spectacular weather we had over the weekend held out for one more day so I could take advantage of it on my day off. Pulled the cross bike down and headed up Limantour Road to the Coast Trail and then back up to Inverness Ridge Trail. It’s mid-November and the temperature, in town, topped […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain
I got these Redline Conquest cross bikes in recently. These are pretty sweet bikes for $1195. Nice attention to detail. Smart 9-speed drivetrain (more on the reason I like this in a bit), good mud clearance, good looking blue paint – and white bar tape (very PRO). In short these are perfect if one wants […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, New in the shop
Straight off the presses “Special Weather Statement,” it’s going to be a scorcher this weekend. Sounds like it’s time to take advantage of the weather and go long and far on your bike this weekend. …POSSIBLE RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES ON TAP FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY… THE COMBINATION OF STRONG […]
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To make room for other bikes I want to carry, I need to sell the Redline Mono-9 bikes that I’ve got left. These are really nice 29″ wheel bikes with a rigid fork, SRAM X-9 shifter/derailleur, single 32t chainring with guard, Maxxis Ignitor 2.1 tires on WTB rims, Ritchey Pro bar/stem/seatpost topped by a WTB […]
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Emanuele Sella received his punishment for doping at this year’s Giro ‘d Italia. One year? That’s a slap on the wrist. Maybe it’s just me but if you dope with EPO/CERA, which is a clear form of instant go-juice, and win a race or stage as dominantly as Sella did, the ban should be life-time. […]
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Arleigh was nice enough to post a bit about my 650B frames over at sixfiftyB.com. Thanks, Arleigh! Now I need to get the hustle on to get the frames done and here. The timing of when information is released vs. availability is a tough one to manage. I hope I can over-achieve on my goals. […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames
In this post, Laffeaux asked to update what my insurance company came back with for a premium based on my selling frames with my name on them. First, it makes one wonder why there should be a difference in the first place. I mean, what really is the difference between a frame I sell with […]
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Riding here between July and September is good for the stomach. That’s when the blackberries and huckleberries are ripe for the picking. There’s nothing quite like stuffing your mug with blackberries during a ride. So sweet. We’ve even got some in the yard that are perfect for grazing on after a ride. But alas, the […]
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