One of the blogs I follow is my friend, Marty’s and his bike shop blog The Prarie Peddler. He posted some pictures taken at the North American Handbuilt Bike Show today. As I’m looking at the photos, I’m thinking, first that the bikes he chose as his favorites could also very well be mine. It […]
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The marketing of carbon framed bikes for some companies is interesting. In a recent bike magazine, I was reading an editor’s 250 words on getting the best bang for your buck. In it, it mentioned a certain company selling a complete bike for $2,600 that features the same frame that their $5,500 bike has. That’s […]
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…and why is my coffee “crunchy?” Set a cable guide that came off a bike that is getting the full monty on the shelf above my work bench. Must have been perched on the edge because when I went for it to install it back on the bike in the stand, it wasn’t there. Hard […]
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Another really cool build up. The frame and parts were dropped off at the shop for a complete assembly. The frame also got a complete JP Weigle Frame Saver treatment. Not a bad idea for an older steel bike that one plans to keep around for years to come. The build and bike turned out […]
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I came across this You Tube clip of The Ventures on Facebook. Someone I know posted it with the comment about how stripped down the look is compared to some of the gaudy stage productions present today. I really like the visual of the stage and how the musicians are arranged – not the typical […]
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If there’s one person who has infinite (well, maybe a large finite) amount of wisdom to expound, it’s Chuck at Pacific Coast Cycles. Make sure you cruise over to read what Chuck’s put down to LCD screen as he’s started a blog. I’m a little late to the party, since he started it last October. […]
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The late winter weather is incredible this week. Mid-60’s temps and minimal breezes. So this morning at 8, I had to take advantage of it and head out on one of my favorite loops – on the road to Inverness, up to Inverness Ridge and Mt. Vision via a dirt road, Mt. Vision Rd. to […]
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One of the blogs I read on a regular basis is written by Dave Moulton. Dave is a retired frame builder who made frames for Masi and under his own Fuso brand. I really enjoyed his latest post “The Art of Doing Nothing.” For me that’s something I can do pretty easily. However, when I […]
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“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of courage, to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein. As I was watching a news segment on the recalls that Toyota is facing, the above quote by a pretty smart guy came to […]
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Success! Physically edited the photo size in html to fill up the column. I like! (What’s playing: Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan Girl From the North Country)
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Ever have one of those days when things seem to happen in twos? Ever have one of those days when a pair of WTB Phoenixes make their way into the stand? Unlike the bird, this is not a rare occasion at all out here in the sticks. I like this messy workbench top. Some gems […]
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Looking back, I see that it’s been almost two years to the day since I wrote this blog post about riding the 45 mile loop down to Bolinas, over to Fairfax, and back to Point Reyes Station. Uncanny how it’s almost exactly two years. While not the spectacular weather of that day, yesterday was pretty […]
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