A few years ago a small clothing company for women cyclists started in Inverness, California. My Alibi makes some great clothing for women cyclists who wanted to cycle in comfort without having to look like they are kitted out in racing gear. I’ve carried their first product in the shop for a few years. The […]
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I run a pretty tight ship inventory-wise. However, sometimes I end up with parts for one reason or another that I’ll likely not need in the foreseeable future. So, every so often I feel the need to make my buying error your purchasing error. Here are some parts that are one-time only “my loss is […]
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As we get older (okay, some of us), we still like to ride our bikes. Sometimes we like to ride our old vintage road bikes. And if it’s a vintage road bike like a vintage road bike should be (I’m talking 70’s and 80’s) it will have a double crank and a close ratio freewheel. […]
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On the spot bar tape job on something a bit unique. Jacquie Phelan pedaled over from Fairfax on a spectacular Fall day here in West Marin. Temps in the upper 60s, maybe the 70s. We were also under a “hazardous wind advisory” that never materialized. Good for cycling. With Jacquie’s bike in the stand, I […]
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Got out for a post-rain, pre-feast ride on the road bike. With fenders, it’s no problem to head out for a ride without having to think about how the road/weather conditions will affect your ride. I’m not a big fan of going out to ride in the rain if I can help it, but it’s […]
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Got to make room. Between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, I’m going to be posting bikes and parts that are for sale and on sale. Sales prices on bikes are good for in-store purchase only. I just don’t have any boxes big enough to pack a complete bike into at this time. And […]
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Been a while since I wrote a “Things I Like” post. It’s not because there haven’t been things I like that I’ve wanted to write about. Early on when I started this blog, I started writing about “Things I Lke,” “Things I Want To Like,” and “Things I Dislike.” Then, in the mean time, this […]
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Okay, final installment of Titanium Thursday (one time Thursday event). This one’s a sweet little Willits titanium road bike that had its Ultegra triple components replaced with a mix of 7800 and 7900 Dura Ace. (What’s playing: Social Distortion Ring of Fire)
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Quick one here with a titanium group hug. A shot of the first and most recent frame Steve has made with S&S couplers. Okay, so there’s an aluminum and carbon frame in the photo. (What’s playing: Neil Diamond Solitary Man)
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In the second edition, we have a new Steve Potts build. A really sweet 700c, disc brake cross bike. This is really a go fast dirt road, paved road rocket. Built with a SRAM parts group, White Industries hubs with HED Belgium rims, Thomson seat post, Ritchey bar and stem, and Avid BB7 brakes. The […]
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It’s been pretty intense recently. Lots of builds. Lots of repairs. Lots of titanium. I’ll parse out the sweet ti goodness in doses. The first dose is a nice little Steve Potts number that was in to get the fork repainted, new Moots stem and seat post, and new Potts ti bars. Rick at D&D […]
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How many times have you ridden past something and taken it for granted? Ridden past something and thought “I should stop sometime and check that out?” Anyone who has ridden past the town center of Inverness on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. has seen the old boat that’s been stranded high and dry on the beach […]
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