Part of what makes a bike shop a bike shop is bikes. And part of what makes a successful bike shop is the selling of bikes. Well, I’ve got some great bikes to sell and I need to sell some soon. I’m hoping that folks in the Bay Area who are looking for adventure bikes […]
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Uploaded a bunch of photos to my flickr page in preparation of updating my website. There’s a couple more bikes I need to photograph, but for now, this is enough. The photo title is a link to the bike photo set. 1985 Fat Chance 1991 Ibis SS 1988 Mantis Valkyrie 1984(?) Steve Potts Custom – […]
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Pleasant surprise e-mail yesterday. By the way, the trick to taking self-portraits, Stephen, is having really long arms. That’s Black Mountain over his left shoulder. Thanks for the photo Stephen. (What’s playing: Elton John Love Song)
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Been busy. Not much time for posting, but time for riding. Monday saw my butt on the saddle for 5 hours of mixed-terrain goodness involving Bolinas Ridge, Old Railroad Grade, Hoo-Koo-E-Koo on the cross bike. Here’s a couple of shots from the top of Mt. Tam and the cross bike at the top of Randall […]
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The weather has been pretty dang awesome in these neck of the woods – well, when it’s not raining or the wind is howling. But other than that, it’s been really great. Here’s some images of some road riding. The first set is from the Marshall Wall loop one early morning a week or so […]
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A little picture pleasure of a repair to an old Potts custom fillet-brazed frame. The cable guides were about ready to disintegrate. Steve removed the old ones and brazed new ones on. In addition, he filled in some chain suck marks with a little silver and filed it smooth. Now it’s ready for a new […]
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I like ProGold ProLink chain lube. It lubes the chain. When used at appropriate intervals, the chain stays clean and quiet. When used at appropriate intervals, the chains last longer because they run cleaner. In addition to using it on my chain, I also use it inside my cable casings for friction free shifting and […]
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Feels good to (finally) have t-shirts here. My old t-shirts were getting thread bare and well… So, here’s the scoop: American Apparel t-shirts; any color as long as it’s black; men’s small, medium, large, XL, and a few XXL; ladies girlie style in medium, large, and a few XL. Price $24.95. For a limited time […]
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Who would have thunk? Bruce’s sense of style and proportion are second to none. If you do one thing today, make sure you check out Red Kite Prayer’s post on the bike Bruce made for the San Diego Custom Bike Show. The whole package is incredible, but I think I like the fork the best. […]
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In the previous post, David posted the following comment: “Hi Mike, When are you expecting to have those bikes for sale? How does this monster crosser differ from the likes of the Salsa Vaya? (Sloping top tube, BB height?) Or the La Cruz? (Tire clearance?) Is it more like a sport-tourer with bigger tire clearance? […]
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Four days, four rides. Pretty good streak of rides going. Three rides on the cross bike, one on the road bike. Today, it was a cross bike ride. Some pavement, some dirt, some single-track, some fire road. The day started out a bit warmer, then got colder up on Inverness Ridge. By the time I […]
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Welp, after almost 3 years, it looks like I’ll have t-shirts soon. The t-shirts will be American Apparel. American Apparel costs significantly more than the standard beefy t type, but I like the American Apparel t-shirts better. Quality first. No shortcuts. The logo is about 4″ square and centered over the sternum. I think I’ll […]
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