The latest installment of Black Mountain Cycles bottles in the wild, Minnesota style, comes from Jason of Salsa Cycles. Jason’s a great guy who absolutely loves riding his bike. I’m personally embarrassed that I don’t spend nearly half as much time in the saddle as he does. Check out Jason’s bike with the new Salsa […]
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…Walt Disney throws up?(What’s playing: Gram Parsons Love Hurts)
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Finally got around to bringing in Ortlieb bags and Tubus racks. I’ve got a small selection of Ortlieb and Tubus that will be a continuously stocked. One more step in narrowing my focus on the touring, cyclocross, adventure riding arena. The Bruce Gordon BLT with USA made Gordon racks is the perfect complement to a […]
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Time for a “what’s in the stand post.” This time around it’s an early 90’s Potts CCR (Cross Country Racer) that has a fresh coat of ‘Yeti Pink’ from Spectrum Powder Works. The owner jut happened to also have a Type II w/ canti bosses that fit nicely instead of the original Ritchey Logic fork, […]
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… it’s reported that the sweetest ride at the L.A. Auto Show is a bicycle. Not just any bike but a really dialed Rawland Ravn single-speed. Check out the story here: The Sweetest Ride at the L.A. Auto Show. (What’s playing: Fresh Air interview w/ Gogol Bordello)
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Here’s a quick “what’s in the stand.” Later generation WTB ti Phoenix in a big 19.5″ size. Bonus feature – S&S couplings that allow the frame to be taken apart and loaded in a case for airplane travel. At the time, this would have simply been luggage and no extra charge would have been incurred. […]
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Here’s another from Chris taken at Neshaminy Creek in Bensalem, PA, which he says is 45 seconds from his house – lucky bastard. It appears he has chosen colors for his bike that make it easy to spot in a crowded bike rack 😉 (What’s playing: The Knitters Love Shack)
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So I’ve been a little lazy on posting. Been busy, but I’ve got a few minutes now to do a little catching up. What’s been going on…well, let’s see, I sent this Potts tandem frame/fork/stems off to D+D Cycles for a repaint a while back. The stoker stem also got replated. Turned out pretty darn […]
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I thought I would use this to start a new series: Black Mountain Cycles bottles seen in the wild. This one comes from a rider in the South Bay taken of the memorial to the people on the Australian DC-6 Resolution flying from Sydney to San Francisco that crashed on Kings Mountain in 1953. To […]
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I don’t know what it is that makes people who are out on a ride think they can just stop into the shop ask me to fix something and then think they don’t need to pay for services rendered. Recently a racer-type in full team kit came into the shop with her bike while her […]
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This was forwarded to me. I won’t be able to attend (I’ll be riding), but there are probably more that a few who should attend. It seems like a good (smart) idea. Just because one can say/write anything on the interweb doesn’t mean it’s okay or proper or legal. The following is the text of […]
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What my idea of a Surly Cross Check should be. If FFF (Fatties Fit Fine), why not specify the fatter tires instead of the skinny-ish Ritcheys? Add a granny ring to get up some steeper hills (or use as a bailout when all day in the saddle results in fried legs). Some folks just want […]
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