If one is not going to slack off and not post for a couple of weeks, one better come back with some good stuff. It doesn’t get any better than working on nice old bikes and getting to work on a Cunningham tops that list. My friend Noah sent his Cunningham to Charlie to get […]
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It’s time for Biketoberfest in Fairfax this Saturday, October 10 and I’ll be there with a booth showing of the samples of my new road and cross frames. I’ll also be sharing space with Mark Slate of OS Brand bikes where he’ll have a couple of his Blackbuck bikes. I’ll also have one of the […]
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…there’s a blueberry scone from the Bovine Bakery on my work bench along with coffee. And if it’s during the Pt. Reyes farmer’s market, there will also be a plate full of papas con huevos y aguacate on top of a hand-made gordita from the great ladies who run a food stand featuring homemade Mexican […]
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Last weekend was an interesting one. Saturday morning we were treated to a nice thunder and lightning storm with a bit of rain. Point Reyes Station was also on the route for the MS150 Waves to Wine ride that brought, by some estimates, a couple thousand riders through town on a two-day trip from San […]
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I guess this is a good problem to have. However, one of the things in life that annoy me to no end is having to replace things as they run out. I hate grocery shopping for the daily staples. I have having to buy supplies for the shop as they run out. It’s just, well, […]
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Like I mentioned, when I have something to say, I’ll say it and after this mornings road ride there were two things that became clearly evident. One is riders of the pavement still don’t know how to ride in a paceline and 28s just flat out rule. I had reason to hit the road this […]
Sometimes I just don’t feel like writing a blog post, so I don’t. Probably should, but don’t. I figure when the time is right, it will happen. The time’s right. There’s actually been quite a bit of newsworthy stuff, but I’ll dole it out in time. Today, I’ll put up a few things that have […]
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Recently President Obama was spied riding a bike without a, gasp, helmet. While I won’t debate the helmet issue, I’ll post this: (What’s playing: Tom Waits concert from NPR’s All Songs Considered live concert series podcast – and Devo’s Freedom of Choice)
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I had a couple come into the shop this week while they were out on a ride. He commented that I had great hours: open at 11 am during the week and close at 5:30. Life’s got to be good with a schedule like that, right? I said, that yes, that would be ideal, however, […]
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It’s no huge secret that I spent a number of years designing bike frames and creating complete bike specifications. At one time, I was responsible for over 250 individual bills of materials and over 130 individual frame drawings. A lot to keep track of. The brands I worked with were national brands, but didn’t get […]
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“My gears aren’t working very well. It slips a bit in some gears so I figured I’d bring it in for a tune-up.” I had changed out the bars a while back to some that put the rider in a more upright position and at the time, I’m sure I would have checked to make […]
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…time to clean the coffee cup. The headset keeps it bike related. (What’s playing: Merle Haggard Stop the World and Let Me Off)
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