In yesterday’s post about the White Industries shifter/derailleur, I tried to link it up to a post I thought I made about an Otis Guy tandem that was in a while back to get the derailleurs working. I must not have posted that as I couldn’t find it. It may be here somewhere, but I […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
Like the pair of YBB bkes that came in recently, things just seem to happen in pairs. This is a pair of Santa Cruz Blurs that came in. One to have the travel increased in the Reba fork and the other to transfer over the White Industries shifter to a new bar. I don’t know […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
As chance would have it, it’s Friday and I’ve got a few more 650B projects. Unlike 650B Friday part 1, these bikes are a bit more moto, not the bikes of part 1 weren’t moto, these are just mo’ moto. So, what’s on tap? I was impressed with Sean Virning’s Rawland bikes so I ordered […]
Filed under: 650B, New in the shop, Things I like, What's in the stand
This older Ted Wojcik came in to be reconditioned. Basically, it needed all new cables, brake pads, and a tube. This is a really neat bike. AMP supplied the rear end and Ted built the steel front triangle. There are some very nice details on both the front and rear. Sorry, G-T. Still waiting for […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
Over 20 years ago a friend of mine, Mark Langton, who was an editor with Mountain & City Biking called to say that he was down in Escondido, CA (where I lived at the time) visiting the Specialized mountain bike team training camp and would I and my roommates like to take Team Stumpjumper on […]
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When it rains, it pours. These two Moots YBB bikes found their way to the shop for some repairs. What are the chances that on any one day, two of them would come in. As you can see from the photo, there probably couldn’t be two more different builds. Gotta make it work for you. […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
Thieves cut two cables to get this one bike out of a bunch in a bike rack near Golden Gate Park. The bike is the custom Steve Potts 29″er that i built up back in January. It’s the owner’s pride and joy. If anyone hears about this bike, please contact me or the owner through […]
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The spectacular weather we had over the weekend held out for one more day so I could take advantage of it on my day off. Pulled the cross bike down and headed up Limantour Road to the Coast Trail and then back up to Inverness Ridge Trail. It’s mid-November and the temperature, in town, topped […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain
In this post, Laffeaux asked to update what my insurance company came back with for a premium based on my selling frames with my name on them. First, it makes one wonder why there should be a difference in the first place. I mean, what really is the difference between a frame I sell with […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames
I had a very nice surprise visit a couple of weeks ago. My old friend John and his wife walked through the door one Saturday and were able to spend some time. We hadn’t seen each other in several years. John and I are the same body types – tall and thin. I call us […]
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Companies are not immune to the “living on a thread” concept that it seems a lot of Americans are hanging by. The image that there are many people who are a paycheck away from living on the street is not just a little scary, it’s a whole lot of scary. Folks could be plugging away, […]
Filed under: Industry commentary
Okay, so some folks think that all I work on are classic mountain bikes like that ’82 Ritchey from a couple days ago. Well, I’m here to tell ya it’s not all roses and Ritcheys. This bike came in today to get “rideable.” Yeah, that’s are a tangled mass of weeds. I think they must […]
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