Arleigh was nice enough to post a bit about my 650B frames over at sixfiftyB.com. Thanks, Arleigh! Now I need to get the hustle on to get the frames done and here. The timing of when information is released vs. availability is a tough one to manage. I hope I can over-achieve on my goals. […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames
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 […]
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Riding here between July and September is good for the stomach. That’s when the blackberries and huckleberries are ripe for the picking. There’s nothing quite like stuffing your mug with blackberries during a ride. So sweet. We’ve even got some in the yard that are perfect for grazing on after a ride. But alas, the […]
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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 […]
Filed under: What's in the stand
This sweet relic from 1982 rolled into the shop a few days ago. It had been sitting in a woodshed for the past 10 years, still owned by the original owner. Cables were frozen and the paint’s not looking the greatest. But, it’s still a classic 1982 Ritchey Mountain Bike. The pressed in cartridge bearings […]
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This sweet early ’90s rasta/jelly bean Salsa came in originally to get the headset and bottom bracket installed and then have the WTB shift adapters positioned. It ended up as a complete build up. Turned out pretty nice too. I thought I took a few more photos, but alas, they don’t appear in my camera […]
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We picked a pretty cool time to move to Pt. Reyes. Just after we moved here, work began on the restoration of the upper end (south end) of Tomales Bay. For the past 60 years, the land had been protected from the water by a series of levees creating pasture land for grazing cattle at […]
Filed under: Rides
The UCI just passed a new regulation banning “tight fitting clothing” for downhill racers. Seems not all gravity racers are into wearing tight clothes for racing. One racer complaining about another: “Fair enough if she wants to do that to win, but for the sport and the longevity of the sport, to wear cool race […]
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Greg asked in the Biketober post if I could post information on the frames I’m planning to bring in from Taiwan. Here’s the info. I’ve also got it in a pdf format. If any one would like to receive a pdf file of this info, e-mail me and say pretty-please. blackmtncycles (at) gmail (dot) com […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, Shop stuff, Things I like
I was checking out Selle An-Atomica’s website to learn more about their seats. I’ve got some in stock and should know as much about them as possible besides the fact that they are super comfy all-day-in-the-saddle seats. Flipping through some of their web pages, I came across a picture of the owner of the company […]
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