This notice may be a little late, but I’ll be closed Saturday October 18 for Biketoberfest. I’ll have a small booth there with some big wheeled bikes for sale and some assorted sundries. So, if you’re in the area, c’mon out, got for a ride with Joe Breeze and Charlie Kelly and drink some beer […]
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There is a proposed new regulation that Pres. Bush is supposedly set to sign that will give individual park superintendents the authority to manage their own individual National Parks with regards to managing bikes on the trails. I’m not sure what the ramifications are out here in Point Reyes, but there are miles and miles […]
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With steerer tubes on most higher end bikes these days being aluminum or carbon fiber, it’s easy to forget to apply a light coat of grease to the steerer tube if you find yourself installing a fork with a steel steerer tube. Why grease a steerer tube? Well, glad you asked. The steerer tube is […]
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In the category of “Things I Dislike” falls another bit with tape. In this instance, the culprit is not something that is visible on the bike. In fact, if you don’t let these guys tape your bars, it is totally invisible. What I’m talking about is the tape that is used to hold down brake […]
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Not a sight one sees every day (unless you work for a Rolls Royce dealership). Musta been at least 8 brand new shiny Rolls Royces of various body styles rolled through my parking lot. To be quite honest, it was quite a site. This must be what executives who screw up use their bonus money […]
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More like what’s on the floor. A customer had a Worksman tricycle shipped to the shop for assembly. I was expecting a pretty big carton that would have been delivered by a freight company. When UPS pulled up with a smaller than expected box, I thought “how the heck is there a trike in there?” […]
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I’ve been meaning to write something on this for quite a while. Way back in spring there was a lot of “the sky is falling” kind of web banter. Get a bike now, or else… Prices are going to go up. Well, it’s happened. They’re up. Quite frankly, I don’t know why it’s taken so […]
Filed under: Industry commentary
I realized not too long ago that it has been over one year since I opened shop. I realized it when some folks in the shop asked how long I’d been here. Instead of my usual flip reply of “since 10:00,” I contemplated, realized it was September and said, “well, a little over year.” Wow, […]
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I rode my titanium 650B converted bike to work Friday. A couple of guys from over the hill were touring out in West Marin. I went out to check out their bikes and, surprise!, they were on 650B bikes as well. So, in the bike rack out front, I had three 650B bikes. What started […]
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Since I’m not too interested in the most recent ultra-light carbon wheelset, carbon frame, carbon handlebar, mega-mondo travel suspension bike (there has to be as many categories of suspension bike alone as there are every other bike category combined)…Interbike was a little less interesting for me than in years past when it was my job […]
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I’m not always sarcastic and critical (okay, most of the time). There were two booths at the show that had bikes I place in the category of “bikes-I-didn’t-design-but-would-like-to-own.” The first is the new Salsa Fargo. The second were the bikes from Rawland. I got a chance to talk with both Jason (and Mike – Mike […]
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Under the heading of model names that raise an eyebrow (and to show that it’s not just Tim I’ll poke fun at), is the new made in Taiwan, sorry, “sourced overseas” model from Ellsworth. For a company who has put a lot into the “we make it ourselves” basket, it’s uncharacteristic to go to Asia […]
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