The boat carrying the newest run of monster cross frames was docked in Oakland on Monday. The customs bond, import duty, and dock fee have been paid. I’m assuming they are clearing customs now and should be on their way here soon. Based on what I learned with the last shipment, the trucking company who […]
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I don’t have much time to keep up-to-date on new product via cruising the web these days. And I don’t have reps visit me to keep me informed on new products. So, I take it upon myself to try to seek out new goodies. I get most of my parts from Quality Bicycle Products – […]
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Two updates on cross frames today. First, the Taiwanese made cross frames are ready and will be in a container on the way here next week. Container shipments leaving the factory are typically done on Tuesdays, if I recall. What that means is that 57 cross frames in Maroon and Dazzling Blue in all sizes, […]
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I was pretty stoked to be asked to build this bike for Bruce Gordon. It’s funny, though. Bruce is always cited for being a traditionalist when it comes to his bikes. Steel tubing, 1″ threaded steerer tubes… The reality is that couldn’t be further from the truth. One look at some of the showstopper bikes […]
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Is the saying that August arrives like a lamb and leaves like a lion? If not, then I changed that. And you can trademark that. August started off like any other month, but by the time it was almost over, I had a stack of complete bike orders lined up in the queue. First the […]
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This is Cliff’s cross bike. Usually, I get complete bikes built and shipped withing at least 2 weeks. This one took a mite longer. Between the time I announced the green frames last summer and the time they actually arrived, quite a few months passed. Then Cliff did some traveling and we exchanged e-mails to […]
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Every so often you see something on a ride and are lucky enough to capture it. Each of these photos was taken out in the Point Reyes National Seashore a week or so apart. The long buck is a White tailed deer with an impressive set of antlers. I saw him silhouetted on the ridge […]
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Sometimes, most times, it’s too easy to ignore the blog due to posting images on the shop Facebook page or on the What’s In The Stand tumblr. And then the next thing I know a month passes just like that. So, I’ll try to rectify that situation with more quick and simple posts. Here’s a […]
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I don’t race, so I don’t ride to train. I don’t participate in timed events, so I don’t care about how fast I ride. Well, maybe a little since I do have to be back in time to open the shop according to my posted hours. I usually ride solo, so I’m not necessarily riding […]
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One of the hardest things about bicycle design is not coming up with the design. It’s coming up with colors for the frames. Once upon a time, I, along with co-workers, would have to come up with colors for about 75 different models with 2 or 3 different color options. Not easy. Working with a […]
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(Edit: As of August 1, 2014, both the frame and complete bike have been sold and are no longer available. Couple of happy folks out there!) The current green cross frames have been very popular. In fact, the 59cm green frames were sold out before they even arrived. However, there is one available. A customer […]
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I played golf a lot in my younger days. These days, I play once a year in the annual KWMR golf tournament. And that is happening tomorrow so I will be closed all day. Back in the shop on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (What’s playing: Tom Waits Dirt In The Ground)
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