I’m totally off the back posting the goodness that is a casual ride with Bruce Gordon. It happens tomorrow (sorry for the short notice) and starts/ends at Bruce’s shop in Petaluma. It should be a fun ride and the weather is supposed to be great. If you haven’t seen Bruce’s new retail shop and museum […]
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Black Mountain Cycles will be closed Tuesday June 10 thru Thursday June 12. I’ll be back in the shop on Friday. In the mean time, here are a three new colors that I’m considering for the next run of cross frames scheduled to arrive some time in the Fall. The maroon has a bit of […]
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If Sunday’s 4 hour point/point/point ride wasn’t enough, I got out the next day for 4 1/2 hours on a modified out and back ride. The previous day was on the road bike. This day was on the cross bike. Got to mix it up, you know. As with the point/point/point ride, this day’s ride […]
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Been a while since I posted a “things I like” post, but these are just the best. You can make your own, but it’s kind of convenient to have these with their sticky backs that don’t shift when installing. What I’m talking about is the Park Tools “Emergency Tire Boot.” Personally, I would drop “emergency” […]
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Or the out and back and out and back, out and back ride. I’ve been in Point Reyes Station 7 years now and can’t believe this was the first time I’d done this ride. Done every part of it, but not combined it all. It’s basically combining what are typically two rides into one. What […]
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Sometimes I feel unworthy of riding a nicer bike. I’ve read “The Rules” and while there is some elitist, fun, playfulness to them, there is good info there. I am particular in how my bike is set up. Luckily, I still still have good flexibility so I can comfortably run my bars well below my […]
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I finally got a chance to update the build kits specs for the road bikes. I also added an Ultegra 6800 build because this is simply a wonderful group – smooth shifting, great feeling levers. Something I’d build for myself if I needed to build a new road bike from the ground up. There’s also […]
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I will be closed Sunday May 11 to celebrate Mother’s Day with my mom. And, coincidentally, the Tour of California route passes my folks’ house within about 1/2 mile, so there’s that too. It doesn’t pass until about noon, so there’s also time to get a ride in in the morning. Hmmm, who’s day is […]
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It was probably over five years ago I started hounding both Kenda and WTB about tires. I figured between one of them, I could get my ideal tire. I had always longed for a big, fat cross tire. Being selfish, I wanted it purely for myself. Every cross bike I had I always wanted just […]
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(Edit 4/25/14: Ritchey wheelset is sold.) Update on previous items: The Redline frame and King/Velocity wheelset are gone. On to day 5. Not a super cool offer, but if you need a set of wheels for a cross or road project, these might fit the bill. These were the OEM wheels on that Redline cross […]
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(edit: this set of wheels is sold) Before I get to the details of Day 4’s deal, I’ll remind folks that the previous 3 day’s of deals are still available. On to day 4: Chris King Classic hubs 130mm rear spacing, Velocity A23 rims, DT Competition spokes with aluminum nipples, 32h front and rear. 750g […]
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Next on the chopping block is another set of wheels. Not sure what the genesis was for the creation of this wheelset, but here it is. This is the wheelset that you’ll keep going back to when the fancy wheels with proprietary parts fail you. These are the wheels that motivate your bike every time […]
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