(edit: 5/8/14 – wheelset is sold) Here’s an opportunity to take advantage of an error on my part. This set of wheels was built a while back for a customer who I forgot asked for alloy nipples. Rather than unbuild these and change out the nipples, I built a new set of wheels for him. […]
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(Edit 4/25/14: The Redline cross frame is off the sale table and going to a new home.) Been meaning to do this for a while. There are a few things that have been hanging around (literally) a bit too long. It’s time to clear them out and make room for other stuff. First up on […]
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Cross frames That happened much faster than I expected. Within 4 weeks after receiving this latest round of frames, I am sold out of the 59cm cross frames. I do have a few 59cm orange frames from the previous round of frames. I will be placing another order today for more frames. No changes to […]
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Chains wear out. When they do wear out, they also start taking cassettes and chainrings with them. Just last week, I replaced a chain on a bike that had also killed the cassette cogs and all three chainrings. Not a cheap repair. It all could have been avoided by replacing the chain. The question is […]
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La Primavera, Milan-San Remo, is tomorrow. In 1967, Eddy Merckx won the 288km race with a time of 6h 25m 40s for an average speed of 44.8kph. That’s an average speed of 27.8mph. AVERAGE. Over 179 miles. On a steel bike with toeclips and straps, down tube friction shifters, 5 speed freewheel, wool shorts, and […]
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I had a post all planned out. Technical. Pretty good info. Then I read this and recalled a letter to the editor in last week’s Point Reyes Light. The link highlighted there for the Point Reyes Light doesn’t actually go to the letter, just the paper’s webpage. The “this” link does go to People For […]
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There’s lots of green in the shop. Spring must be fast approaching. Well, a little gray and orange too. Variety and all that. It’s been a busy several weeks since the frames arrived. A lot of frame prep happened. Frame prep involves: Chasing and facing the bottom bracket. Facing the head tube and crown race […]
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This newest run of cross frames were ready to ship in January, which meant that owners had to wait about 4 weeks for the frames to arrive. However, a couple of new owners live in Taiwan and they got their frames before I even had a chance to see them. Lucky. Here’s one from Jack […]
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Some good news on the tire front. WTB announced over the weekend that they’re doing a “gravel” tire. I’d talked with them going back on 5 years in an attempt to put out their timeless Nanoraptor in a 45mm version. At that time, there wasn’t demand in such a size. I guess there still isn’t […]
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It’s rare that I throw the bike in the car and drive somewhere to ride. But, with Monday being a holiday, the shop’s closed on Monday, and the calm before the storm of new cross frames arrive, I thought it would be a good call to do just that. I had planned on a loop […]
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A few pretty cool updates happening listed in no particular order of importance because they’re all special. #1 Pink Floyd t-shirts! Floyd, the shop frog, was first immortalized on a nice, olive colored t-shirt. He’s now got his own limited edition pink t-shirt. Limited edition because once they’re gone, they’re gone. $20 each. Mens’s sizes […]
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Aluminum doesn’t rust. But it can corrode to the point it becomes irreparably damaged. Usually anodizing helps protect aluminum – to some extent. Bare aluminum is most readily corroded. The culprit in aluminum corrosion is usually salt. Salt air if you live near the ocean. Salt from roads that are salted in the winter. Salt […]
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