Some folks build and restore old bikes to be trailer queens. On Sunday, a small group of vintage bikes headed out for a romp on the trails around China Camp State Park. Not a trailer queen in the bunch. In fact, there was no treating the bikes with kid gloves. Just some good fun, spirited […]
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Got word a few weeks ago that the newest run of cross frames was ready for paint. Last night, I got an e-mail with a teaser shot of some finished painted frames and they should be on the water soon with arrival by the end of January. Three of the frames will be in the […]
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Wow, the Floyd t-shirt was a nice success. All of the large men’s t-shirt sold out and there are a few of the other sizes left so it’s time to reorder. The olive is a great color and will remain. Last week a friend said I should do a limited edition pink t-shirt. I thought […]
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Black Mountain Cycles will be open today, Monday 12/23 from 11-5. The shop will be closed on the 24th and 25th and back open in the afternoon of the 26th – maybe (call to confirm). Normal hours through the weekend. Happy holidays, ride lots, be safe. Mike (What’s playing: The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl Fairytale […]
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Floyd, the shop frog, hung out all summer and true to 2012’s coming and goings, was last seen in the shop in November. November is the time the frogs start their journey to the wetter areas for mating season. Although, with no real rain here, it ain’t too wet. Now the wait to see if […]
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The last Cunningham frames that rolled out of Charlie Cunningham’s shop were the ‘D’ Series in about 1993. It’s 2013 and after getting some time in on a bigwheel bike of his design and Mike DeSalvo’s making, Charlie fired up the welder and went to work. The result is fantastic. Three new Cunningham 29″ers ready […]
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Like the heading says, I’ll be closed on Sunday the 17th. Back on Tuesday. Ride lots. (What’s playing: Boz Scaggs Loan Me A Dime)
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I know how to build a bike so that it’s ready to ride right out of the shop door. I worked for a mountain bike race team in the mid-90s and know what it takes to build a bike or work on a bike and promptly send it out for a race with the confidence […]
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Last Sunday, about 50+ folks showed up in Mill Valley for the Meet Your Maker Tour cross ride up Mt. Tam and beyond. It’s not really fair to call it a cross ride, although a cross bike does work best for this type of ride. In addition to the plentiful cross bikes in attendance, there […]
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This coming Sunday the Meet Your Maker Tour comes to Marin for a ride up the flanks of Mt. Tam and across to the Marin Headlands. Thirty-seven miles of the best dirt road riding around. Perfect for a Black Mountain Cycles monster cross bike, just saying. The Meet Your Maker Tour is made up of […]
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…except I bought my present myself. I mean why leave it to someone else to get you something you don’t want. Only you know what you really want. And I really wanted a new bike. With new parts. Well, almost all new parts. (ed: like my birthday, but not actually.) Several months ago, when Cameron […]
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File this under “things I like.” Been quite a while since I applied that tag. Not that there haven’t been things I like, but I’ve been neglect in blog duties. I needed new bars. Not because the old ones were damaged or in need of replacement due to structural issues. I needed new bars because […]
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