The first US made frame left the shop for Missouri yesterday. The first two complete are moving along and will be finished today. That is if I can manage to build each one according to the specifications the new owners and I created. A multi-tasker I am not. The two builds are similar, but with […]
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Time to get busy. It’s not like I’m already not busy. Just time to put it into overdrive. The Falconer made cross frame arrived the same day as the decals. One from San Francisco, one from North Carolina and they show up on the same day. I couldn’t be more pleased with either. I’m super […]
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It might seem like coordinating the production of 12 frames is a challenge. And it is in some respect. You have to purchase all the raw materials – that means all the tubing, cable stops, braze-ons, drop outs, fork crowns… All-in-all, there are eight different vendors involved in each of the completed US made framesets. […]
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Do you like your coffee black? Perhaps you like your coffee with a bit of milk or creme? Now all you black coffee drinkers (that’s me) can match your Bruce Gordon Rock ‘n Road tires to your coffee taste. All black BG Rock ‘n Road tires in stock at Black Mountain Cycles along with the […]
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I made a somewhat negative post about carbon water bottle cages and also posted pictures/specs of my cross bike with a carbon seat post last week. And in doing so, I got called out for bagging on carbon, yet using it myself on my personal bike. The first thing I want to do is say […]
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But it was working just fine … until it broke. And why did it break? Did you think it would last forever? And, most important, why do you want to replace it with the same think knowing the first one broke at an inopportune moment? This review of a carbon water bottle cage sparked a […]
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I get asked occasionally about the parts I have on my cross bike. I also have been meaning to write something praising the triple chainring crankset since it has seemed to fall out of favor in recent years. You see, I like my triple crankset. The triple also serves as something of a gauge for […]
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As the headline says, I’ll be closed today Friday June 14. Back in the shop tomorrow. Have a fun Friday. Ride lots.
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It’s been a long time since I did a ride post. In fact, it was almost a year ago when I last did a ride blog and that ride was a big one too. Over the past three weeks, I’ve been getting out on Sundays for some long rides. The previous two Sundays were 5 […]
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The Falconer built frames are getting closer. Cameron came over a few days ago with a front triangle to verify tire clearance and crank/chainring clearance. Big thumbs up on both aspects. The final step is to finish this frame (which happens to be Cameron’s size), powder coat it, build it and give it a spin […]
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One of the biggest fears about buying product overseas, putting your name on it, and selling it to folks all over the country is that, despite all the precautions you’ve taken and steps to ensure each frame is dialed by inspecting each one before it goes out, something may go wrong. Recently, that something was […]
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Things are cooking right along with the production of the US/Falconer made cross frames. Cameron sent over and update yesterday. Mitering tubes. Mitered tubes. All the forks are done. Cameron made a heat sink for the dropouts. The aluminum inserts absorb some of the heat during the welding process to eliminate deformation and burn through. […]
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