First, I want to thank everyone who has pre-paid for your cross frames. I’m pretty much totally overwhelmed by the response to this second run of frames. As it stands today, gray 56, 59, and 62 are sold out. There are two 50cm, one 53cm, and several 65cm frames available in gray. All sizes in […]
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Now that I have info, I can update folks. First bit of info, the boat with the frames is at the dock in Oakland. It should be unloaded today then the frames need to get through customs and finally trucked up to Pt. Reyes Station. I’m guessing early next week for arrival here, but it […]
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In response to a couple of questions posted on the Black Mountain Cycles Facebook page, yes, I will offer a “Cyber Monday” special to anyone who wants to pre-order (with payment in full) a new monster cross frameset. It just took me until today to get the time and figure out what the Cyber Monday […]
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I don’t know why. I’ve never really had anyone ask for it. But then I never really had any demand for the cross or road frames when I had the first run of frames produced. I rolled the dice. The dice are still coming up 7’s. With no real demand, I rolled again on a […]
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Colors. I’ve spent a lot of time in meetings trying to decide colors for an entire production year of frames. Production runs of 10,000, 20,000 of an individual model. It’s the same process choosing colors for runs of 50 frames: who’s the customer, what colors are in style, what colors will be in style in […]
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Now that the winter rains have started, I decided it was time to winterize my road bike. Winterize – what does that mean? On my car, I like to make sure the tires have plenty of tread and that my windshield wipers actually wipe instead of smear. On my bike, I like to re-install my […]
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When you read a weather forecast and it says “90% chance of precipitation” on any given day, it doesn’t mean that it’s going to rain (there are other types of precipitation, but I’ll use rain for this case) 90% of that day. It just means that there is a 90% chance it will rain at […]
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Actually, it’s very likely not going to shine according to the forecast. So, Bruce and I will not cancel the “Short Notice Rock ‘n Road Tire Shameless Self-Promotion Ride.” If folks show up and want to ride, we’ll ride. If folks show up and don’t want to ride, we’ll sit around and drink beer and […]
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Catching up on “what’s in the stand” on a hump day. Well, by now, Wednesday is almost over. After finishing the Potts below, another Ritchey Timber Comp that came in for a tune up and a front wheel rebuild, a Blur pivot bearing replacement, and a radio show, I can now finish this post that […]
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Grease, grease, grease, grease, grease, grease, grease, grease, grease. Grease is one of those words that when you say it enough becomes unfamiliar, like it just became a new word that you now need to look up. Semantic satiation – look it up. Semantic satiation is actually a pretty nifty phrase. Grease is also something […]
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Bruce Gordon came out today for a pedal and to soak up this amazing weather we’ve been having out here. He rode this bike which is about 10 steps beyond the coolest bike you could imagine. As I was pedaling back into town, he was heading out. Later, while we were both recovering from our […]
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Saying you don’t like apples because they don’t taste like a peach is pretty silly sounding. You hear that and you immediately know “well, duh because it’s an apple.” Neither an apple or a peach is bad. They’re just different. They both do the same thing by providing you with nutrition and are on the […]
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