The new frames arrived last week and, damn, do they look great! I’ve been busy prepping and shipping frames so haven’t had a chance to put up the new info. I updated the frames and get the goods pages with a bit of new info, but since I’m also working on a brand new website, […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, Shop stuff
Before I get too far into this post, a reminder that frames are on the way. The vessel carrying the frames docked in Los Angeles this morning. ETA to Oakland where it will unload my/your frames is March 17. However, I believe the ETA for arriving in Los Angeles was March 10 and it’s the […]
Filed under: Rides, Shop stuff, Uncategorized
Sometimes I come up with a blog post title before I start typing and then veer off in a totally different direction than I intended and the title makes absolutely no sense. At that point, the title gets changed or because I’ve veered so far afield I save the draft and restart. Over the years, […]
Filed under: Shop stuff, Things I like
That’s right. Closing the shop for a few days – Friday Feb. 26 – Sunday Feb. 28. Back in the shop to get things done on Tuesday March 1. It’s likely I’ll be without my computer so emails may not be answered until Tuesday. It’s sure to be a nice event. The weather’s looking to […]
Filed under: Shop stuff
Small snag in the production of frames currently in progress. There was an issue with the decal on the road frames so they have to be redone. The goal was to have both the road and cross frames finished and shipped before the factory closes for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Now, they’ll get them […]
Filed under: Shop stuff
Welp, 2016 is well underway. And I’ve not posted anything. It’s kind of like the case of having too much to get through the funnel, so it gets clogged and nothing comes out. Time to bring out the mental plunger and get it out piece by piece. One of the things that stopped production […]
Filed under: Shop stuff
In case folks look here to find out my hours around Christmas time, I’ll be closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Maybe Sunday too. Back for sure on Tuesday. Merry Christmas all. (What’s playing: The Who I’m Free)
Filed under: Shop stuff
After eight years, I finally had shop jerseys made. Hey, it takes a long time to get that image in your head of what you want something to be and when it does, then I’m all in. I really liked how that first jersey turned out – and a lot of you did too, which […]
Filed under: Shop stuff
This post was originally going to be one of the “Things I Like” posts. It still will be, but first I gotta get this off my chest. I use used parts. Specifically, I use your used parts. It’s a fairly common practice that has been going on for years behind the scenes in bike shops. […]
Filed under: Things I like
Every so often I get all itchy looking at inventory in this small shop and start feeling the need to pare it all down. And so I do some sort of a sale in hopes of reducing my overhead. What we have here is a list of painstakingly curated stuff, er, quality bicycle related items, […]
Filed under: Shop stuff
I expected the new frames to create a bit of interest with their revisions. However, it seems the demand may be higher than I anticipated with several deposits on both the road and cross frames already made to secure one. And that was without confirming the final price, which I am happy to say is […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
Along with the changes in the monster cross frames, the road frame also got refreshed for this third run of frames. Like the monster cross frame, the sizing has been revised to 2cm jumps between sizes from 52cm up to 62cm. Again, no 50cm frame because sales haven’t warranted keeping this size and I do […]
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