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
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
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
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 […]
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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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This is going to take two posts to get the information properly out there, so read on then look for the next post. It’s been over eight years since I opened Black Mountain Cycles and almost six years since I took delivery of the first road and cross frames. There’s been a couple of minor […]
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Dang, I almost forgot about these guys. I’d only been to one Meet Your Maker Tour event, the Mt. Tam ride a few years ago. The events are a great opportunity to meet a really great bunch of folks who make cool shit. The MYM event at the Grinduro was especially incredible because the event […]
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As a bike nerd, I spent a lot of time checking out the bikes being ridden at the Grinduro. One observation that was clear was there were a lot of new bikes. I say that because there were a lot of disc brake cross bikes. And that style of bike is relatively new. That says […]
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Well, the Grinduro is now two days in the rear view mirror and I still keep having those mini-flash backs of pain and joy depending on where my memory puts me on the course. First, I have to give a bit shout of thanks to the organizers – Giro’s Dain Zaffke and Eric Richter for […]
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