As we close 2023 and open 2024, one thing is unchanged – the difficulty in maintaining a small bike brand. The challenges that came up during the early part of the pandemic are not easing much. A little, but they’re still there. Fortunately, the cost to ship a container is back to reasonable levels. A […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, Shop stuff
Logan over at bikepacking.com reviewed the La Cabra. He got exactly what I was looking for in the ride quality of La Cabra. Something that is nice riding unencumbered, but also will tackle multi-day adventures. And how ’bout those photos! Makes you want to get out and ride, right? Check out the review here. (What’s […]
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I sent out the first update on the Mod Zero frame on Monday to the folks who are on the notification list. If you’d like to be on the list, send me an email through the contact page and I’ll add your email. Promise the only emails you’ll receive are updates to the Mod Zero […]
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La Cabra and Monstercross frames were received a couple of months ago. A 40′ container full of frames pulled up to the shop early one morning and with the help of a couple of friends, all frames were unloaded and organized in the shop and my storage spaces within a few hours. With that work […]
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This post was supposed to be timed to let folks know about a new model that is replacing both the MCD and Road+. And that it was going to be available around the end of summer. Unfortunately, the time frame for the Mod. Zero (say Model Zero) is going to be around late spring 2023. […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, New in the shop, Shop stuff
The last year saw huge challenges mainly centered around availability. I am just now starting to receive parts that I ordered 10 months ago. I have no idea if I ordered enough or too much. Nothing I can do about it, so I’ll play that hand and go all in. Things are happening, though. La […]
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It’s been a huckuva long process, but the La Cabra frames finally arrived last week. They’re on the webstore now. A few of the size/color combos sold out during the pre-orders. I spent the weekend prepping and getting the pre-sold frames ready to ship. I hope the UPS truck is empty when it arrives to […]
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After about 6 months of waiting, the new Road+ frames arrived on a nice warm day in Pt. Reyes Station. Seventy-six frames painted in either Ultra Violet or Golden Lime. And, in person, the colors do not disappoint. There’s no change to the first run of Road+ frames, save for the addition of the triple […]
Filed under: 650B, Black Mountain Cycles frames
Summer is in full swing and more Road+ frames are on the water. The crystal ball worked just about right as just about the time new frames arrive, I’ll be completely out of the first run of frames – except for one last 44cm red frame. Hint, hint… The colors of the new Road+ frames […]
Filed under: 650B, Black Mountain Cycles frames
As per the previous post, the disc brake frames were on the way and I’m happy to report that arrive, they did. In grand style a truck pulling a 20′ container pulled up in front of the shop late one morning. I had wrangled a few helping hands to help unload the container and with […]
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There’s good and bad news. The good news is that the MCD and Road+ frames are in a container, on a boat, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The bad news is that more of the MCD frames have already sold out. As of today the following frame sizes/colors are sold out: 59cm – […]
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Sometimes, the day-to-day aspects of life don’t let you look at the bigger picture of what’s happening. Wake up, go for a run or a ride, answer emails, get stuff done in the shop, ship a frame or two, bleed some brakes, tune-up a bike, ride home (maybe the long way – 3 instead of […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, Shop stuff