I received a water bottle in the mail recently. It kind of confused me. There was a top and there was another top. The second top was on the bottom and you couldn’t drink out of it. What the… Then I read the literature. Yes, it had literature – for a water bottle. The bottom […]
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The wilds of New York’s Central Park, Strawberry Fields, the park dedicated to the memory of John Lennon, to be precise. Blog reader John, visited Strawberry Fields on the anniversary of John Lennon’s death and forwarded the photo below. Somber in deed. (What’s playing: John Lennon Imagine)
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I wasn’t able to make it to the ride, but sure enjoyed the after gathering. On Saturday, a bunch of friends organized a vintage mountain bike ride at China Camp. Plenty of great classic mountain bikes from the 80’s and 90’s. After the ride, everyone headed out to Black Mountain Cycles for food and beer. […]
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The first one is from dRjOn. It was taken in Scotland at the start of the West Highland Way. Jon visited the shop in 2008 while he was out for the Single Speed World Championships in Napa. The following two were taken by Randall D. Williams. Randall was visiting from Sioux City, IA. He came […]
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The weather has been pretty dang awesome in these neck of the woods – well, when it’s not raining or the wind is howling. But other than that, it’s been really great. Here’s some images of some road riding. The first set is from the Marshall Wall loop one early morning a week or so […]
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These are from Shawn down in San Carlos showing his Ritchey P-21 and what looks like a Ritchey Softail with the shock hidden by that dang bottle (edit: it’s actually one of the first Ritchey Plexus that Tom built). That’s San Francisco Bay in the background of the second shot. (What’s playing: They Might Be […]
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Another installment courtesy of Jason from Salsa, aka Gnat. I’m really quite honored that Jason, with all his industry contacts and the fact that he works at Salsa, chooses a Black Mountain Cycles bottle and strategically positions it for the photo 😉 . Thanks Jason. Photo below is courtesy Jason Boucher and the image can […]
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This installment comes from south of the border. Edmundo recently procured a Rawland dSogn from me. Here are a couple of photos of his new ride in Los Mochis, Sinaloa on La Piste del Cerro (the track on the hill). Edmundo also runs jeep tours into the Copper Canyon area of Mexio. Check out his […]
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The latest installment of Black Mountain Cycles bottles in the wild, Minnesota style, comes from Jason of Salsa Cycles. Jason’s a great guy who absolutely loves riding his bike. I’m personally embarrassed that I don’t spend nearly half as much time in the saddle as he does. Check out Jason’s bike with the new Salsa […]
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Here’s another from Chris taken at Neshaminy Creek in Bensalem, PA, which he says is 45 seconds from his house – lucky bastard. It appears he has chosen colors for his bike that make it easy to spot in a crowded bike rack 😉 (What’s playing: The Knitters Love Shack)
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I thought I would use this to start a new series: Black Mountain Cycles bottles seen in the wild. This one comes from a rider in the South Bay taken of the memorial to the people on the Australian DC-6 Resolution flying from Sydney to San Francisco that crashed on Kings Mountain in 1953. To […]
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