I didn’t want it. I mean, I don’t need another bike. If I never heard where it ended up and never saw it again, that’d be ok. But the question was asked “do you want it?” Of course, I want it. In 2012, Geoff Halaburt, a long-time customer and friend was embarking on a new […]
On occasion, when communicating with someone who is buying one of my frames, I’ll think I should ask them where they heard about Black Mountain Cycles. More times than not, they say they read about it on “Guitar Ted.” Guitar Ted, aka Mark Stevenson, and I go back a fair bit. Years ago, when I […]
Several years ago, my tax accountant asked me what I planned to do when I wanted to retire. Sell the business or sell everything off and end up with zero inventory. I thought about it for a bit. What is Black Mountain Cycles without me and would someone want to buy it? Good question and […]
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Instead of a full blog post about the 2017 version of the Eroica event held in Paso Robles, CA, here’s a link to a story about the event I wrote for Handbuilt Bicycle Guide. Check out the full story. And if you didn’t go, put it on your calendar for next year. It’s a super […]
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Grind-uro? Grin-duro? Is it a grind? Is it a grin? Yes. The Grinduro! is a race that’s more ride that race. It’s the type of event that I’ll keep coming back to because it’s so damn fun. It’s a race with 4 different timed sections that total about 16 miles spread out over 63 miles […]
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I’ve got a theory about the wave. More specifically, the lack of the wave. I’m a waver. It’s just part of what I do when I ride. Wave to other cyclists on the road. It’s an acknowledgement of other members of this community we’re members of – cyclists. In the grand scheme of things, it’s […]
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