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 […]
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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
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, […]
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With all the big tire companies, it finally took a small tire company to produce that tire in what I consider the “magic size” for my cross frames. I really like the Panaracer Fire Cross 45, but on the road, it’s a dog. Great off road. Slower than molasses on the road. For several years, […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, New in the shop, Shop stuff
I’ve been clearing out space and organizing the past week to make room for the incoming frames. I’ve been lucky to have been able to display a few Steve Potts bikes that are owned by a friend, but they are now on their way back to him. Now the top shelf consists of my bikes […]
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With the help of friends Ken & Amanda, I got more slatwall up in the shop to convert a corner into touring central – racks, fenders, panniers… The touring section complements the touring bikes I have in the shop – Bruce Gordon BLT, Surly Long Haul Trucker, and Raleigh Sojourn. The touring bikes and cyclocross […]
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I’m beat. Putting 18 bikes back on the rack is much more difficult than taking them down. Even more so after I inflated 36 tires that had aired down over the past many months. Inflated them with a hand pump. But, they’re up and I mounted three bikes on the wall behind the bikes making […]
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