This is the time of the year for lists. Lists of resolutions. Lists of top ten things liked. Or disliked. I’m a list writer, but I don’t write lists of resolutions or things I liked. My lists are about things I need to do. Tasks that need performing. Maybe a list of vinyl LPs that […]
Filed under: Shop stuff, Things I like
As a self-identified roadie, handlebar bags were the furthest from my mind on pretty much any bike that wasn’t a dedicated touring bike. I mean, you can pack enough calories in a jersey pocket to sustain you for 3-4 hours. And the look of a bag dangling off your bars, ghastly! Some gels, bars, scone from […]
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It happened with an email. Someone in Canada inquiring about a Monster Cross frame because he had just seen a profile of a customer’s road bike on The Radavist. Hmmm, news to me. I’ll have to check that out to find out what’s up. Well, what do you know! A really nice profile of the […]
Filed under: Black Mountain Cycles frames, Things I like
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
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. […]
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Been a while since I posted a “things I like” post, but these are just the best. You can make your own, but it’s kind of convenient to have these with their sticky backs that don’t shift when installing. What I’m talking about is the Park Tools “Emergency Tire Boot.” Personally, I would drop “emergency” […]
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File this under “things I like.” Been quite a while since I applied that tag. Not that there haven’t been things I like, but I’ve been neglect in blog duties. I needed new bars. Not because the old ones were damaged or in need of replacement due to structural issues. I needed new bars because […]
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I like to tape bars. I’m pretty good at it. Consistent, even wraps. I don’t like to tape my own bars until they really, really need it. Because I tape bars with just the right amount of tension on the tape, just he right amount of overlap, and because I don’t “worry” the tape (more […]
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Been a while since I wrote a “Things I Like” post. It’s not because there haven’t been things I like that I’ve wanted to write about. Early on when I started this blog, I started writing about “Things I Lke,” “Things I Want To Like,” and “Things I Dislike.” Then, in the mean time, this […]
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I’ve always written posts based on what I feel folks might want to read and not because I set myself a deadline or need to have a Monday post or a Wednesday post or a… But dang, I probably should do something to post a little more regularly. So here’s some random mind farts of […]
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There’s nothing quite like using a good tool. Conversely, there’s nothing worse than using a poorly designed or crafted tool. On the good tool side, I recently picked up two that are a joy to use. The first one is like an old friend. The second one is my new best friend. I remember when […]
Filed under: Things I like, Tools
Here’s a bike that was recently in the stand. Custom Steve Potts 26″ wheel mountain bike. The owner originally was going to go with flat bars. However, after visiting my shop and seeing all the mountain bikes I have with drop bars, decided to pull out her old WTB drops and thumb shift adapters to […]
Filed under: Things I like, What's in the stand