In case you’ve been under a rock or all of your communication to the outside world is via carrier pigeon, you might not be aware that besides a certain Spaniard being stripped of his Tour De France title, the interwebs are rife with speculation about disc brakes coming to a road bike near you. There’s […]
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Sometimes you need to take a day off. Sometimes, you take a day off and go for a ride. Sometimes that ride, while being on familiar terrain, becomes an all new experience. This past Saturday, I met up with some of the Dino riders in Sausalito for a little spin through Marin. The big feature […]
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If you recall, a few days ago I posted a special deal for buyers of Black Mountain Cycles frames for the month of February. Basically, I’m including a set of Vee Rubber tires with the sale of a road or cross frame. And the first buyer of a road or cross frame also got a […]
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Literally. So, here’s the deal. I’ve still got both road and cross frames in every size. Some sizes in colors are sold out. All orange cross frames are gone, but there are plenty of brown, er, root beer cross frames. The champagne road frames in 53cm, 56cm, and 62cm are sold out. All sizes of […]
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NAHBS is right around the corner. Frame builders are busy getting preparing their show pieces. Last year, some of the most popular bikes were road bikes designed to accommodate large tires. In fact, three of the big winners were 700c road type bikes that were fitted with fat road tires and fenders. Best in Show […]
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Next. Merlin mountain bike frame of unknown vintage. The on-line Merlin serial number lists are unclear on this, but this is likely an 89/90 frame. Here’s some basic information on the frame:Serial number: 1812Head tube length: 6.5″Seat tube: 19″ center to center, 20.5″ center to top and a 27.2 seat post will fitTop tube: 23″ […]
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(Note: frame has been sold) I’ve got a couple of sweet vintage frames for sale. The first one up is a 1993 WTB Phoenix. The Basic specs are:Serial number: 93167Frame size: 15″Top tube: 22.75″ effectiveHead tube length is 5.25″ and is for 1″ rigid fork (no suspension forks on this one)Rear brake is set for […]
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Being a bike shop in a tourist (reference is to “tourists,” not cyclo-tourists, although both are prevalent) town, I get a lot of folks strolling through the shop who may or may not be cyclists. Sometimes, a guy will walk in proclaiming “I never miss a bike shop,” take a cursory glance around, then walk […]
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Recently, I’ve been running my 28c tires down at 72psi in front and 75psi out back. I arrived at this a month or so ago. Recently, I thought more about how I arrived at those pressures. One of my favorite rides is from Pt. Reyes Station out to Pierce Point and back. Don’t know how […]
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A few years ago a small clothing company for women cyclists started in Inverness, California. My Alibi makes some great clothing for women cyclists who wanted to cycle in comfort without having to look like they are kitted out in racing gear. I’ve carried their first product in the shop for a few years. The […]
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(As of the end of December, the Vaya has found a new home.) The next bike to go on the sale table is a 2011 model year Salsa Vaya in size 55. Seems strange that the 2011 model year bike is now old when it’s still 2011, but I digress. According to Salsa’s fit chart, […]
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I run a pretty tight ship inventory-wise. However, sometimes I end up with parts for one reason or another that I’ll likely not need in the foreseeable future. So, every so often I feel the need to make my buying error your purchasing error. Here are some parts that are one-time only “my loss is […]
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