There’s a nice review of the Black Mountain Cycles road (and cross) frameset available in the spring issue of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s “Pedal Press.” Check out the pdf of the issue at the following link. The review is located on page 22. Black Mountain Cycles review. Here’s a picture of James’ road bike […]
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Granted, I’m far off Nick’s radar, but it’s really not so difficult to find road frames with clearances for fatter tires. I’ve got a stack of them. And they can take up to a 33 tire, easily. I enjoy Nick Legan’s column in Velo News, although some of the questions are becoming a little mundane. […]
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I already feel, to some extent, that I’ve beaten a dead horse on the topic of tire size and air pressure. Besides a properly clean and lubed drivetrain, I think tire selection and air pressure is the biggest thing you can do to make your bike ride as comfortably and fast as you can make […]
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Going to be closed a few days this week. I apologize if this affects your needing to purchase a Black Mountain Cycles bike decked out with the latest and greatest. If this is the case, operators are standing by ready to take your order. Well, not really. Here’s the hours this week. Tuesday April 5: […]
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Here’s a chance to win $300 if your submitted photo is selected for the soon to be published “Where to Bike San Francisco.” Go to the link and find the locations where they would like photos taken. My buddy Gary B. is authoring the book and needs help with photos. Good luck! Where to Bike […]
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I mean really good, commercial-free, kick-ass, community-based radio? Well, I do. I can remember working at Pacific Coast Cycles in Carlsbad, CA and we’d play music we all liked and all of our friends liked it and we wondered why, if we all liked this eclectic range of music, did a radio station not exist […]
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I’m sure the folks who went to the North American Handbuilt Bike Show (NAHBS and pronounced NABS), got exactly what they were looking for. For the most part, that’s “over-the-topedness.” It’s actually easy to go over the top and make things overly complicated so intricately detailed, the concept of what the item’s intended use is […]
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Or mudguards. I made my road frame so that it could accept direct mounted fenders and think it looks really nicely finished with a set of aluminum fenders. So does the owner of the first build, Ten. The fenders will likely be called into action soon since it’s raining pretty good out there and is […]
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I created three different build kits for the cross frame and posted them on this here blog (link here). I think each one represents a different personality for a bike build. I’ll get three kits done up for the road frames soon and get them their own page on the blog as well. Update on […]
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For years, I rode with 23 tires on my road bike. Always inflated to 100 psi front and rear. At about 170-175 lbs., I felt that pressure was perfect for me. And Bernard Hinault told me. About 5 or 6 years ago, I designed one of my favorite all time bikes for Masi – the […]
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Finally tracked down someone yesterday to talk to about the incoming ocean shipment of my frames. Because I haven’t exactly imported anything, I think what happens next is I arrange for a broker to get my frames through customs and to a truck and to me (simplified version). Yesterday, I arranged for the broker to […]
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Following the track of the Ever Elite, I know it made port in Oakland last Friday. Crossed under the Golden Gate Bridge just before noon. Now I’m waiting for a call from the freight forwarder who will deliver the frames on their final leg of the journey. I’ve got the south end of the shop […]
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