Been busy. Not much time for posting, but time for riding. Monday saw my butt on the saddle for 5 hours of mixed-terrain goodness involving Bolinas Ridge, Old Railroad Grade, Hoo-Koo-E-Koo on the cross bike. Here’s a couple of shots from the top of Mt. Tam and the cross bike at the top of Randall […]
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A little picture pleasure of a repair to an old Potts custom fillet-brazed frame. The cable guides were about ready to disintegrate. Steve removed the old ones and brazed new ones on. In addition, he filled in some chain suck marks with a little silver and filed it smooth. Now it’s ready for a new […]
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Who would have thunk? Bruce’s sense of style and proportion are second to none. If you do one thing today, make sure you check out Red Kite Prayer’s post on the bike Bruce made for the San Diego Custom Bike Show. The whole package is incredible, but I think I like the fork the best. […]
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In the previous post, David posted the following comment: “Hi Mike, When are you expecting to have those bikes for sale? How does this monster crosser differ from the likes of the Salsa Vaya? (Sloping top tube, BB height?) Or the La Cruz? (Tire clearance?) Is it more like a sport-tourer with bigger tire clearance? […]
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Sometimes, one needs to use what’s at hand. In the case of this cross bike, the owner needed headset spacers and used what was at hand – headset crown races. It works. What’s playing: Chris Gaffney Loser’s Paradise)
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Well, maybe not the wild, but a pretty neat car parks in that garage. And the man-sized Pegoretti is darn nice too. Thanks for the pic, Big John. BTW, you need some more tools on that tool board. I’ve got a thing for big bikes and this one is extra clean and big. Big bikes […]
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Reason #1 being to keep the chain quiet and functioning. Reason #2 so it doesn’t take its roughly 464 parts and fuse them into one. (What’s playing: KWMR All Day Music Show)
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Ric Hjertberg of Wheelsmith fame is a pretty smart fellow. I enjoyed the bit he wrote on his Wheel Fanatyk blog about the over-the-top bikes that make the biggest waves at the handbuilt bike shows. It’s what’s not there that is the most beautiful. It’s no coincidence that the two pieces of art that I […]
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Here’s a teaser/preview of an upcoming “What’s in the Stand” post. Hand signed Steve Potts frame. And that’s all you get this Monday! (What’s playing: Peter Case Every 24 Hours)
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One of the blogs I follow is my friend, Marty’s and his bike shop blog The Prarie Peddler. He posted some pictures taken at the North American Handbuilt Bike Show today. As I’m looking at the photos, I’m thinking, first that the bikes he chose as his favorites could also very well be mine. It […]
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…and why is my coffee “crunchy?” Set a cable guide that came off a bike that is getting the full monty on the shelf above my work bench. Must have been perched on the edge because when I went for it to install it back on the bike in the stand, it wasn’t there. Hard […]
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I came across this You Tube clip of The Ventures on Facebook. Someone I know posted it with the comment about how stripped down the look is compared to some of the gaudy stage productions present today. I really like the visual of the stage and how the musicians are arranged – not the typical […]
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