This is going to take two posts to get the information properly out there, so read on then look for the next post. It’s been over eight years since I opened Black Mountain Cycles and almost six years since I took delivery of the first road and cross frames. There’s been a couple of minor […]
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Dang, I almost forgot about these guys. I’d only been to one Meet Your Maker Tour event, the Mt. Tam ride a few years ago. The events are a great opportunity to meet a really great bunch of folks who make cool shit. The MYM event at the Grinduro was especially incredible because the event […]
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As a bike nerd, I spent a lot of time checking out the bikes being ridden at the Grinduro. One observation that was clear was there were a lot of new bikes. I say that because there were a lot of disc brake cross bikes. And that style of bike is relatively new. That says […]
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Well, the Grinduro is now two days in the rear view mirror and I still keep having those mini-flash backs of pain and joy depending on where my memory puts me on the course. First, I have to give a bit shout of thanks to the organizers – Giro’s Dain Zaffke and Eric Richter for […]
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That’s right. I’m closing the shop for three straight days this weekend. So, all you roadies who ride to Pt. Reyes Station, I suggest you carry extra tubes and CO2 cartridges because they ain’t gonna be available mid-ride. I’ll be up in Quincy, CA getting a bit of Grinduro on with a bunch of like-minded […]
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There’s a lot of new technology that’s been introduced on mountain bikes the past couple of years. Most visible are the 1x systems and the new Boost hub spacing. If you ride a mountain bike with those features, you have Charlie Cunningham to thank. You might not know that because his story with regards to […]
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You know the feeling when one day turns into a week and then the next thing you know a month has passed and then you’ve got to buy a new calendar? Yeah, that feeling. Nose to the grindstone, building bikes, replacing chains on folks burner bikes, trying to make sure I have enough 700c tires […]
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Most of the new bikes shots I put up are of bikes in the stand as they leave the shop. This post is dedicated to your bikes as you have them set up and ride them. The shots below show Arthur’s bike and the northern tour he undertook last year. While my cross bike […]
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I’ve had a long standing relationship with Wilderness Trail Bikes. In the ’80s, I was either using parts they designed for other companies or I was using their parts. About 30 years of using their parts, I’d reckon. I’m not sure what part or their design I used first – maybe it was the Araya […]
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As my friend Cameron noted, I “rolled a big one” on Sunday. I knew it was going to be a big one. I figured I had all day, so what the heck. It’s rare that I have a day, an all day day, that I didn’t really have anything to do that would limit a […]
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The window to order Black Mountain Cycles kit closes soon – Wednesday at midnight. Or is that Thursday at 12:00 a.m. – which is one second after Wednesday night at 11:59 and 59 seconds. Time is confusing at the midnight hours. Anyway, there are a lot of options for jerseys and shorts on the ordering […]
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You know how after you hear so many stories of someone that, at some point, you start to begin to believe you know that person too? Even if you’ve never met them? That was kind of like how it was with Jobst Brandt. I never met him. Never corresponded with him. But there’s a connection. […]
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