Truth be told, I haven’t really followed this year’s Tour de France. I’m still interested, but not overly interested. I do like to give the day’s stage a glance at and I’m especially interested in the tour bikes and how they are set up. However, even that doesn’t seem to be of much interest because […]
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This Saturday, July 17, 2010, the fifth annual Far West Fest will take place at Love Field in Point Reyes Station. It’s a fantastic music, food, beer, crafts, art, beer, music…all day festival. The only one of its kind in Marin County. Music all day long from 11:00 – 7:30 pm. Outside on a baseball […]
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…summer is bringing out the bikes in need of repair. Still have to work on these in addition to building the Pereira. But that’s not what I came here to talk to you about. I came here to talk to you about the freaky coincidences that seem to happen here. Sunday morning I finally had […]
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Being in West Marin is a challenge sometimes. The biggest challenge is not being in a highly populated area where, if one needs a bike, they just pop down to the local bike shop to see all the bikes and choose one. All the bikes I bring in are bikes I like. I think it’s […]
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If you’re looking for a touring/commuting bike or frame or a set or US made racks for your touring/commuting rig, Bruce Gordon has a killer deal going on through June. Check out his blog post for details, but a frameset with racks is $795. You can also get a rear rack for $145 and a […]
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Uploaded a bunch of photos to my flickr page in preparation of updating my website. There’s a couple more bikes I need to photograph, but for now, this is enough. The photo title is a link to the bike photo set. 1985 Fat Chance 1991 Ibis SS 1988 Mantis Valkyrie 1984(?) Steve Potts Custom – […]
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Pleasant surprise e-mail yesterday. By the way, the trick to taking self-portraits, Stephen, is having really long arms. That’s Black Mountain over his left shoulder. Thanks for the photo Stephen. (What’s playing: Elton John Love Song)
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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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These things are hot. So hot, they are totally sold out. Jason and crew must be pretty damn proud of this bike. There’s only one thing I would change on it (more later), but overall, it’s a sweet ride. I’m not an official Salsa dealer this year (couldn’t swing the initial order requirements), but I […]
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