Went for a quick ride Sunday morning on the fixed gear road bike (note, this is a fixed gear road bike and not a fixie). Coming back, I hit the Cross Marin Trail and it’s dirt section. I like riding the dirt section on my road bike. Riding dirt roads and paths on a road […]
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Q: If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Evidence: This tree fell and I didn’t hear it. Check that off one of life’s mysteries. Time to rest easy now. (What’s playing: The Stanley Brothers Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet)
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Watching guys crash bikes isn’t fun – unless it’s funny. Here’s a clip of a Euro DH even from the early ’90s with some wild wipe outs. A couple of the stair crashes are classic. (What’s playing: The Byrds Eight Miles High)
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There’s a lot of drivel out there written by folks with opinions (including yours truly), but there have been a couple of nice pieces recently that are worthy of spending a few minutes of your day reading. One is a New York Times bit called “The Case for Working With Your Hands,” by Matthew B. […]
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Tonight is Bakersfield and Beyond night on KWMR, a bi-weekly radio show I co-host with my friend Amanda. If anyone is a Dave Alvin fan, you’ll want to check out tonight’s show. We pre-recorded an interview with Dave last week and will be airing it tonight on our show between 6:30 – 8:30 pacific time. […]
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Recently, there has been talk about opening four single-track trails to bikes in Marin County. Yes, that’s four as in 4 trails out of the hundreds in the county. You’d think that opening 4 trails would be fairly benign, but nope, it’s got anti-bike folks all up in arms. I started writing the following several […]
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If there is one true hero in cycling, it is Graeme Obree. Read the book, watch the movie. They guy is definitely self-made and kicked the collective cycling establishment in the nuts when he broke the hour record on a home-made bike. And not one to rest easy, he’s at it again. When companies spend […]
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In addition to this bike stuff, I also get to co-host a radio show out here in West Marin on KWMR. Bakersfield and Beyond: Music for Maverick, Outlaws, and Romantics is a show dedicated to the Bakersfield Sound. The Bakersfield Sound crosses many musical genres with the center being twangy country with a harder edge […]
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I open at 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays. This is due in part to riders being out early on the weekend and wanting to be available to service problems they might have with their bikes. Yesterday, I stopped at the Bovine Bakery for my usual Saturday morning blueberry scone, opened up did some organizing/cleaning and waited. […]
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The LA Times ran a story on “all-in-one” bikes yesterday. Pretty cool. These are the exact types of bikes that I love and that I want my shop to be known for. Out of the four bikes mentioned, I carry the Rawland, I can order the Diamondback, and Bruce Gordon is a great guy and […]
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Dave Moulton has a great post on his blog about taking the lane when riding in traffic. Check it out. And to show Guitar Ted that I do actually get the occasional BSO in the shop, I offer the following photo. (What’s playing: Lone Justice Pass It On)
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It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by Charlie Cunningham’s work. His bikes might not be pretty if your idea of a pretty bike is a lugged steel bike with a stunning paint job. However, his bikes were designed to be ridden. Beauty is in the ride of the beholder. In that sense, his bikes are […]
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