Looking back, I see that it’s been almost two years to the day since I wrote this blog post about riding the 45 mile loop down to Bolinas, over to Fairfax, and back to Point Reyes Station. Uncanny how it’s almost exactly two years. While not the spectacular weather of that day, yesterday was pretty […]
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Finished building up this Retrotec 650b. The frame was originally made for 26″ wheels, but the 650b fits okay in back and with the White Bros. 650b fork, geometry is preserved – albeit with a little taller bottom bracket. While this bike was here, Curtis Inglis and his wife stopped by. Upon spying the frame, […]
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I was able to get out on the bike four days in a row this week. Rain was in the forecast today but according to the weather radar, it was holding off for a bit, so into the car went Sport and the cross bike for a spin up Inverness Ridge. On my once per […]
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First commute with Sport in the Sportmobile is in the bag. He settled down pretty quick and before we knew it, it was over. With all the rain, it was a nice break today. Sure, I could ride in the rain, the bike’s got fenders. However, I don’t need, er want, to deal with 55 […]
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Just finished a custom built Bruce Gordon BLT. Nothing too crazy, just a good solid touring build. Hanbuilt wheels with XT hubs and Velocity Synergy rims, Sugino triple crankset, XT rear derailleur, Shimano bar-con shifters – all on a 56cm c-c (60cm c-t) frame. As I’ve mentioned previously, the BLT framesets (frame, fork, stem headset, […]
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This project has been many months in the making – mostly because I couldn’t decide on how I wanted to transport the cargo. It started with an Xtracycle bolt on kit to an old Klein Rascal. The fit of the bike was just not right, even though it was a big frame. Then I saw […]
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Six days into the new year and two rides down. Now if I can keep up the riding – at least into March so I have some fitness for the Keyesville Classic vintage mountain bike race where my rep is on the line. A little jaunt up to Marshall and back this morning on the […]
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First ride of the new year, new decade, new week… It was a nice clear(ish) day and not being able to decide on either a road or dirt ride, I did both and hit the road over to Inverness to the dirt road that takes one up to Mt. Vision Rd. and then over Inverness […]
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In the category of @!*&, this is what happens when you don’t triple check to make sure all the parts that came off a bike being packed into a travel case make it in said case. Luckily I triple checked before the customer picked up the case. With the new-fangled carbon bikes with integrated seat […]
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…Walt Disney throws up?(What’s playing: Gram Parsons Love Hurts)
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Finally got around to bringing in Ortlieb bags and Tubus racks. I’ve got a small selection of Ortlieb and Tubus that will be a continuously stocked. One more step in narrowing my focus on the touring, cyclocross, adventure riding arena. The Bruce Gordon BLT with USA made Gordon racks is the perfect complement to a […]
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… it’s reported that the sweetest ride at the L.A. Auto Show is a bicycle. Not just any bike but a really dialed Rawland Ravn single-speed. Check out the story here: The Sweetest Ride at the L.A. Auto Show. (What’s playing: Fresh Air interview w/ Gogol Bordello)
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