This was pretty cool news. Campagnolo recently hired my old friend, Tom Kattus, as their new North American general manager. Pretty sweet! Tom, John and I used to ride road early in the mornings when we all lived in the Carlsbad area. Meet at 7:00 and ride for a couple of hours down the coast. […]
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You know how folks see Jesus or the Virgin Mary in various objects like a potato, grilled cheese, maybe a mirror (could happen)? Well, I saw Nacho Libre in a used shop rag. Just finished wiping down the lower leg of a Lefty, opened up the rag and saw this. Obviously a perfect match. I’ll […]
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A 9-speed Dura Ace shifter came to me recently with a problem. The release lever wasn’t working. It worked if the main brake lever was held in place at the same time the release lever was activated, but that is a very awkward contortion while riding. Usually, this is a symptom of a sticky pawl […]
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Kimberlee Caledonia, one of the pioneers in women’s mountain bike racing, passed away March 19. I met her on an exploratory mountain bike trip to Baja in 198…can’t remember the exact year now, ’87 or ’88. I had met the owners of Baja Expeditions/Boojum Expeditions previously. They wanted to add mountain bike tours to their […]
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Well, actually, what’s on the work bench today. This sweet little trike came in a while ago. It’s owner was looking for new pedals and “headset” parts. By chance, I found the pedals right away as I was called to duty to install new pedals on the trikes at the local preschool where my wife […]
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Road bikes are road bikes, mountain bikes are mountain bikes, ho hum, yawn. Fun to ride, but they’re a dime-a-dozen and they all look the same except for paint color and decals. What was fun to see were some of the commuter/urban/e/transportation type bikes. The name on these bikes was Novo. I like the simplicity […]
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As much as I enjoyed my trip to Taiwan, it makes coming home that much better. One of the things I enjoy in Taiwan is lunch at a local restaurant. Sitting around a big round table as piles of food are laid out on the Lazy Susan while beer flows freely with calls of “hodala” […]
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It’s been two years since I last visited Taiwan. I’m here to report it hasn’t changed. Well, there is one thing that has changed, the high speed rail from the airport to Taichung is way faster than driving. At some points, the speed flashed on a display in the cars indicated we were traveling over […]
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Welp, after making my last of over 70 trips to Taiwan two years ago, I’m heading back to the island for a week of taking in the sights. Actually, I’ll be meeting the the folks I’m working with on the development of my frames as well and I’ll be hitting up the annual Taipei Cycle […]
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Reason #1 is easy enough, after years of running, playing basketball, volleyball…my knees were shot. During the summer of 1984, having just graduated from college, I was watching the Olympics road race taking place live a scant hour away from home. Watching the race and Alexi Grewal win put my mind in motion “hey, I’ll […]
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Have you ever put your boxers on backwards, drink a lot of water and then rush into the …? Oh, yeah, um, me neither. But hey, look what’s in the stand today. A very nice man-sized Steve Potts Break-Away cross bike. It gets used as both a road bike and cross bike with two sets […]
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It’s days like this (well actually, weeks like this so far) that make riding my bike so fun. Took a little spin out to North Beach on the Point Reyes Peninsula this morning. As you can see, it was a pretty nice day. Fresh asphalt, no cars, slight breeze, cloudless skies. This one’s for you […]
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