First, Dave Moulton’s blog is one of my favorite reads. Second, this post, AJ, the cyclist and a large brown dog has got to be the best cycling related blog post of the year. Should be required reading for drivers and cyclists around the country. Spot on, Mr. Moulton. Thanks. (What’s playing: KWMR’s morning music […]
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Especially from someone like Andy Hamptsten, although in a very indirect manner. It was in 1988 on the Gavia pass in Italy, during the Giro d’ Italia where Andy Hampsten showed all who was boss on the cold, snowy slopes by taking second on the stage and donning the maglia rosa to become the eventual […]
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This probably should have been posted earlier this week, but… Every day is bike to work day for me, but today is the official Bike to Work Day for the Bay Area. The shop is an official MCBC Energizer Station, but didn’t apparently commit before their website went up. However, West Marin has kind of […]
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Got a nice e-mail from Sean Walling, head honcho over to Soulcraft yesterday thanking me for building Daniel Boyes’ bike up in time for his crushing of the Junior Expert class at Sea Otter a few weeks ago. Sean even made a post on his blog about it as well. Thanks, Sean. It was my […]
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Well, good news if you are in the bicycle industry. “Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear,” proclaims the headline in yesterday’s Marin IJ. The interesting aspect of this article is that the highlighted bike shop is in Bismark, ND – not exactly a locale that you’d imagine being big on using the […]
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I submitted a photo to VeloNews’ reader’s gallery last week. And they used it! Well, they probably used every photo submitted so I ain’t that special. Although looking at my photo as other viewers will, I can’t help but critique it. It would have been better if the camera position was a little more to […]
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I hear and read about plenty of Taiwan bashing when it comes to consumers commenting on where bikes are made. They throw out comments that are unresearched and biased. They know little of the incredible abilities of the bicycle industry in Taiwan. The Taiwanese are eager to work with foreign customers and their abilities are […]
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I’m a sucker for ads in magazines. Not because I’m looking for the newest, bestest product, but because I’m curious what went through the minds of the folks who thought up the ads for their clients. I’ve always thought it odd, as well, that companies spend huge dollars retaining the services of an ad agency […]
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There are so many choices these days. Virtually anything that requires you to make a decision means that you have to sort through way too many options. From the clothes you pick out to wear for the day to the bike you choose to ride, sometimes it’s just too hard to figure out. If you […]
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As I was heading out the gate for a morning ride up Mt. Vision and back down via the fire road into Inverness, I had a change of plan. Ride out to the lighthouse and back – an easy 40 miles. Well, easy if there’s no wind. Or easier if you have a tail wind. […]
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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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In order to make the SRAM OG-1090 Power Dome cassette, a 10 pound ingot of steel is used. That’s ten pounds to make a part that ends up weighing (according to SRAM’s website) 160 grams. That’s about 9.6 pounds of waste when the finished product pops out. Wow! Now, I’m sure that SRAM recycles that […]
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