Mechanics take as much joy out of bikes they work on winning races as do the racers. I know I’m not going to be winning races anytime soon (would probably need to “train” instead of “ride” and actually resume racing), so I might as well make sure bikes I work on perform perfectly for their […]
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Hopefully, you already saw this on Dave Moulton’s blog, but if you didn’t, it’s worth reading Dave’s commentary on the race before watching. Very cool! (What’s playing: Still Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins)
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It was reported in the news several months ago that the price of beer was expected to increase due to a shortage of hops. Bad news. Especially if your tastes in beer gravitate towards the hoppy beer – like an IPA. Not one to sit idly by and just take it in the shorts, area […]
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A couple of weeks ago, I built up a race bike for a local NorCal high school mountain bike league racer. He grabbed a 2nd a few days later and it looks like he won his race last weekend. He also must have caught the eye of Sean at Soulcraft because Daniel dropped off a […]
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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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It strikes me as odd that a lot of the teams in the Paris-Roubaix race opt to change out many of their standard equipment for parts more suited to the cobbles. Basically, carbon road bits are fine for everyday use so long as one of those “everydays” is not a race over cobble stones? Some […]
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The weather over last weekend was absolutely incredible, hitting the mid-80’s. For the first time in months, I didn’t need to fire up the heater in the shop and my arms actually saw daylight on a ride! I’ve lived in SoCal since 1969 and have had a “farmer’s tan” since then. Wore shorts to work […]
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Incredible racing was on tap during the weekend. I mean, you’ve got Paris-Roubaix and the Little 500. I read somewhere that the Little 500 is the only live network broadcast of a bike race in the US. A little embarrassing considering the level of other races held in the states. Maybe it’s because of videos […]
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Okay, so the Ciocc isn’t technically Celeste, but it’s close. And by virtue if it’s C-Record group, including Delta brakes, qualifies it as the hippest roadie bike in the shop. It’s interesting each of these bikes is totally different from the other. One roadie, one ‘cross, one…uh, one, well, it used to be a mountain […]
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Aye yai yai is right. Imagine tooling along at 45-50kph and…ooof, wondering how you ended up on the deck. It’s interesting watching the crash unfold. The rider in front of the Saunier Duvall rider who crashed, had a bit of a gap so the S-D rider should/could have seen the curb, but if you are […]
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I don’t know what it is about West Marin, but it seems like we have an awful lot of spiders out here. I’m constantly cleaning spider webs out of the eves, any corner, and even the wheel wells of the car if it sits for more than a few days. Anywhere there is a harboring […]
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Had a guy come in over the weekend who needed to replace the brake pads in his Campy Record brake holders. The pads had worn a bit – not to the worn line, mind you – but enough so that the tire guide was scraping on the rim. Not a good idea when your rim […]
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