The Klunkerz DVD is out and in stock at the shop. I’ve already had to reorder – popular item. It’s a great lesson in the birth of the mountain bike. Lots of super cool footage of the early days. Highly recommended for anyone into bikes – period. I was lucky enough to view the movie […]
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Like Navan R. Johnson says in The Jerk, “I’m somebody now!” I finally got around to getting business cards designed and printed. Janette did a great job on the design and Point Reyes Printing did a bang up job on the printing. And the Phil Wood card holder Gary B. gave me is perfect. “Things […]
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The Tour of California will again pass through Point Reyes Station right in front of the shop. C’mon over for a front row seat on February 18, 2008 to watch the race blow through town faster ‘n one usually drives through.
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My friend Amanda brought her Kronan Swedish Army bike in to put on consignment. She bought it in Europe and rode it around over there before bring it back home to West Marin. It was in the shop for a few weeks before someone bought it. The buyer also wanted to replace the single speed […]
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I wouldn’t be who/what I am today if it weren’t for Pacific Coast Cycles and Chuck Hoefer. Chuck hired me and paid me the princely sum of $7.50/hour at a time when I was making a very unhappy $40,000/year (and a company car). I knew that bikes were where my life was. I’d only been […]
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Tom Ritchey dropped off one of his Project Rwanda Coffee Bikes recently. It’s drawn quite a bit of attention at the shop – good thing I’m familiar with Project Rwanda and the reason why the bike was created. A lot of folks ask me questions about the bike. After explaining how the bike helps coffee […]
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Part of the chore of opening a bike shop is deciding on lines to carry. This is doubly important as a small shop when some bike lines require you to carry the whole darn shootin’ match. Luckily, I got hooked up with Seattle Bike Supply and their lines of Redline and Batavus. They make it […]
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What happens when your low limit screw isn’t adjusted properly? If it’s not backed out enough, you can’t get to your low gear. If it’s backed out too much, you risk shifting the chain into the spokes. What if you have a broken spoke protector, an improperly set limit screw, and a will to get […]
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Sometimes, one can get a little too comfortable with the status quo. In doing so, certain necessary things are neglected. One item that I’ve been neglect in arranging is my website. But that’s about to change. I registered the domain name long ago and only a few days ago signed up to have my website […]
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I love building myself a new bike. I love it even more when the bike I’m building will soon be a bike that I can sell with my own name on it. This was the case recently when I built my new “cross” bike. It’s not exactly a cyclocross bike because it has two sets […]
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A guy came in yesterday in a slight panic worried that he would have to take a taxi 40+ miles back to San Francisco. Seems he had a flat tire and didn’t have the special key that allowed him to remove his quick release. Guess they aren’t so “quick” of a release without the key. […]
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Finally found a place to get some display fixtures for frames – Rudy Rack in Wisconsin. Studs are supposed to be at 16″ on center. Every other stud should be at 32 inches. I spaced the fixtures at 32″, or so I thought. I still needed to hunt and peck with a nail in the […]
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