I don’t have much time to keep up-to-date on new product via cruising the web these days. And I don’t have reps visit me to keep me informed on new products. So, I take it upon myself to try to seek out new goodies. I get most of my parts from Quality Bicycle Products – […]
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Two updates on cross frames today. First, the Taiwanese made cross frames are ready and will be in a container on the way here next week. Container shipments leaving the factory are typically done on Tuesdays, if I recall. What that means is that 57 cross frames in Maroon and Dazzling Blue in all sizes, […]
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I was pretty stoked to be asked to build this bike for Bruce Gordon. It’s funny, though. Bruce is always cited for being a traditionalist when it comes to his bikes. Steel tubing, 1″ threaded steerer tubes… The reality is that couldn’t be further from the truth. One look at some of the showstopper bikes […]
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Is the saying that August arrives like a lamb and leaves like a lion? If not, then I changed that. And you can trademark that. August started off like any other month, but by the time it was almost over, I had a stack of complete bike orders lined up in the queue. First the […]
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I don’t race, so I don’t ride to train. I don’t participate in timed events, so I don’t care about how fast I ride. Well, maybe a little since I do have to be back in time to open the shop according to my posted hours. I usually ride solo, so I’m not necessarily riding […]
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One of the hardest things about bicycle design is not coming up with the design. It’s coming up with colors for the frames. Once upon a time, I, along with co-workers, would have to come up with colors for about 75 different models with 2 or 3 different color options. Not easy. Working with a […]
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(Edit: As of August 1, 2014, both the frame and complete bike have been sold and are no longer available. Couple of happy folks out there!) The current green cross frames have been very popular. In fact, the 59cm green frames were sold out before they even arrived. However, there is one available. A customer […]
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I played golf a lot in my younger days. These days, I play once a year in the annual KWMR golf tournament. And that is happening tomorrow so I will be closed all day. Back in the shop on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (What’s playing: Tom Waits Dirt In The Ground)
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I’m totally off the back posting the goodness that is a casual ride with Bruce Gordon. It happens tomorrow (sorry for the short notice) and starts/ends at Bruce’s shop in Petaluma. It should be a fun ride and the weather is supposed to be great. If you haven’t seen Bruce’s new retail shop and museum […]
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Black Mountain Cycles will be closed Tuesday June 10 thru Thursday June 12. I’ll be back in the shop on Friday. In the mean time, here are a three new colors that I’m considering for the next run of cross frames scheduled to arrive some time in the Fall. The maroon has a bit of […]
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If Sunday’s 4 hour point/point/point ride wasn’t enough, I got out the next day for 4 1/2 hours on a modified out and back ride. The previous day was on the road bike. This day was on the cross bike. Got to mix it up, you know. As with the point/point/point ride, this day’s ride […]
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Sometimes I feel unworthy of riding a nicer bike. I’ve read “The Rules” and while there is some elitist, fun, playfulness to them, there is good info there. I am particular in how my bike is set up. Luckily, I still still have good flexibility so I can comfortably run my bars well below my […]
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