Build kit updates…

I finally got a chance to update the build kits specs for the road bikes.  I also added an Ultegra 6800 build because this is simply a wonderful group – smooth shifting, great feeling levers.  Something I’d build for myself if I needed to build a new road bike from the ground up.   There’s also […]

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John’s Road Bike, Happy Mother’s Day…

I will be closed Sunday May 11 to celebrate Mother’s Day with my mom.  And, coincidentally, the Tour of California route passes my folks’ house within about 1/2 mile, so there’s that too.  It doesn’t pass until about noon, so there’s also time to get a ride in in the morning.  Hmmm, who’s day is […]

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There’s a new tire in town…

It was probably over five years ago I started hounding both Kenda and WTB about tires.  I figured between one of them, I could get my ideal tire.  I had always longed for a big, fat cross tire.  Being selfish, I wanted it purely for myself.  Every cross bike I had I always wanted just […]

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5 Days of Deals: Day 5…

(Edit 4/25/14:  Ritchey wheelset is sold.) Update on previous items:  The Redline frame and King/Velocity wheelset are gone.   On to day 5.  Not a super cool offer, but if you need a set of wheels for a cross or road project, these might fit the bill.  These were the OEM wheels on that Redline cross […]

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5 Days of Deals: Day 4…

(edit:  this set of wheels is sold) Before I get to the details of Day 4’s deal, I’ll remind folks that the previous 3 day’s of deals are still available.  On to day 4:  Chris King Classic hubs 130mm rear spacing, Velocity A23 rims, DT Competition spokes with aluminum nipples, 32h front and rear.  750g […]

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5 Days of Deals: Day 3…

Next on the chopping block is another set of wheels.  Not sure what the genesis was for the creation of this wheelset, but here it is.  This is the wheelset that you’ll keep going back to when the fancy wheels with proprietary parts fail you.  These are the wheels that motivate your bike every time […]

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5 Days of Deals: Day 2…

(edit:  5/8/14 – wheelset is sold) Here’s an opportunity to take advantage of an error on my part.  This set of wheels was built a while back for a customer who I forgot asked for alloy nipples.  Rather than unbuild these and change out the nipples, I built a new set of wheels for him.  […]

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5 Days of Deals: Day 1…

(Edit 4/25/14:  The Redline cross frame is off the sale table and going to a new home.) Been meaning to do this for a while.  There are a few things that have been hanging around (literally) a bit too long.  It’s time to clear them out and make room for other stuff.  First up on […]

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Road, cross, MUSA frame updates + rider’s rides….

Cross frames That happened much faster than I expected.  Within 4 weeks after receiving this latest round of frames, I am sold out of the 59cm cross frames.  I do have a few 59cm orange frames from the previous round of frames.  I will be placing another order today for more frames.  No changes to […]

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Your weekend bike maintenance tip…

Chains wear out.  When they do wear out, they also start taking cassettes and chainrings with them.  Just last week, I replaced a chain on a bike that had also killed the cassette cogs and all three chainrings.  Not a cheap repair.  It all could have been avoided by replacing the chain.   The question is […]

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One for the weekend…

La Primavera, Milan-San Remo, is tomorrow.  In 1967, Eddy Merckx won the 288km race with a time of 6h 25m 40s for an average speed of 44.8kph.  That’s an average speed of 27.8mph.  AVERAGE.  Over 179 miles.  On a steel bike with toeclips and straps, down tube friction shifters, 5 speed freewheel, wool shorts, and […]

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Bikes and cars, cars and bikes…

I had a post all planned out.  Technical.  Pretty good info.  Then I read this and recalled a letter to the editor in last week’s Point Reyes Light.  The link highlighted there for the Point Reyes Light doesn’t actually go to the letter, just the paper’s webpage.  The “this” link does go to People For […]

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