I recently built up a really sweet new Steve Potts 29″er with a Type II fork. While I was building it, another Potts 29″er single-speed with Type II fork was in the stand for work. It was super coincidental that the owner of the new Potts decided to order a frame from Steve after seeing […]
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Not what you’re expecting. That’s what. Sometimes it’s not all Potts and Cunningham and Salsa and … I find it interesting that there exists some bike shops that wouldn’t even allow a specimen like this to enter their door. Granted there are some shops that are what would be called “pro only” and that’s like […]
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This turned out super sweet. Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know, it’s a mountain bike with slicks, but no one would say word one if I fit knobby cross tires on my road bike. They’d simply say “cool!” But the most important thing is this is going to get ridden. Ken contacted me from Grand Rapids, MI […]
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Another day, another sweet bike in the stand. This time it’s a Pegoretti ‘Day Is Done.’ This particular one was exhibited at the 2011 NAHBS show in Austin. I really like the orange tones on the gray paint. It also looks and feels like it’s going to be a great rider. This particular frame came […]
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Custom touring bike. That’s what’s in the stand. This one is a custom touring/rando frame from Palermo Cycles in Baltimore, MD. The owner started this a while back and in the mean time moved from the DC area to Marin, got married, had a kid, sent the kid to college – kidding about the last […]
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So many 29″ wheeled bikes look a bit awkward because trying to fit big wheels in smaller frames give the bike an unbalanced look. The wheel size overpowers the frame size and trying to keep the bars low enough is challenging. Well, this bike had no problems with that. It’s a huge frame that perfectly […]
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Put together two really nice mountain bikes this past week. Black and white. One old. One new. Both California. One SoCal. One NorCal. Both named after an animal. One sea living. One land living. The Yeti is a mid/late 80s F.R.O. I’ve never really got into Yeti during their early years when the Mountain Bike […]
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Or whatever that phrase is supposed to mean. Black is the new black. It does seem that anti-freeze green is the new black this year. Whatever. It’s still ugly. What’s not ever ugly is a pink bike. Started in 1985 by Specialized with their Stumpjumper Team model, pink has always been a bike color that […]
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You know. Like the very first bottle of Stone beer. The first Chuck Taylor Allstar shoe. The first bike frame made by Steve Potts. I don’t know where, or even if, the first two exist, but the third one has been taking up residence in my shop for the past several weeks. Steve made this […]
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Bikes, building bikes, and specifically riding bikes soothe my soul and give me time to think, ponder, and enjoy being outside. Here’s one that was a joy to build and during my test ride on it, discovered that it is an incredible riding bike – so smooth and comfortable (even if it’s several sizes too […]
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Been pretty busy at the shop and then helping out with the radio station’s pledge drive in the evening. Here’s some recent builds and repairs to peruse. This cross bike was built for a guy I’ve known sporadically for the past 20 years or so. Well, sporadically in that he was a customer and friend […]
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Special treat, Jacquie Phelan’s Columboham came in for some much needed care. In the care of Jacquie’s beloved Cunningham, I do not mind playing second fiddle to Charlie when he’s got too much on his plate with other projects. Columboham? A mix of “Columbus” and “Cunningham.” The frame was made from Columbus tubing at a […]
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