If there is any bike that is going to ride as nice as any bike can today, tomorrow, or 10, 20 years from now, it’s the WTB Phoenix frame. There’s nothing “special” about the ride of a Phoenix. The incredible ride of the Phoenix comes from it’s ability to disappear underneath the rider. In the […]
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It’s been busy. Not busy with foot traffic, but busy with various repairs, restos, and projects, so here’s a little catch up post. I had both a very nice old Bontrager Road Lite bike and Petaluma Salsa La Raza in for some work. Both bikes are owned by women which is not really a big […]
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This one was many months in process. The owner wanted the old Manitou suspension fork replaced with a Steve Potts built Type II with roller-cam brakes to match how the bike was originally built up by Point Reyes Bikes many years ago. The frame is a first generation Klein Pinnacle that was originally delivered in […]
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This older mid-70’s road bike comes in recently. It’s got a Campy NR crankset with 52/47 gears (from a time when men were men and rode man-sized gears). Pretty nice old road bike – a Swiss Super Mondia. The first time it was in the shop, I steel-wooled the rust off the chrome stays and […]
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Boy howdy, when it rains, it pours Cunninghams. I’ve had #008 here for a while and just went over to Offhand Manor yesterday to pick up ‘W’ from Charlie. It was great visiting with both Jacquie and Charlie. If anyone from the Bay Area want to check these bikes out in person, do it soon […]
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Boy, I sure do try to put up some bikes to show Guitar Ted that it’s not like this every day, but somehow, it just is like this every day. Well, maybe not every day. So, what is in the stand? Steve Potts dropped off this ti Phoenix frame that I will be reassembling. It […]
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In yesterday’s post about the White Industries shifter/derailleur, I tried to link it up to a post I thought I made about an Otis Guy tandem that was in a while back to get the derailleurs working. I must not have posted that as I couldn’t find it. It may be here somewhere, but I […]
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Like the pair of YBB bkes that came in recently, things just seem to happen in pairs. This is a pair of Santa Cruz Blurs that came in. One to have the travel increased in the Reba fork and the other to transfer over the White Industries shifter to a new bar. I don’t know […]
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As chance would have it, it’s Friday and I’ve got a few more 650B projects. Unlike 650B Friday part 1, these bikes are a bit more moto, not the bikes of part 1 weren’t moto, these are just mo’ moto. So, what’s on tap? I was impressed with Sean Virning’s Rawland bikes so I ordered […]
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This older Ted Wojcik came in to be reconditioned. Basically, it needed all new cables, brake pads, and a tube. This is a really neat bike. AMP supplied the rear end and Ted built the steel front triangle. There are some very nice details on both the front and rear. Sorry, G-T. Still waiting for […]
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When it rains, it pours. These two Moots YBB bikes found their way to the shop for some repairs. What are the chances that on any one day, two of them would come in. As you can see from the photo, there probably couldn’t be two more different builds. Gotta make it work for you. […]
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Okay, so some folks think that all I work on are classic mountain bikes like that ’82 Ritchey from a couple days ago. Well, I’m here to tell ya it’s not all roses and Ritcheys. This bike came in today to get “rideable.” Yeah, that’s are a tangled mass of weeds. I think they must […]
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