Winter is still very much upon us here in Minnesota, and is likely to linger for at least another month and a half. The workshop is largely un-utilized, the road bike and stationary trainer are in front of the computer, and I have occasional pipe dreams about building a fatbike in 2014. (Not likely to happen.) My Almanzo 100 entry form was sent so I have something to keep m…
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Almanzo/Gravel Crusher
Those of few of you who have been following this blog since its inception will recall that in January of 2012, not long after the birth of my first son, Eddy, I sold my Salsa Las Cruces frame and fork. I’m pretty sure I did that so I could flip funds into the bike biz, but I honestly don’t remember where that money went.
I’ve regretted that choice several times over the past years, and…
Roubaix Redux
I’m somewhat late to the party in posting this — life got in the way of timeliness, what with the full-time job hunt and the new baby and such.
With all the hubbub regarding Specialized’s lawsuit against Cafe Roubiax, I’ve noticed that people are generally willing to raise a shitstorm when someone (in this case, Specialized) does wrong, but are unwilling to come forward and say something…
Racer One
Monday, our first-ever race team member, Eddy, turned two! (He’d be very excited to see birthday wishes in the comments below.) This summer, he’ll be throwing his leg over a strider bike for the first time, which will be a lot of fun for him, and his dad.
Yes, it’ll be a Pallas Athena-branded strider bike. Yes, I’ll probably make them available for purchase.
I sat down and interviewed…
Thanks, Omnium
Omnium Bike Shop is far and away my favorite bike shop in the Twin Cities area, and last night I had the opportunity to go to their end-of-season party. I’d been invited before, but this year was my first chance to go. Primarily, this is an opportunity to catch up with friends and socialize under the auspices of drinking free beer (thanks, Lucid!). During the evening, they also run a liv…
A Season of Thanks
Here in the U.S., Thanksgiving has already passed us by, and while I meant to get to this post before then, I was waylaid by the birth of my new son, Sam, on the 26th. That delay obviously shouldn’t indicate that I don’t take my thankfulness less seriously than I should, merely that I prioritized family over a blog post.
Family
Obviously, my wife and my kids (now plural) are t…
Winter Storm
As I write this, we’re getting hit by our first winter storm of the season, and by tomorrow, we should have a few inches on the ground. Not a milestone that I relish, to be sure. Winter, for me, means another long stint of a cold workshop, dashing out to hammer out one thing or another and then getting back into the house before my hands are so cold as to be painful.
Business…
Just Ride
Grant Petersen of Rivendell Bikes is one of those guys in the industry that I have tons of respect for — he parleyed a 10-year stint at Bridgestone, where he led the charge on the development of the XO series of bikes, into his own company, which is no small task. He’s a pretty opinionated dude, from what I’d been told, so when I saw his book, Just Ride, sitting on the shelf at my loca…
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How to Be…
It’s hilarious because there’s a sick element of truth to every last aspect of it. Personally, I’m kind of a dick about non-29er wheels. Okay, not really…but I could be, if I wanted to. Anyway. Watch, laugh, enjoy,…
Moments
Last Thursday night was a great, productive night in the shop. I laid down a beautiful fillet on a head tube/down tube junction, and spent a couple of hours modifying a lug angle to match the geometry I’ve been working on, with very positive results. On Friday morning, we were due to pack up our stuff and take one last trip north to the lake to visit Eddy’s grandparents before Kate gives…
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