Three Speeds

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 12:23 p.m.
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There's nothing like bombing down a trail or hill at full speed ... However, sometimes it's all about chilling out on a bike ... A lot of us here at Ben's ride 3 speeds and even though they are all set up differently, there's no denying their simplicity and versatility ... Here's my Raleigh Lenton Tourist ... It's made out of Reynalds 531 tubing and the cable pulley is actually brazed on! Converted the 26-1 3/8" wheels to 700c with 28c Panaracer Pasaelas ... This thing is probably close to 40

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Rivendell Garage Sale and Ride: Saturday, October 2.

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 4:02 p.m.

We're planning a garage sale, to be followed by a ride up Mt.Diablo, on Saturday, October 2 ... Stuff has been piling up around here, and it's time to clean house. We don't know exactly what we'll have for sale yet, but expect variety- racks, saddles, bags, prototypes, components, maybe even a Renovelo or 2.  ... Details to follow, but here's what we know so far- ... Garage Sale- 8:30-10:30AM. Riv Driveway. Cash on the barrel head. All sales final.   ... No-Host/No-Liability Ride Up

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Round and Round: In Search of Direction

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Published Aug. 11, 2010 at 9:44 a.m.
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First of all, I'm pleased to announce that my ruthless publisher Chronicle, an evil conglomerate of San Francisco hippies, have finally received newly-printed copies of my book "Bike Snob," which, unlike "Positively False" author Floyd Landis, I wrote all by myself without a ghost writer or anything ... This means that gooey batches of oven-fresh literary goodness are on their way to the various purveyors of books both online and off, and that you can finally read a book in which "sarcasm takes

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Meet My New Cycling Coach - Francesco!

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Published Aug. 11, 2010 at 1:43 a.m.
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I had mentioned in passing that I brought a vintage frame with me from my last stay in Austria to build up as a fixed gear road bike ... Well, here is the result: ... The frame is from a Francesco Moser "San Cristobal" roadbike, circa (I think ) 1978. I got the frame from a friend of a friend and had a chance to try it when it was still a complete bike, so I knew it would fit me comfortably. The previous owner then stripped the frame of components and I mailed it to myself from Vienna, as

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Hardcore Luxury: It Ain't Easy Being Douchey

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 7:34 a.m.
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This past weekend I engaged in some routine bicycle component installation ... Despite being almost moronically simple, the component I installed came with a manual, and while I've changed the name of both the component and the manufacturer, here's what it said: ... Congratulations! You have just purchased the best bicycle component available ... To ensure the best performance and longest service life from your bicycle component, please read carefully and follow these installation instructions

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The Larz Anderson Bicycle Show!

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 10:48 p.m.
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Today was the  14th Annual Larz Anderson Grand National Bicycle Super Meet in Brookline, Massachusetts and I am pleased to report that I was able to attend ... I intended to take documentary-style photographs of the show ... But that did not work out so well, as it was just too crowded with too much going on! Nonetheless, here are some shots of bicycles that I especially enjoyed and you might too ... Having seen pictures from previous years, I expected the Larz Anderson show to be full of

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2011 Shimano XTR - Actual Weights for Full Component Group

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 7:01 p.m.
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I posted a couple of items’ weights the other day, but here’s the whole enchilada. All 2011 XTR components weighed individually.  I haven’t added it all up, but Shimano’s folk said the entire group comes in about 70g heavier than SRAM’s XX, mainly due to the cassette (above). This weight compares just parts available from [ ... ] ...

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Breaking 50

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 12:17 a.m.
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Taking the bull by the horns! ... The Cannibal was itching to have the famous hour record amongst his lengthy palmares. And, on October 25, 1972 in the rarify air of Mexico City, Merckx set a record of 49.431km (30.715 mi) which stood for a long 12 years ... In January 1984, Francesco Moser ventured to Mexico City in the hope to better Eddy Merckx's hour record. Moser brought with him a carefully planned training & medical preparation. His 'funny bike' as it was called, was designed in the

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Eisenherz Bikes Germany

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 2:20 p.m.

Eisenherz builds singlespeed, fixed gear and “retro-makeovers“ from rare vintage parts, as well as brand new designer components.According to Eisenherz’s Klaus Hogrebe, “Every bike is a design project. It’s not just a bike. Every part is assembled by hand, finished and fine-tuned by me. Beautiful vintage steel frames are combined with brand new parts, “new [ ... ] ...

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Folk Festival - Thursday.

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 11:59 p.m.
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Today we took Dexter down to the folk festival in his Chariot trailer! ... I carried his diaper things on my rear rack ... Don is very skilled with bungees and ropes. These skills also make him great at sailing and camping ... He knows how to treat a lady right, and rode with my backpack and towed the trailer. No back sweat for me! ... Some parts of the ride are idyllic and beautiful. Other parts are pretty ... traffic-heavy ... Our first stop was the Rossdale community league where there was a

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