Two New Fixed Gear Bikes from Bianchi

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 3:25 p.m.
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Bianchi had some super nice new singlespeeds and fixies at Interbike last year, and it looks like they’re showing a few new goodies early this year.Shown above is the 2011 Bianchi Pista Dalmine, an aluminum framed bike with flat bar and carbon fork with alloy steerer. The crank has a 48T gear mated to a [ ... ] ...

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New Bicycle in the house (well, garage)

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 6:31 p.m.
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and Sweetpea is home! Natalie called Friday morning, so I public transited myself over there a bit after 5pm, installed the computer, and rode home over the hill - 12+ miles ... It climbs very nicely; I had great fun riding up SW Fairview ... Still need to figure out how to mount the Supernova E3 light - those clever Germans don't use the standard-here E6 hex nut ... You probably want to see pictures ... Build details:details (as well as I can remember them) ... custom Sweetpea frame, S&S

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Behold, the watt.

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Published July 13, 2010 at 7:13 p.m.
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"In terms of Classical mechanics, one watt is the rate at which work is done when an object's velocity is held constant at one meter per second against constant opposing force of one newton." ... Blah, blah, blah. What the hell is a newton anyway? ... Just kidding. I'm a nerd. I know what all of this means. Basically, a watt is a way to express the rate at which work is being done ... When you're dealing with electricity, volts x amperes = watts. I actually think that transposes to mechanics

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New Shirt from Roger Lootine: We're #1

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Published July 12, 2010 at 9:27 a.m.
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Just in time for the BFF, local cartoonist Roger Lootine, unveils this little beauty celebrating MPLS recent status change to number one biking city in the nation ... screenprinted locally by Anthem Heart in MPLS ... (you may remember Anthem Heart for the Ride Hard poster they did for Art Crank) ... If Roger's work looks familiar to you, it may be because he has a regular strip in Urban Velo ... Oh and Eden Prairie (a suburb) was named #1 best place to live by these guys ... Suck on it, rest of

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Bike To Bar Photo Contest Winners Announced!

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Published July 12, 2010 at 9:06 a.m.
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We have a winner! Chi-Town definitely takes the cake! ... Thanks for all the fantastic submissions to our Bike To Bar Photo Contest from all you fabulous cyclists. We have a winner, and two runners-up! Winner will receive the Chrome giveaway package and runners-up will receive a pair of moreno wool Chrome socks! We will be contacting you for your mailing addresses ... Winner: Lorena Cupcake, Chicago ... I'm drunkenly leaning on a pile of bikes! My Specialized Globe mixte, Rory's vintage fixed

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Flying Aquarians on the road!

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Published July 10, 2010 at 11:10 a.m.
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75 degrees as the Flying Aquarians prepare to ride 100 miles of RAO course at 9 am ... (sent from my phone) ... UPDATE: ... The Race Across Oregon team, Flying Aquarians were on the roads of north central Oregon today ... We rode a route that took in 70 miles of the 2010 Race Across Oregon route along with 30 miles of "connector" bringing us up to a nice 100 mile ride today ... We began by meeting at Elmers Restaurant in Gresham for breakfast together. We then drove nearly two hours to get to

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Ground Beef: Crash Course in Bottom Bracket Interfaces

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Published June 30, 2010 at 6:41 a.m.
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With the possible exceptions of the Mr. Softee theme and crotchal fungus, there is no surer sign that summer has begun in earnest than the start of the Tour de France ... And there is no surer sign that the cycling media wants to entice laypeople with their Tour de France coverage than when they start rolling out the "crash porn." For the non-cycling sports fan, the idea of following the multiple competitions of which the Tour is comprised over a period of weeks has about as much appeal as

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The End of a Turtle's Trail

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Published June 25, 2010 at 9:20 p.m.

Just past 10:00 this morning, about 25 miles South-East of Atlantic City Wyoming, the freehub on my Monocog began to slip. The freehub is the mechanism that allows a bike to coast. Tiny pawls inside the hub retract when the wheel is spinning faster than the cog, but when power is applied (via the pedals, crank and chain) the pawls engage and the force of the rider's legs drive the wheel ... Normally, freehubs just work. This particular freehub had worked fine for thousands and thousands of

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$1500 for a complete DH bike? Insane!

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Published June 24, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.

Here’s the Specs on the Airborne TakaMSRP:$2,500Frame:6061 Aluminum 8″ Travel All Mountain/DH Single Pivot Suspension w/1.5″ Head Tube MTB, w/Sealed BearingsFork:Marzocchi 888RV 200mm Dual CrownRear Shock:Marzocchi Roco R Coil-OverHeadset:FSA Orbit Z 1.5″Brake Levers:Avid Juicy 3Brakes:Avid Juicy 3 Hydraulic BrakesRotors:Avid Juicy 3 203mmShifters:SRAM X-5 Trigger 9-Speed (Rear Only)F Derailleur:N/AR Derailleur:SRAM X-7 Mid-CageCassette:SRAM PG-950 zz-32t 9-SpeedChain:KMC X-9Crank:FSA [

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Velo Orange Threadless Grand Cru BB: AHM LOVIN' IT!

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Published June 11, 2010 at 11:39 a.m.
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Got one of these for the Concept due to my BB threads issue: ... That issue being that the threads are worn to the point that the BB would actually have play in there if you moved the crank arm back and forth. Nevermind the sound while pedaling. I know, long story ... But yeah, fucked in other words. I talked to a few friends about what I should do about it and the two options were to have the BB rethreaded italian or, just get a threadless BB. At first I thought the idea of retapping the BB

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