March 2012
53 posts
Condor Super Acciaio
I really, really like this Condor. They’re semi-production bikes from the UK. That is to say the company is still privately owned and makes bikes one at a time by hand, but offer options in standard sizes and geometries as well to keep costs down. The Super Acciaio is their flagship steel bike and is actually being raced by the Rapha team in UCI continental races this year. It’s...
New Gripshift from SRAM! →
I remember when SRAM’s Gripshift first came out back in the early 90’s. It was revolutionary but started to suck really quickly. Rubber parts wore out, cables we a bitch to change, and after a while the rotation was just too much to make it efficient. At least that was my experience. This new Gripshift is being offered in SRAM’s XO and XX groups so apparently it’s aimed...
This guy just doesn't get it....
Caley Fretz is a “writer” at Velo News, a publication that has been steadily declining and recently tried to infuse life into it’s corpse by printing in a larger format and using glossy photos and more down-to-earth writing styles. It’s not working. He recently posted an editorial (why a tech writer/cat 1 racer is writing anything other than technical reviews is beyond me)...
Bike Buying Tips (click through) →
Yeah, I know it’s from Canada. And everyone knows Canada doesn’t really exist. But it’s good advice for buying a bike and, even though most of it is pretty basic, the common sense rules always apply.
This is why you buy a custom bike. To get EXACTLY... →
John Prolly’s bike from Chris Bishop is exactly what he wants in a bike. The culmination of a dozen bikes in his recent riding, it takes everything he wants and nothing he doesn’t and presents it in a package that will be a classic forever. I can’t wait to be in a position to order something from one of the many builders I’ve gotten to know over the past couple years....
Stupid life shit....
I haven’t been able to post any cool bike stuff or take any photos reecently because of life. Like having a life. It’s a good life, mind you, but busy and my blog is the most expendable thing. I wish it wasn’t. I love to blog and write and pic and share stuff with everyone, or anyone. or no one. But alas, life prevails. I’ll put some bitchin’ stuff up after this...
I rode my bike today.
I went out and rode today. I hadn’t ridden since before the NAHBS trip and was really excited to ride once we got back. Our late flight on Monday precluded riding my normal group ride, and Tuesday night I stayed home with the girls. I don’t think the Doctors and Lawyers ride (my normal Tuesday group ride) is going just yet anyway. I got called in to work Wednesday (my other weekly...
Exif info from my NAHBS shots:
Everything shot at NAHBS was with my Nikon D7000, 35mm/1.8 DX, and 18-200 VRI. I used the 35mm for 99% of shooting on the floor of the show. The booths are so tight and packed with cool stuff, using anything longer would have put me in the aisles shooting to get stuff in frame and using my 18-200, at the short end, would be hard with the weird sometimes bright/sometimes dark convention lighting....
NAHBS Updates; slowly but surely.
I’m going to try to add to the copy that accompanies the photo sets I posted from NAHBS. I was pressed for time this weekend and wanted to get as much up as possible as soon as possible. Plus the internet at the hotel sucked balls. And it cost $10 a day. Yeah, I know I just paid $30 to post to a blog that no one reads yet. But hopefully that will change by next year. I don’t have the...
NAHBS is over. And I'm spent.
I’ll write a wrap up post tomorrow. Or maybe later tonight. The photo journal is grossly incomplete. There is no way I could have taken enough pictures. If it was a week long it would not have been enough time. What I’ve posted is what caught my eye or guys that don’t get the big time press or recognition of the mainstream press. Everyone know Don Walker and Richard Sachs. Or...
