Archive: August, 2011
Hello, Bicycle Riders.
Bicycle Riders, hello. It has been a while for you and I. What can I say? It is summertime and it is difficult spending time internetting about when the weather is warm, beer is delicious, friends and swimming and hanging out and getting awesome are all high on the priority list. Though, amongst the fun [...]
Read moreKnow Your Roots.
Unless your name is Kieran Andrews, chances are good that your first introduction to riding came through bmx bikes. If this is you, then, there will be more than enough nostalgia packed into this trailer for an upcoming documentary on Mongoose Bicycles. Like most dudes my age who have a history in bmx, I had [...]
Read moreBut I Thought All Nipples… Ghisallo Rims #3
I am just glad that Eric, who is a mechanic at Wild Rock and knows about these things, was as taken with the idea of wooden rims as I was. He offered/I badgered him to help me calculate the spoke lengths needed to turn these rims into wheels. Easier said than done as there is [...]
Read moreArt Meets Function. Ghisallo Rims #2
Here they are! Probably the most fitting place to start turning these rims into wheels is in my basement. They are hanging from the old floor joists with the stone foundation in the background. I think Giovanni would feel ok about this. I bought the rims raw so before they can be built they need [...]
Read moreItaly 2011. Ghisallo Wooden Rims
I gesticulate haphazardly at the scrap of paper in my hand. The woman behind the desk of the Italian cycling museum by the Madonna del Ghisallo responds in broken English. Apparently, Cerchi Ghisallo is just down the street. I am not sure that I am getting it all but she seems to be saying that [...]
Read moreIn Italy, It Is Not All About The Bike.
I hate to say it but Armstrong was right(really, it pains me). It is not about the bike. Well, not all of it anyway. You see, we went to Italy with a group of local riders to cycle the high passes of the Dolomites and the historic climbs of Lombardy. The riding was exceptional (…and [...]
Read moreThis Road.
The last time I rode along this road, it was snowing and my hands and toes were frozen to little bits. It was early in the season and I was outside riding a bicycle, so what did a little bit of snow and cold matter? Today I am on the same road and yesterday it [...]
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