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Category Archives: Becoming a bicycle
Wherein the person awheel comes dangerously close to dissing all that was holy and good. 30 days of biking, #28
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” —1 Corinthians 13:11 __ When I rode seriously, I … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Becoming a bicycle, Equipment, History, People, Report from the road
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bicycle racing, Silca
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Shimano Dura Ace 7400 crank, tubeless tires and the art of deception
“You think to yourself, ah, now this will be a bike. And you’re not wrong. But it may not be the bike you’re expecting.” Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Mongoose Deception
Tagged Deception, Dura-Ace, Eclipse, Gravel King, Hayfield, Mongoose, Panaracer, Shimano, Specialized
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Standing up for single speed
Another winter bicycle project. Look, Ma: No derailleurs. Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Equipment, Mongoose Deception
Tagged bicycle design, drivetrain, one speed, vertical dropouts
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The Invention of Nothing
If you like to ride road bikes and you’ve been paying attention to them for a few decades, you’ve noticed quite a bit of change, especially on the high end. In the 1980s, indexed shifting replaced the need to manually … Continue reading
Rack and fender attachment
Two nifty design ideas from my friend Dave Atkinson. First: the mono-stay connecting the front of Blackburn rack to the frame of this old Schwinn mixte. It’s curved to match the shape of the wheel and painted to match the … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, maintenance
Tagged adding simplicity, bicycle fender, bicycle rack, blackburn rack, fender stays
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