Category Archives: Becoming a bicycle

Shimano Dura Ace 7400 crank, tubeless tires and the art of deception

Posted on February 23, 2020 by 16incheswestofpeoria

“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 →

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Standing up for single speed

Posted on February 11, 2020 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Another winter bicycle project. Look, Ma: No derailleurs. Continue reading →

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The Invention of Nothing

Posted on September 24, 2019 by 16incheswestofpeoria

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 →

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Rack and fender attachment

Posted on March 10, 2019 by 16incheswestofpeoria

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 →

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Something old, something new and blue derailleur housing: the Giant Escape

Posted on December 13, 2017 by 16incheswestofpeoria

I picked up a Giant Escape after someone backed over it with a car, maybe a tractor. Continue reading →

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