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Category Archives: Becoming a bicycle
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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Something old, something new and blue derailleur housing: the Giant Escape
I picked up a Giant Escape after someone backed over it with a car, maybe a tractor. Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Bushwhacker, Giant
Tagged 1X drivetrain, bicycle repair, Giant Cypress, Giant Escape, treehouse
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Rebuilt in central Illinois: the Royal Scot
Dave inserted the Royal Scot back into the flow of history, creating something sure to confuse anyone trying to identify this particular model. Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Bushwhacker, History, Other bicycles
Tagged bicycle repair, British, Bushwhacker, Raleigh, resto mod, restoration, Royal Scot, three speed
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Les confessions du snob de selle
Every once in a while, you realize your imagination has its limits. Your flexible mind, capable of intuiting many potential solutions to the same challenge, is faced with something that cannot, in any way, be a solution to that challenge. … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Equipment
Tagged comfort, imagination, out of the box, positioning, rant, saddle
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