This is the fixed gear conversion of my norweigan/italian formerly 6 speed friction downtuber. It is 100% due to Casey’s live g-chat assistance.

another retro-grouch with photoshop wants to bring back engraved and polished C-Record, with honey hoods, real cork tape, and campy Record-level shellac!

an interesting group of weird crap and reconstituted tubes

so mel and i used to be big into ultralight backpacking.  well not really big.  but we had all the kit.  and we made alot of our own: packs, compression sacks, a tent, jackets, hats, gloves, stoves, etc.  anyway. we learned how to pack light and small, and what you needed and didnt need.  hint: [...]

“Cycling Enters the Electronic Age With a New Gear-Shifting System”

I haven’t been blogging much, but neither have you! So here is some reverse chronology for you: __________ This past week-end (Jan31-Feb1) was the UCI Cyclocross World Championship races in some place I can’t spell or say in the Netherlands. We all know I love me some time spent in the nether regions, but Verča [...]

last year’s Tour winner is rocking some bling right up casey’s alley. bringing back the french tour lightening regime (at cycling news.com)

ok dave, since this is your link bike, i’m gunna step out of the ridelugged bounds, and use a tig’ed frame.  note that if i was going to use a lugged steel frame, i’d probably pick something simple, with clean lug lines, like a waterford. dave doesn’t mind a bit of punishment.  this bike build [...]

Jim over at Cyclofiend (huge gallery of ridelugged approved bikes) is putting together a 2009 Calendar.  My XO is in it, so you know it’s good!  Don’t know what to get Nick or Rob for xmas?  Here ya go!  Affordable and sexy!  Gives any cubicle that ‘straight from the brazing booth’ look. If my attempt [...]

bethret pedals, between 30-50 years old, originally uploaded by jamesjohnsonart. No these arnt as detailed as Daniel Rebour… They are more loose. To use the parlance of the times: funky. Follow the link to get to the set…. did i mention that i will barter for drawings…