Imagine you need to change the cable on your dream honey road bike, the one you adore, and you come across this:
Pictured here is a Campagnolo 8 speed shifter, with a badly stuck, misshapen cable end, cut to the quick, mentioned in an earlier post and since, my sweet baby has been sitting apart, the [...]
On this week’s edition of “This Old Bike”, we are working with a classic USA made Trek 950, from the 80s, one of Norm’s favorite bicycle eras.
A golden age mountain bike restoared; today on “This Old Bike” (clarinet music begins) [photo tour of old restored bikes]
(fade music) “My name is Senna. Welcome to This Old [...]
My sleep patterns got all fucked up. Yesterday I had to work 1p-1a. I had a scheduled rest day so before work I went downtown and hung out with my friend Susan in her art gallery. Her bike got stripped a few weeks ago and Dominic found her a set of wheels for 15 bucks [...]
The light blue bottle cage was the final touch. Over the two weeks since I bought this NOS frame and wheel set, I scrounged up enough Dura Ace to get it complete, and the PROFILE bars in front to be period correct. Fuck YEAH!
Can’t do the SIDIs and the Time pedals with the broken toe [...]
I am sure you are going to want the 18″ MTB. Bring $170 and bring your son’s bike for a free adjustment. If it needs maintenance, such as a part replaced, or pulled to get to an internal bearing, then it will cost; about 1/2 of what you pay in a bike shop, labor wise.
If this place goes, so will a part of my heart, and the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people that know BICAS.
I used to go ‘down there’ a lot, and many a Tucson cyclist found the rare part they needed at BICAS. The incredible creativity that formed that place leaves a lasting impression with [...]
Pass out of the roar, and into the soar. That’s what I say about cycling, and about life. Never was a big fan of The Ramones until I found out some things about these guys, and their origins. I mean, you need a translator for most of what Joey is saying. Take a watch of [...]
This is going to be a pretty weak post. Mostly because the riding is off the hook right now in the desert southwest and I have better shit to do than type. So here it goes:
This might be the link of the week so far, keep hitting refresh notahipsterbecause.com.
A few years ago I had the pleasure [...]
A new bike for me is never a reality until I ride it. You know what I mean? Dominic gets excited about every little part, every detail. I am just kinna like ‘meh’ until it’s built and I am pedaling. I can sit and stare at it, post pictures of it, talk about it, blog [...]
New rig almost done. Taking my time on ‘er. Had to machine an extra long nut to mount the front brake in a Kestrel fork, and made attempt at stamping an allen head. Had to grind it down to 8mm two sided. After grinding of STI stops round to flat, will [...]
