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biciak: Glenn Eames' Old Spokes Home in Burlington, Vermont
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Friday, June 13, 2014. Glenn Eames' Old Spokes Home in Burlington, Vermont. After 14 years, he opened his own shop and named it the "Old Spokes Home.". He sold used bikes at first and fit right in supplying the fixie crowd until the interest peaked. He grew and sold new bikes, too. And Glenn can prove it. The pre-1900s bikes are organized to illustrate the evolution of bicycle design and innovation in the bicycle's first 40 years. Direct-drive, chain-drive, shaft-drive, wooden spokes, steel-spoked and ad...
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biciak: Cycling in a Group
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Friday, December 28, 2012. Cycling in a Group. Cycling with other folks is often a rewarding experience. Learning the skills of riding in a pack can result in thrillingly fast rides, racing tactics, breakaways and. a long ride home by yourself. Lake Pepin three-speed ride brew-up. Riding with a group of people who love the same things as you is fun. Riding together and sharing the experience of the ride, and then having a meal or a pie- stop together can be a great social event. So, choose wisely...2014 ...
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biciak: Pugsley to 9Zero7 upgrade part 2: Vee Rubber Snowshoe XL 4.8 arrives!
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Friday, August 22, 2014. Pugsley to 9Zero7 upgrade part 2: Vee Rubber Snowshoe XL 4.8 arrives! The build is almost complete. The Vee Rubber Snowshoe XL 4.8 arrived yesterday and it is a very different beast than it's predecessor the Snowshoe 4.7. Unlike the Snowshoe 4.7, which was more like a real 4.0, the Snowshoe XL 4.8 is every bit a wide high volume tire. The tread is much more aggressive. Snowshoe XL 4.8 on left and Snowshoe 4.7 on right. Time to hit the trail! August 23, 2014 at 3:09 PM. 2012 Cirqu...
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biciak: Minnesota Randonneurs: Long-Distance Unsupported Riding - the Apple Valley 200K Brevet
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Minnesota Randonneurs: Long-Distance Unsupported Riding - the Apple Valley 200K Brevet. Unlike racers who fixate over every ounce on the bike randonneurs tend to be more concerned about fit than weight. They spend time refining the fit of their bike so that every little irritating pain is eliminated because what is a minor annoyance at 30 miles can be a ride killer at 200 miles. Bike club in France. Rob Welsh gives the pre-ride info/safety speech. With his Rivendell Homer Hilson.
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biciak: Emiliano Freschi
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Sunday, March 23, 2014. In November of 1981 I had just arrived in Milano, Italy as a tourist. But I was not going to the typical tourist attractions. I was interested in bicycle culture and history. My first stop was Detto Pietro Olmo, a great bike shop near the main train station. My second destination was the shop of Faliero Masi, located in the Vigorelli Velodrome. On my list were visits to Campagnolo and Cinelli. I returned to Plaza Gramsci to the shop of Emiliano Freschi and bought my red Freschi.
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biciak: 2015 Fat Bike Birkie
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Saturday, March 7, 2015. 2015 Fat Bike Birkie. Under patchy clouds and blue skies riders in the 2015 Fat Bike Birkie were met by a warm and soft course. A record 800 riders met the challenge in Cable, Wisconsin for the 20K and 47K races. 2015 Fat Bike Birkie. The 2015 Fat Bike Birkie and US National Championship 47k start line. Will Ross and Ned Overend. Will Ross and Ned Overend. Will Ross 2015 US National Fat Bike Champion. Will Ross of Anchorage, Alaska takes the title away from Ned Overend. 2014 200K...
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biciak: Christmas in Milano by Barbara Kelly
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Sunday, March 16, 2008. Christmas in Milano by Barbara Kelly. We entered the obscure storefront tucked away in the side of the Vigorelli Velodrome. A few older men, probably veteran racers and faithful customers, were ranting away in Italian. Curious stares met our questioning glances. It was hard to believe this was Masi's. The planning for our trip began in September. All of us were, students at the University of Alaska and had decided to spend the break between semesters on a European bicycle trip.
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biciak: A 1963 Peugeot 650B conversion
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Friday, June 6, 2014. A 1963 Peugeot 650B conversion. What does that mean? The 650B is a designation of wheel size. Bike tire/wheel measurements are about as messy as any measurement made these days. The same exact wheel/tire can be measured many different ways. To make things worse, some tires/wheels are only talked about in one measurement system or the other. Jan Heine, in his magazine Bicycle Quarterly,. The interesting thing is that older 700c sport touring bikes of the 1970s, that can't use wider t...
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biciak: Johnny Coast
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Johnny has built a number of custom fixtures over the years to speed up some of the time consuming frame-building procedures, like adding braze-ons. Recently, he has been exploring Bi-Lam lugs or what he says Hank James calls "half-lugs," an old treatment that combines a lug and filet brazing in the same joint. He first used it in mixtie frames ordered by Chris Kulczycki for Velo-Orange, since there where no lugs made for the angles required in the mixte. He is working with Ch...
