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NAHBS! : Bikes. Rants. Adventures.
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. Tickets are bought, and it's official - I'll be going to NAHBS this year! I certainly won't have a booth or anything like that, but I am definitely excited to see what's new in the framebuilding world and finally meet some of the many builders that I follow in person. I cannot wait! Bike Santa was good to me this year. Time to prep for New Year's festivities. December 30, 2015 at 1:52 AM.
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Fork Crown Chronicles: The first (steel) prototypes : Bikes. Rants. Adventures.
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. Fork Crown Chronicles: The first (steel) prototypes. It's a bummer that I won't get these in the shop until Saturday, but I'm psyched to have them in hand! They look great, but definitely need somme work. Here's what I've noticed so far:. Profile. You can see some of the rough edges a bit better here. I made fork crowns! They'll need to be tapped. That's not too bad, thankfully. The rest will be t...
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Fork Crown Cronicles: A Preview : Bikes. Rants. Adventures.
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. Fork Crown Cronicles: A Preview. Eons ago I cast two fork crowns. I made two because it was recommended I make an extra just in case the first one failed. I didn't make more because I wanted to be certain that they would work before I sold any internal organs to produce a bunch. So the twin crown wasn't going to go to just anyone, it would have to go to someone special. And it did.
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Bikes. Rants. Adventures.: Order Takhion Bar Plugs
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. Order Takhion Bar Plugs. And surprisingly only two. Later, I finally have the first edition* of the Takhion bar plugs ready to go! Print on the left, original on the right. This is basically going to read almost the same as the. Hey look a FAQ:. How can I order one? Right, but how much are they? I understand that's pretty crummy - who wants to pay that much for handlebar plugs? As I mentioned with...
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Bikes. Rants. Adventures.: Bikes
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. These are my bikes, at the moment all current. I ride *most* of them, but love all of them equally. They're in chronological order from when I got them, starting with the newest. And yes, I name my bikes. I have a thing for Soviet bikes. It's going to have a full NJS cockpit once it's done, and the nice thing is that finding parts is easy. Takhion Super Sport (Restored). Yamaguchi Frame School Bike.
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Out Riding. And Building. : Bikes. Rants. Adventures.
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. Out Riding. And Building. I've been so busy with everything else bike related in my life, I've been neglecting this poor little blog! Geez, over the past three months a lot has happened. Lets see. I have a frame currently being painted. Another is almost ready to go to paint. I found a lovely Takhion Aero that's actually my size! I'm in the shop a lot these days, which I'm loving!
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Bikes. Rants. Adventures.: Order Takhion Headset Caps
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. Order Takhion Headset Caps. I can happily say that replacement Takhion headset caps are now available! Old cap on the left, new cap on the right. So, because a lot of you have questions, here's a FAQ regarding ordering, pricing, shipping, design, and anything else that comes up. How can I order one? Edit: International orders seem to require a phone number for shipping verification. What if I want...
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Super Quick Update : Bikes. Rants. Adventures.
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. And then this finally happened. To answer a few questions - no, they are not for sale. They are 25mm at the shim, so they will only fit with their proprietary clamps and won't work on other bikes, which is one of the reasons they are not for sale. I am not sure yet what will be built with them, but I have enough to do three frames with aero head tubes (see that steer tube? Order Takhion Bar Plugs.
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I need about ten more hours each day to get everything done : Bikes. Rants. Adventures.
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Bikes Rants. Adventures. Stories of commuting in the bay, having too many bikes, and other velo shenanigans. I need about ten more hours each day to get everything done. Or, maybe I can stop sleeping and instead update this sadly neglected blog that I have so much content but not nearly enough time for! I am keeping Petrichor. Decently updated with photos, and Flickr. All original parts, but orange. And tiny. It's like it was made for me. Tell me your bike related thoughts! Order Takhion Headset Caps.