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It is here, and it’s rad.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

The bike I built in Doug Fattic’s class has arrived, and I’m riding it. It is absolutely fantastic. I’ve only got about 40 miles on it, so will write more when I’ve spent some more time in the saddle, but so far I absolutely love it! The picture links to the flickr gallery, and my wife tells me she [...]

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Work begins on a cross bike.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

I’ve alluded to it in other posts, but I’ve officially begun work on a cyclocross bike for myself. I want to try racing cross this season, and I’ll ride it in the gravel races next year. My big challenge I think is going to be time. First can I come up with the time to [...]

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Current Activities, Mostly Waiting.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

So the bike and the stem are off at paint. They have been there since February and hopefully they will return sometime in May. The first bit of the paint process involved a bit of back and forth with my classmate Clifford. Clifford graciously put together the design for the down tube (and for this I’m forever grateful). [...]

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Progress continues on new road bike

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Winter has come with a vengeance in Minnesota. Since a week before Christmas most of my cycling has been done either in Washington (holiday trip) or on a trainer. Once the whole family is back together (my wife has been out of the country for awhile) I’ll be commuting on my bike again. It will [...]

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