Monthly Archives: August 2010

August News Letter e-mail heist

Tweethttp://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Bamboo-Bicycle/ Yeah, I’ve seen a bunch of these around and came across it in the NY times today, you can gorilla wrap a resined carbon or natural fiber string around the joints a bunch, vacuum bag it, and cure. Lign … Continue reading

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Start of a framebuilders list topic about turning your responses directly into blog posts.

TweetDirectly quoting yourself from framebuilders list in the form of a blog post publish or perish Directly quoting yourself from framebuilders list in the form of a blog post My links are for shit tonight, sorry.  And apparently set off … Continue reading

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Reply to topic concerning forward offset seat tubes 7/31/2010

TweetBeen doin a bit of that myself, a new derailieur mount “standard” has just been introduced that facilitates taking it even further without f’ing up front shifting. It works well to shorten up wheelbases on bikes you might want large … Continue reading

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Odd needs

TweetYou’ve got to ride a bit of everything to get to really know what the demands of a cycle product may be. I pretty much live on my bike, my needs for general transportation, sport, and social conveyance are all … Continue reading

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Not So Mellow Yellow and one revived from the mortuary

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Fly test monkey, fly (or) a hillbilly will mount anything

TweetThe prototype BBW anti STI pods are moving on to the bikes of my trusted test pilots ahead of the scheduled beta production run. Re-dubbed the Hill Billy shifter, these mounts are designed to let you get away with not … Continue reading

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The Dossier

TweetBikes aren’t that complicated really, as such nuance of a scale imperceptible in casual observation can be picked up by an astute user. Ride enough bikes over time and one will pick up on the small factors that led to … Continue reading

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Terra Loco, BBW boston north shore ATB

TweetI heard that in other parts of the country the trails are so smooth that rocks in the trail are pointed to and called out as obstructions. The commentary to today’s riding among the glacier deposited boulders would have sounded … Continue reading

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Reversing the trend of Korean Web Hackers clipping BBW Blog content to sell Penis Pills and Pyramid Schemes, Clipping my own E-mails to publish a post again (OR) BBW’s word on Frame Forum’s disc Brake Debate

TweetEditors Note-“The frame forum is an e-mail list serve where framebuilders, industry types, wanna-bes, and an extensive peanut gallery quip ad nausea about every intricacy of the craft, and get pretty snarky while they’re at it. When I have another … Continue reading

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On making anonomous a mountain bike (or) Enough about the ’6’9′er Already

TweetNicked from my response to a Request for Quote: “Good to hear from you, thanks for the beer.  No need to feel sorry about the slow down here in my basement. There are plenty of projects I could have kept … Continue reading

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