Category Archives: photography

Time or Money

Don’t ask me if it is worth it to add 8 hand fabricated pieces to the super high quality dropouts I buy from the good folks at Paragon Machine Works. It makes the rear end behave as though the axles were effectively wider, makes a huge stout interface with the chain and seat stays and when asked for gives a discrete mounting point for rack and fender hard ware.
One day I’ll grow up and have parts like this machined so I can save a couple of hours labor. Tomorrow these get cleaned up and welded. If I am lucky I can get a pile of tubes mitered up and fit into the jig as well. Clock is Ticking. Continue reading

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Monday Mayham (or) Maybe I’m not Racing Hard Enough Sunday

TweetThe 45 minutes I’ve been spending doing my best to hustle on cross courses on Sundays  from NH-VT-and Back to MA seem to me to be an end to a means of motivating Monday rides that are much more a … Continue reading

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Thanks Mom, Thanks Dad

TweetIts almost embarrassing how much my folks have given me throughout my childhood, through my prolonged adolescence (my generation pushed back the definition to 26 years old in this country), and continuing into my fits and starts at adulthood. Love, … Continue reading

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Labor of Love

Tweetgetting caffinated and carbohydrated to take a test ride on the personal off road frame that I just finally finished after over a month in the jig and the drawing board.  I can’t wait to get some pics that actually … Continue reading

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Paint Delivery Quandry-Quashed

TweetAfter a good time at Lars Anderson’s bike show and swap meet last Sunday I had to get down to business prepping some bikes for paint.  Stripping the parts off of the really big bike, the really small bike (that … Continue reading

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Its Weak how fast I count off the Weeks going by, The ReCounting of one won’t slow it but it is worth a try.

TweetMonday-Checked the Schedule f0r the trucks the evening bef0re to find out monday morning I was free and was presented with an opportunity to get a ride in an aut0mobile with some fairly fast mountain bikers to some out of … Continue reading

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Frame Discounts to Photographers

TweetI need some glossy, pretty, studio quality pictures of my frames, complete bikes, and shop action.  I have to concede that I am inept at capturing what I see through a lens. If you are a budding Avedon looking for subject … Continue reading

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