Monday, February 11, 2008

Pugsley



Nice Midge Bar drop arrangement. For me I'd prefer the bars up higher, they seem to work best with the drop portion almost level with the saddle.

Ant Bike



Has a nice XO look to it. Really like the big tires and the lamps.

http://www.antbikemike.com/xo.html

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Ginshu Knife of Hope

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Dia-Compe Hubs



Nothing special looking about them, but rock solid.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Rest in Peace


Sheldon Brown (1944-2008)

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Gucci

My Bridgestone XO-3




The Bridgestone XO-3. Probably my favorite bike outside my Fixed Cross-Check. I picked it up during the summer of 2005 from a bike shop in Potsdam NY. It's gone through a number of incarnations as I moved it towards that mythical Bridgestone feel. I swapped the stem out for a taller and shorter Nitto Technomic and added the dummy levers to the inside curve of the M-Bars. The Brooks Flyer replaced a ho-hum generic saddle. The original rims and hubs were replaced with Shimano 105's laced to Sun CR-18 rims. For a long time it had thin (1") tires. Last summer I swapped in a pair of Michelin Coutry Rocks and 'voila....found the magic.

The rack and baskets were added for commuting and grocery getting.