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Posts about cycling
February 22nd, 2010
Here’s the specs: Frame / Size / Year: Livery Design Gruppe Black Sparkle Track / 53cm / 2010 Handlebars / Stem: Nitto Classic 42cm 25.4mm Silver Road Bars / Nitto Lugged Threadless Stem Fork / Headset: Livery Design Gruppe Track Stem / Chris King Threadless Headset Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire: Origin8 Pro-Pulsion Track Hub / Velocity Deep V Rim / Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire: Origin8 Pro-Pulsion Track Hub / Velocity Deep V Rim / Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire Crankset / Bottom Bracket: Sugino RD2 Messenger Crankset Pearl White / Sugino Bottom Bracket Saddle / Seat Post: Brooks White Team Pro CMWC Tokyo / Nitto S-84 Lugged Seatpost Pedals / Chain: Origin8 Pro Track Light Pedal & Soma Fab Toe Cages Brakes / Brake Levers: Shimano Tiagra Brakes / Soma Fabrications Urban Cross Levers Gearing / Chainring / Misc.: Euro-Asia Deluxe Track Cog Yeah, yeah, my seat angle is weird. I like it.

Here’s the specs:

Frame / Size / Year:
Livery Design Gruppe Black Sparkle Track / 53cm / 2010

Handlebars / Stem:
Nitto Classic 42cm 25.4mm Silver Road Bars / Nitto Lugged Threadless Stem

Fork / Headset:
Livery Design Gruppe Track Stem / Chris King Threadless Headset

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Origin8 Pro-Pulsion Track Hub / Velocity Deep V Rim / Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Origin8 Pro-Pulsion Track Hub / Velocity Deep V Rim / Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Sugino RD2 Messenger Crankset Pearl White / Sugino Bottom Bracket

Saddle / Seat Post:
Brooks White Team Pro CMWC Tokyo / Nitto S-84 Lugged Seatpost

Pedals / Chain:
Origin8 Pro Track Light Pedal & Soma Fab Toe Cages

Brakes / Brake Levers:
Shimano Tiagra Brakes / Soma Fabrications Urban Cross Levers

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
Euro-Asia Deluxe Track Cog

Yeah, yeah, my seat angle is weird. I like it.

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February 16th, 2010
flying with your bike...

from classic lightweights bikes & rides, a really handy guide to airline policies for traveling with your bike, including prices.
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February 11th, 2010
Lugged stem from Ahearne Cycles.

Lugged stem from Ahearne Cycles.

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February 7th, 2010
iaminlikewithmybike: (via youmightfindyourself)

iaminlikewithmybike:

(via youmightfindyourself)

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February 5th, 2010
Okay, here’s my actual new frame from Livery Design Gruppe. Ordered today, should be here on Wednesday.

Okay, here’s my actual new frame from Livery Design Gruppe. Ordered today, should be here on Wednesday.

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November 30th, 2009
(via twodayslater) Anybody know who did this?

(via twodayslater)

Anybody know who did this?

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November 29th, 2009
Cerchio CCS Blue, Sillgey Cyclery, Inc.

Cerchio CCS Blue, Sillgey Cyclery, Inc.

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November 24th, 2009
Metallico Super Drops - black / white - (nitto njs handle bar) : Track Supermarket - NJS/Keirin track/fixed gear bikes, frames, and parts from Japan Oh MAN do I want this! $180? *cries*

Metallico Super Drops - black / white - (nitto njs handle bar) : Track Supermarket - NJS/Keirin track/fixed gear bikes, frames, and parts from Japan

Oh MAN do I want this! $180? *cries*

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With bicycles, as with virtually all wheeled vehicles, the front brake is the more important and effective brake. The front brake by itself will stop a standard bicycle twice as fast as a rear brake by itself. The front brake by itself will stop a standard bicycle as fast as both brakes used together, except on very slippery surfaces.

Unfortunately, many casual cyclists and non-cyclists have the mistaken idea that using the front brake is dangerous, and that you are likely to lock up the front wheel, pitch over the handlebars and crack you skull. This type of accident is extremely rare, and unlikely on a bicycle that is in good repair, ridden by a cyclist who has learned to use the front brake sensitively.

The danger is more real for bicycles with damaged rims, or mis-adjusted brakes. The danger is even greater for the cyclist who habitually relies on the rear brake alone when suddenly faced with the need for a panic stop. A panicky rider who is unused to the front brake may indeed grab it full-force as a last resort, and may take a header.

If you will forgive an automotive analogy in these green pages, a driver who has never driven a car with power brakes is likely to skid a few times the first time he or she tries driving a car that has them. This does not mean that there is something wrong with power brakes, however, it means that the driver needs to learn how to use them.

— Sheldon Brown, in Braking and Turning Your Bicycle

Boom. I kind of want to print this out and hand it round whenever I get shit for having a front brake.

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November 7th, 2009
twodayslater: (via lovelylulu) Hot hot hot.

twodayslater:

(via lovelylulu)

Hot hot hot.

cycling
November 3rd, 2009
Colnago Master Track 1979 Prototype via Fixed Gear Blog What a crazy bike.

Colnago Master Track 1979 Prototype via Fixed Gear Blog

What a crazy bike.

cycling
October 23rd, 2009
Bertelli, Biciclette Assemblate, New York City

Adorable bikes hand-assembled of new and vintage parts.
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October 22nd, 2009

TCB Courier: Pizza + Candy on Vimeo

These dudes rock. They weren’t sure if Taqueria Cancun took phone orders, so they offered to take our order down for us AND drop off our burritos. AND they delivered super-fast. AND they were super-nice.

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October 20th, 2009
Golden Campagnolo?…wow. but the chainring on top? Nearly a bit too much. — pistamondo, via scarecrew: Naw, just right.

Golden Campagnolo?…wow. but the chainring on top? Nearly a bit too much. — pistamondo, via scarecrew:

Naw, just right.

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(via twodayslater)

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