Bike to Work Day 2013

Serving a complete and nutritious breakfast.

Some Martians came to visit, and were very excited.

Another view.

Thanks Appliance Center, Thanks DrCOG, Thanks Snikiddy and JB Importers and Breezer, Thanks Ed and Peach and Henry!

Cosmic Destruction

NAHBS 2013 DENVER

WOW what a show.  Beautiful bikes made the best way, by hand one at a time.

Lots of cutting, filing, welding.

Mixed hardwoods.

More hardwood joinery.  Bamboo and wooden frames were displayed in every aisle.

Lots of fat bikes.  This one is copper plated.

And plenty of lugged steel.  Here's one British style.

Truncated lugs with fillet brazing.  I want this bike.

Internally routed cables are back.

Some crazy welding.

Steampunk special.  Enlarge the picture and check the detail: hydraulic routing, rewired lamp, neat fender attachment.

Historic American racing bicycle.

Top view of an award winner.

Neat lugs.

What the?

Another wooden bike.

Classy.

Equinox ride 7:00 am

Apprentice #2

DUH

Bicycle Tour of Colorado 2012

Day 1:  Windy Scourge, WY

Paul's Cyclery Mobile One in the foreground.  The horizon is not slanted, I am leaning into the wind and barely able to stand at times.  We are all going slowly mad.

High in the Medicine Bow range, Aid Station 3.

Forest Fire ahead.

Colnago and Mecacycle

Look closely, this isn't something you are likely to see every day.  Touch the picture to get a closeup.  TWO twin-tube bike frames in the same picture, a Colnago (Italian) from late 90's and a Mecacycle (French) from mid-80's.  The Colnago is glued carbon with aluminum lugs, fancy and classy and probably rides great.  All those glued joints, though are showing their age.  The Mecacycle is handmade fillet-brazed steel (Vitus probably) which from a distance looks like just another old black beater, but up close shows the work of a master welder.

An internal clamp like a quill stem holds the seatpost in place.  The brake housing is routed inside the top tube.