The Big Move

Temporary headquarters, one more step on the road to Global Bicycle Hegemony. In the background are seen ranks of our Children's Army who will fan out across the metro area and terrorize baby strollers and bird watchers and dog walkers and any others who may stand in our path. Mwahahahahaha!

My generals awaiting their orders.

Baptism of the new digs.

Halfway there.

Hard work has its own rewards.

Thanks to all who helped! Ed, Bill, Don, Doug, Jeannette, John and Erin, Mom, Dad, Jim and Florence, Miller and Winegarten and Co., City of Sheridan, and of course Customers. Couldn't have done it without you. -Paul

Bicycle Tour of Colorado 2011

Trail Ridge Road, waiting for the gates to open.
Severe altitude sickness
Evening campsite down time. And up. And down. And up.
Roadside attractions.
The crew.

We are Open!

at the new shop! 3602 River Point Parkway, in Sheridan. Up the hill from the confluence of Platte River and Bear Creek. In the bottleneck between Fatburger and Subway, across the parking lot from SuperTarget. New hours, M-W-Th-F 10-6, Tu 12-8, Sa 9-4. Give us a visit soon!

MOVING THE SHOP!

Paul's Cyclery will soon be moving to a new location. (Finally!) Starting June 1 or thereabouts we will be found in the beautiful, new, sunny and spacious location at 3602-D River Point Drive. For the address-impaired, it's the building presently occupied by Subway at the intersection of Platte River Trail and Bear Creek Trail. Across the parking lot from SuperTarget. A stone's throw from the path. Look for it!

Thou Dost Promote Too Much, Methinks

Just want to say, we're not offering bribes of store credit for posting a favorable online review.

We promise to build or repair your bike as well as possible, and to honor all reasonable requests fairly and cheerfully. Our primary means of promotion has always been and will continue to be referrals from satisfied customers. If you are pleased with our products and service, we believe that you will come back and tell all your friends, and if for some reason you are displeased with our service we hope you will tell us in person and give us a chance to amend the fault. That's all.

Campagnolo Delta Brake

The cover has been removed for illustration.  How many moving parts?  Thirty?  Forty???  What could possible go wrong?

Seriously, this is a great brake, somewhat limited in application, but super-strong with great modulation.  Hard to setup, won't work with tires over 23c, hard to adjust, and expensive to manufacture.  The cable binder takes a 3.5mm hex wrench, and to get the cover back on you have to cut the cable off flush, so good luck trying to make any subsequent cable adjustments.  There is a very narrow adjustment band and the pad thickness has to be matched to the rim width.  You can see how the arms don't quite line up with the body in this particular application.  I need thicker pads or spacers.  Maybe there's another adjustment in the pivots to account for rim width?  Arggh I don't have time for this!

The Fatal Flaw

Weinmann concave rims, made in Belgium. Great rims in my view. Extremely strong with a tall, flat braking surface. A little heavy perhaps, but having a rock-solid, impervious ride quality, as rims go. And this is a smart shape for spoke nipple support and probably torsional rigidity as well. Tourists' choice. Sometimes found with a shiny silver finish.

Centrifugal force holds ice, snow, and mud, making your wheels heavier. And dirty MagChloride-y water soaks in, seizing your spoke nipples. And destroying the adhesive on your rim tape. While the rest melts off onto your floor.