$42.50? Good deal.
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$42.50? Good deal.
Category: Bicycle
Bike Ride
I went for a bike ride and bumped into this guy.
Winter Cleaning
I tore apart the drivetrain of my Trek 520 yesterday to clean it. Once it was back together it was looking rather photogenic.
Valve stems at 6 o’clock, cranks at 3 o’clock, biggest chainring, disregard the jack stand.
I believe this is the first time I’ve showed off my new (old) headlight. I’ve had the dynamo hub since last June. I built up a wheel with it, but never bought a light. I had the shell of this old light and decided to replace the old guts with a new socket and wiring. It has worked incredibly well so far, but I’m looking to find a more aesthetically pleasing mount.
My sister got me a Thermos for Christmas. A couple days after Christmas I had to leave for a photoshoot at 5am. To prepare for it, I bought coffee at 3pm the previous day. It was still at tongue burning temperatures when I woke up.
One day, that adapter is going to come in very handy. Also, this rear light needs a cleaner mount as well….Hrmmmmm….
Perhaps It’s Time for Frivolous Indulgences
This right here is a $295 spoke tensiometer. This $295 device is the most accurate way to make sure your bicycle wheel is built with even tension throughout all of the spokes. It’s only $295. You can buy me one here. It comes with a spare battery.
Leather-Clad Black Raleigh
I’ll admit I’ve got a penchant for well worn Brooks saddles, but you can’t deny how good this one looks on this Raleigh.
Hufnagel Cycles: Porteur/City Bike
ProllyisnotProbably.com just posted about Jordan Hufnagel’s recently divulged project. A pair of beautiful porteur bikes with many custom created parts. Take a minute to look through his Flickr set and marvel at his creativity. Not to spoil the set, but here are a few of my favorite details:
Beautiful brass minimalist headbadge.
So much more polite than “heygetoutofmyway!”
Dynamo hub.
Internal cable routing for the rear brake, a Son Edulux headlight to match the hub with wiring run through the front rack and a little support arm in the center of the front rack to keep the fender steady.
Not only is that a beautiful seat cluster, but check out the custom taillight!
Peter’s Schwinn
Peter from Port City Bikes let me use his Schwinn Sports Tourer for a few photos. Port City Bikes is fairly new, but great things are happening in that little shop. Check it out when you can!
Vintage Armstrong
Ever heard of Armstrong bicycles? I certainly hadn’t, but after shooting these in Portland I did some research. It turns out Armstrong was just another name for Raleigh low end three speeds. Nonetheless, I like it. If you like it too, there’s a his & her’s Maine.Craigslist posting right now.
Baby Blue in Portland
Bagwell is in town. We went on a pizza crawl and stumbled upon this Raleigh. Looks like another custom paint job because the head badge was the only indicator of the brand.
Lumotec Retro dynamo headlight, Acorn Boxy Rando bag, leather grips, half clips on the pedals, Brooks B17, stainless rack and polished fenders. Looks like somebody knows what’s up.
Helmet Cam!
Alan and Mo, collectively known as Restless Collective, share some of their helmet cam footage from their global bicycle tour project, The Geography of Youth.
These guys really know how to turn my jealous knob up a notch.
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