Category: Bikes

As I might have mentioned, I had the Soma re-painted. Actually, I had the excellent dude Anthony Paints do a full media blast and powder-coat of this sweet creamy green color. Frame, fork, stem and rack all got the electro-static love. Additionally, I had tried a North Road bar, but it was a little narrow.…

So, the older kid, who’s 10, has grown out of her Electra single speed beach cruiser with the 20” wheels.  The seat doesn’t go high enough.  The next step was a 24” kids bike.  But I hate that size.  That’s the size where they are nearly big enough for a proper bike in a 26” wheel, assuming…

So, I was doing a little tidying up in the garage, and going through old bike parts and gear.  For some odd reason, I’ve kept worn out derailers and cassetts.  I’ve kept worn out chainrings.  I’ve kept worn out chains!  Shift and brake cables.  Pedals with frozen bearings.  I think that I thought I might…

In the bike room at work. Looking forward to the 3″ of snow predicted this afternoon.

Ever since I got the Framed MN1, I’ve wanted to tweak a few things.  The bars were really wide and too far forward, etc.  Also, as I’ve been riding it, I’m starting to see the places that they saved a few bucks to bring the price down to such a low level.  I’m not complaining,…

Despite the chill, my youngest wanted to hit the sledding hill today.  So, I obliged with a little fun of my own.  I hitched her sled to the back of the fatbike and pulled her to the sledding hill.  Worked shockingly well.  

So, I finally bought a fat bike.  I picked up a Framed MN 1.0 with the extra wheelset.  So far, I’ve ridden it around the park and the yard, and had a blast!  Since I’m expecting to do winter commuting on this bike, I also picked-up a Planet Bike Versa-rack   It does fit, at full leg extension, but…