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State of the Gravel Roadster 1-24-14

The Gravel Roadster has given up many of its parts (wheels, bars, brakes and seat) to the Singular Gryphon frameset I’ve been riding for a month or so. I’ll review that bike later, but I want to get...

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Entmoot Patches

In addition to the tee shirts (and posters, hopefully) for the Rivendell Owner’s Bunch unofficial RBW 20th Anniversary Jamboree and Get Together, I have arranged for “Entmoot*” patches. These are drawn...

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Rivendell “Silver” branded hubs

At the Rivendell Garage Sale, I bought some small things, including this hubset. According to sources, they were a small run for employees, and never marketed. They’re from a large manufacturer, with...

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FS: Amazing 56cm Bombadil Frame

Rivendell Bombadil mountain frameset: 56 cm frame Frame/fork/headset/BB, asking $1200 shipped. The seller (friend Pudge) says, “There are some chips and rubs, no dents. If I kept it I would probably...

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State of the Ross Porteur – 10/11/14

I sold my S3X/dyno wheelset and halogen lights, leaving the Ross without a front wheel (because I didn’t go get one off the pile in the shed and put a tire on it), and I took the chain for the...

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State of the Quickbeam 12-21-13

First day of Winter… 58 degrees tonight sitting on my porch in California. It’s been a while since I documented my bikes; the Quickbeam has C-Lines and thornflickers, but it’s about the same. Except no...

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Bruce Gordon’s retail store opening

I sent an email around to the cyclists at work, alerting them to the Bruce Gordon Retail Space Grand Opening, with the caveat that “he has a reputation as a curmudgeon, but he’s always been nice to...

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Bontrager Enduro Allroad makeover

One of my current project/brainworms is to convert my Bontrager to a fat-tired road bike. I swapped the SID Dual-Air for a Kona P2 canti fork, and bought some phenomenally expensive (for me) Compass...

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