Even though these are road hubs, it’s easy to see where Phil Wood got their inspiration for those limited hubs they made a while back. JP Weigle is the man when it comes to drillium and you can own this hub for a mere $145.
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Blackheart Tattoo Design
This one’s a bit old and from the looks of things, it fits right in with the 2008 track bike style. Miche Supertype post, Phil Wood hubs, Cinelli stem and Campy-style fluted cranks. Yep! Nailed it. That’s the heart of every track bike kid. Check out the process at Matt Bibby’s portfolio site.
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Help Jake and Patrick Out!
If anyone helps Jake and Patrick out with their bikes, I’ll send you something nice. Seriously. This is LOW!
Details below:
Patrick’s Bike
* Frame: Pista Concept 2007 (white)
* Front Wheel: Phil Wood Low-Flange (silver), H Plus Son (gold), DT Swiss Spokes (black)
* Rear Wheel: Phil Wood Low-Flange (silver), H Plus Son (gold), DT Swiss Spokes (black)
* Headset: Stock Cane Creek (black)
* Stem: Thomson Elite 50mm (black)
* Handlebars: Nitto B-201 Riser Bars (black)
* Seatpost: Thomson Elite (black)
* Saddle: Sam Marco Supercorsa (black)
* Cranks: Sugino 75 (black)
* Bottom Bracket: Sugino 75
* Chainring: Sugino 75 – 44t (black)
* Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC (black)
* Toe Straps: Hold Fast
Jake’s Bike
* Frame: 3Rensho (purple-metallic)
* Front Wheel: SPIN Tri-Spoke (white)
* Rear Wheel: Chub Hub (black), H Plus Son Formation Face (black)
* Headset: Campy NJS (silver)
* Stem: Dura-Ace (silver)
* Handlebars: Syntace Pursuit Bars (silver)
* Seatpost: Thomson Elite (silver)
* Saddle: Sam Marco Rolls Ti (white)
* Cranks: Sugino 75 (silver)
* Bottom Bracket: Hatta
* Chainring: Sugino 75 – 49t (silver)
* Pedals: MKS Sylvan (silver)
* Toe Straps: Cadence Double (black)
Other Items Stolen
* Jake’s custom Freight Baggage (black) bag that contained a digital and film camera and a $400 Patagonia jacket (black)
* Ryan’s shoulder bag containing 10 Macaframa DVD’s and Go Means Go shirts
* Dodici Veloce frame (pink/chrome) w/chrome fork
* Leader 721TR Track Frame/Fork (white)
*They are offering a reward, so if you have helpful information please contact us or e-mail them at patrick@pedalconsumption.com
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Wende Cragg’s 1978 Breezer Series I: Like Riding Jewelry
Josh, Cari, and John were in Fairfax for a few days during the Camera Corner premiere, and before the Saturday screening, John shot Wende Cragg’s 1978 Breezer Series I, also known as #6, fresh off its world tour…
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1984 Ritchey Annapurna: Lots of Brass
We looked at the restoration of this 1984 Ritchey Annapurna through a series of videos earlier this year, and today, we’re sharing a full Beautiful Bicycles gallery documentation of it, along with a brief quote by Tom Ritchey himself. John takes a look at this esquisite emblematic example of the quality work leaving the workshop of Ritchey below!
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Readers’ Rides: Michael’s Rivendell Custom
There’s something special about a Rivendell. Everyone ought to own one at some point in their cycling journey. For Michael, his came after being hit by a car in Santa Cruz, California. Read on for his story!
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Monē Bikes SB2 Review: Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’
We talk a lot about the early klunkers, from Breezers to Cunninghams and Ritcheys, but what about the very first MTBs in the US, the coaster cruisers, aka mountain cruisers? These esoteric singlespeeds rely on a coaster brake hub to control their speed and were adapted from old Schwinn newspaper bikes.
Read on as John reviews his coaster cruiser, a Monē Bikes Small Batch Straight Bar, aka the SB2. These bikes are the simplest mountain bike you can ride: No hand brakes. No gears. Big bars. Balloon tires. This is peak coaster cruiser!
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Del Mero Corazón: Fabrica De Rosas
John was in Los Angeles recently for a long weekend and spent some time catching up with Jimmy at Fabrica De Rosas, a new bicycle studio in Aliso Village. Read on for a message from Jimmy to his community and a full Shop Visit from John below…
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SLOWRIDER Presents “Always & Forever”: A Custom Classic Retrotec
Following up on “Groove Chronicles” which recently introduced the PAL x SMITH “Crossing Paths” Group Art Show, Matthew Mata-Aguilar is back with the custom Retrotec he built for the show.
The stunning “Always & Forever” truss fork Retrotec is a collaboration with PAUL Components and Ultradynamico, in addition to Jaime of Fabrica de Rosas who helped with the build.
Continue reading below for Matthew’s rundown of this special project!
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An Original MTB Saddle Gets Reissued: A Review of the Brooks B72
When Brooks England decided to resurrect the legendary B72 saddle ($190), the brand reached out to John to use his 1980 Ritchey as a model to showcase the saddle’s history of being mounted to some of the first mountain bikes. Then, to offer a modern comparison, they built up a stunning Stooge Cycles Speedbomb. The resulting builds are eerily similar in some ways and worlds apart in others, yet the Brooks B72 looks right at home on both bikes. Let’s check out the new B72, including John’s quick review, below.
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John’s Restoration of a 1983 Ritchey Everest With a “Touring Package”
Forever tinkering with his bikes, John recently wrapped up a complete restoration of the 1983 Ritchey Everest that we looked at last year. Remember? The gray one? The bike appeared to have been subjected to a sloppy respray at some point in the early 2000s, and John wanted to restore the bike to its formal glory.
He pinged Rick at D&D, the guy who has painted more Ritchey frames than perhaps anyone, to respray the Everest in Imron Bright Gold paint with the uber-rare Palo Alto Ritchey decals to finish the look. The Everest also had a “touring package” added when Tom built the frame in 1983. Since John acquired it, the Everest has always felt a bit naked without the proper racks…
We know John’s posted a lot of vintage projects over the past few years, but this might be the best yet! Let’s check it out below…
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American Makers Series Part 1: Paragon Machine Works and Their SRAM UDH Dropouts
Motivated by the renewed interest in American manufacturing following the COVID pandemic, Erik Mathy shares part one in a new series where he will document how American makers of fine bicycle parts make a single part from the very start to the finish. At each stage he will ask the person doing the work two questions and take two portraits: One of the part and one of the worker. In his own words, this is a project to “explore both the processes and the people who make some of the most interesting, purpose-driven and—in their own way beautiful—bicycle parts in the world.” Read on for his first installment with a visit to Paragon Machine Works and an in-depth look at how they are making their new SRAM Universal Derailleur Hangar dropout.
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Radar Roundup: New RockShox SID, Limited Ortlieb Bags, Ripton Artist Series, Taco Pedal Re-Up, and Riv Re-Ups
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Vintage Bicycles: 1988 Mountain Goat Dinoflage Deluxe
We’ve looked back at the early works of Jeff Lindsay’s brand Mountain Goat before with John’s Whiskeytown Racer profile but today our focus is a wild creation from 1988; the Mountain Goat Dinoflage Deluxe. Writer Zap Espinoza shares the Mountain Goat origin story and an interview with Lindsay about his work at Mountain Goat—let’s get to it!
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Vintage Bicycles: Otis Guy’s 1978 Breezer Series I
Today we’re elated to present to you a most unique bicycle; Otis Guy’s 1978 Breezer Series I, in all its period-correct glory. This one is a very special installment of our Vintage Bicycles series, so let’s get to it!
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The Paul Component Engineering, Monē Bikes, and Sierra Nevada Sierra Recycler Cruiser
For the 6th year in a row, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co asked Paul Components to build a custom one-off bike for them to show-off at Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, then give-away to raise money for a non-profit. After thinking long and hard about what’s already been done and hasn’t been done at Sea Otter, Paul came up with a wild proposition for a super fun bike that would be a conversation starter for sustainability and environmental thoughtfulness in bicycle manufacturing, the #SierraRecycler. Sierra Nevada loved this idea, being leaders in solar power, recycling, estate farming, transportation, composting, and water reclamation in the craft beer industry. Read on to learn more about how this project came together from the folks at Paul!
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Vintage Bicycles: 1983 Mantis XCR – A Rare Machine
A rare machine, this 1983 Mantis XCR tells the story of the then-nascent Southern California mountain bike scene. The movement that grew out of Marin would eventually bring radical and different ideas to mountain bike design the world over. In tandem with founding Mantis Bicycles in 1981, Richard Cunningham’s first production racing mountain bike would serve as a catalyst to the burgeoning mtb scene, and stand in contrast to more traditional Marin-born frame designs. For the next ten years he would relentlessly innovate, exploring geometry, materials and design along the way. Read on for more of Noah Gellner’s words with photos by Joey Schusler…
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John’s Keyesville Classic Bike: His 1980 No Serial Ritchey Mountain Bike
Next week, I’m loading up the Troopy and heading West to the Keyesville Classic. Every year, vintage mountain bike aficionados descend upon the Kern valley to race vintage bikes while the “real” race occurs. This vintage race is quite the spectacle, and if you’ve never seen it in person, you ought to check out Erik Hillard’s gallery he shot a few years ago for The Radavist.
At any rate, I just finished buttoning up my bike I’ll be bringing to Keyesville to ride and, yes, take part in the vintage race. Let’s check it out in detail below…