Decal Mockup

We are getting very close to the final decal art.

The down tube logo needs to shrink just a smidge to fit well on the smaller sizes.

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Thanks for reading, happy Friday, and have a great extended weekend.  Get out there and ride, take a moment, hell more than a moment and remember how and why we here in the U.S.A. have the freedom to ride and play the way we do, thank all of the men who are serving, have served in any way and have given their lives to preserve this treasure that we have.

More Load Testing

The joys of a grocery ride in perfect weather, summer is making an early appearance without the months of fog that usually precede it.

A load of undisclosed weight, but more than I would ever suggest,  hiding in the panniers down low.  The less scientific aspects of prototype testing, yet equally as important as the lab testing that will start in the next week or so.  I will say that No.1 still handles quite well with loads in excess of my intended design parameters.

An added bonus to today’s  ride was crossing paths with a reader from LA who had come up on the train to explore some of our local back country.

Thanks for making the time to chase me down.  I look forward to crossing paths again soon.

Yellow 51

I have been putting some time into getting my photo set up dialed in and wanted to share made this picture of the 51 in yellow.

I am pretty happy with the way this lighting arrangement captured the high and low-lights of the yellow.  All three colors: Red, Blue and Yellow have a fantastic fine metallic that borders on pearl.  The catch is how hard it is to capture and communicate that through a computer screen.

Now back to getting the decal art sorted out.

BIke to Work Week

Catching up a bit here, and wanted to share this one.  My wife was able to get some of my pictures in front of some of the right people at her work.  It is pretty gratifying when people like you photography enough to use it in their promotional material.

It is my hope that they inspire people to get out and ride, have some fun and find out what they may have been missing sitting in their cars on the way to work each day.

While over at the campus grabbing the shots of my work in print and dropping off the compost I ran into the Rapha van.  Turns out they are helping out with a little support for the Patagonia Bike to work week, kicking down with some espresso shots and showing off their wares. Really nice stuff that fills one’s head with ideas.

Nice guys to talk to.  It turns out they will be hanging out for a couple of lunch and evening rides.  I would love to push the persisting cold/flu into the background long enough to head out with them a bit, we will see how that goes.

 

The Store Front is Up

Exciting times around Ocean Air Cycles!!

It is one step further along the path.  The store front is up and I am taking deposits on the Rambler.  You can get there by clicking on the store link above.  The initial price for the frame, fork and Paul Racer Brakes will be $1500.  Deposits to hold a place in line are $800.  If you sign up for the “rambler Newsletter” you will get a discount code to help out a bit on the costs.  Delivery is projected at approximately 90 days from the time I cut a PO with my contractor. And that will depend on initial demand.  The faster we get past 30 deposits, the harder and faster we all have to work on our end.

The store will be populated with more fun stuff as we move along.  There will be some subtle refinements, and such, but the basic format is there.

As always thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and be sure to make some time to ride!