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Rambler Decals

Working through the frame prep, decals and final touches before sending the first round or Rambler frame sets out to their riders

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Cooking Outside

I recently picked up a new stove to lighten my outdoor cooking load a bit.  I have been wanting a Trail Designs Ti-Tri Caldera cone for years now, but prefer a wider pot, and it is primarily meant to work … Continue reading

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Low Tide

Yesterday was starting off pretty normal, the task list was more than a day could hold, but the plan as always was to bite off as much as possible.  One thing I was not giving up was my regularly scheduled … Continue reading

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Eureka Moment

On yesterday’s ride I was looking down at the rear brake when I had a giant light bulb go on over my head. A simple M6 coupler replacing the nut on the brake shoe stud.  Then I drilled out the … Continue reading

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Thoughts About Work and Sourcing

This morning while working trough my coffee and web reading I came across a picture that stirred a few emotions, and led me down a path of some further googling, landing at this video that is a few years old: … Continue reading

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Overnight Tour on the Central Coast

Earlier this week I headed out with a couple of buddies on a two day tour on the central coast of California.  The trip was originally conceived by two different friends who ended up having to pass on the trip, … Continue reading

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Weekend Projects – Pedal Hacking

Over the holiday we spent some time with family on the central coast, a fringe benefit of which is access to an uncle’s machine shop.  The last few times up there, things were too busy to get any projects worked … Continue reading

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Resist Nomad Early Review

I have been riding the Resist Nomad 700×42 for almost 6 weeks and almost 1000 miles, and feel comfortable sharing my initial impressions of the tires.  Over the years I have come to appreciate the ride quality of fat light … Continue reading

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Number One

Bikes number one and two made it here yesterday.  I found the time (read not sleeping) to tear down my Roadeo and get a preliminary build on Number One so I can get to the business of riding it.  I … Continue reading

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So Close

Heading off for powder tomorrow… Thank you all at Zen for making my ideas into a reality, looking forward to a good year.

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