Fargo is here

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Wed night

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Bearing

Keeping those links moving freely. Titus ti motolite, time for new main pivot bearings. Craig recieved 2 seasons out of this set (2 X 6802).

Ibex warmers

New arrival of ibex wool warmers......$65 for leg and $45 for arm.

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Abandoned plan

Snow wins, I lose and have to cut my ride short.

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not bike related

My favorite photo from this past weekend is this one right here. My wife finally blew out her old Cabela hiking boots ! Took the family for a little Easter camping this past weekend down into Idaho and managed to sneak in a huge hike on saturday that left her boots for dead. Looks like an easy gift idea to me. Guess who's getting a new pair of boots....hhmmmm, Mothers Day is May 8th.

Salsa vaya

This bike is going to love the dirt road portion.

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Finito

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Early am project

Here early to finish up rileys cross wheelset. You officially owe me one buddy!

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Canti from the past

The Scott Self Energizing. Excerpts taken from the late Sheldon brown:

Self-Energizing Cantilevers Because of the myth that conventional cantilevers aren't strong enough for tandem use, some people favor Self-Energizing cantilevers. These don't have a simple pivot, instead, each arm moves on a steep multi-start screw thread, so that as the shoe approaches the rim it also moves forward. When it rubs on the moving rim, the forward pull tends to increase the inward pressure, providing a "positive feedback."
This design can apply greater braking force for less finger force than a conventional cantilever, but it is difficult to modulate it. The original Scott Pedersen SE brakes were available either for front or rear use (opposite direction threadings), but when Sun Tour bought the design, their legal department vetoed the front version, so only the rear model was made by Sun Tour. I advise against the use of Self Energizing brakes, because they make it too easy to lock up the wheel.

whew....me personally, glad to be locking the rear wheel with discs.

Wed night

Lake como and then post ride refreshments.

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Wed night

Hovering around the grill after a spin around como lake

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Salsa spearfish

Quentin's new salsa.....the spearfish is a beautiful short travel 29er and costs less than $2500 for the complete package. Outfitted with sram x9 and has decent suspension at both ends. Stop by the shop if you'd like to take one for a spin.

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Monday ridin'

i find the darn-dest things when i'm out riding solo.


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Derail

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Ghana in hamilton

Just received a small batch of very nice wicker baskets that make the trip all the way from Ghana. These baskets create jobs for nearly 200 Ghanaian weavers. Constructed of elephant grass and has nice leather strap......real leather and not that pleather stuff.

Price is $50

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Thurs afternoon

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Banshee scythe

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ridges

2011 ibis mojo hd 140

Lance has a new ride. An Ibis Mojo with all the nice bells and whistles. Sram x9 drivetrain, rockshox revelation rlt 150 fork, reverb seatpost, formula one brakes, chromag goodies, Hadley/flow wheelset, CaneCreek angleset set 1d slacker than stock 67 ha. Introducing..."The Vitamin P trail slayer".

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Lances front end

A sneak peek at lances ibis

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sawdust gulch is dry

the overworked toyota

on a van down by the river

happy to be affiliated with this band of merry cyclists ! Good luck Mules, the 2011 race season is upon us.