Proud papa

Hope everyone had a fantastic memorial weekend. While it was wet and cool here a few of us still managed to sneak in a few rides......for me it was a Saturday trip up railroad creek, after a busy day at the shop on the XR650 exploring old abandoned logging roads. Then an early sunday morning climb up fire creek with my wife in the wet and snow, and then today a ride around lake como with my wife and son caelen. Watching my nine year old son float across sections of granite on a mountain bike is about as good as it gets...at least for me. When we first started on our ride this afternoon on the trail that first starts off as pavement and then quickly ends to a perfect ribbon of singletrack.....my son says on que "aaahhhhh, that's much better".

Yep, that's my boy!  

That one guy

Table end hauling, courtesy of the big dummy.

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New cooler

New shop fridge.......and just spent $75 filling it up. Stop on by for a cold one.

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Rear drop out

To cleanly fit a rohloff rear hub.

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Project

Nicolai am, this is gonna be fun.

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Wed night

Great ride last night...thanks.

And Eriks garmin says..... this

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morning start

With a little bit of this. Admittingly a sucker for tin cans.

Bitterroot's

A welcoming sight.

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Felt - Shelby cruiser

Here is a pciture of the new limited edition Felt co-branded Shelby Bike. A small and limited production run will be made, each bike badged with serial number stamped in. Pre-orders only and the cost...... $1000........now, the million dollar question is. How many of you car junkies want one ?

some additional information:

Here is a brief spec outline of the bike:
· Cruiselite Rust-Free Aluminum Hydroform Tank Frame
· Felt Abraham Linkage Double Springer Fork & Semi-Integrated Headset
· 26 x 2.125 Circuit "Blue Dot" Tires Front & Rear
· Felt Drop-Zero Threadless Aluminum Stem
· Felt Cogswell Aluminum CNC Machined Chainwheel
· Super-Wide Felt 50mm Aluminum Rims
· Heavy Duty 12g Stainless Spokes
· 3-Speed Shimano Nexus Coaster Brake Hub
· Felt Oversized Aluminum Double 5-Star Front Hub
· Shorty Rear Fender

Kate's bar

Kate's energy bars can be now found at the Red Barn. Good stuff they are and made with wholesome ingredients too. 5 flavors that range in price from $3-$4 each. Learn more about them here

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.