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2011 turner flux

Butte 50 here I come. Meet my new friend, mr. Flux

Xtr,  easton,  king/arch hoops, and fox suspension all coming in sub 25 pounds w/ big heavy tires. Just wait till she goes on a diet.

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.

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.

let's shuttle

dirt / paved / both

We're really excited about the new arrivals of a few different models from the folks over at Salsa. Some of their bikes are just perfect options for those that like to keep pedaling when the asphalt ends. In my opinion, perfect road bikes for the Bitterroot Valley. Come in and see the Vaya, Casseroll, and Ti La Cruz first hand. Take one for a spin too if you'd like.

the Vaya and Casseroll

ride buddy

old darby road again yesterday, this time with the gracious presence of my wife. I consider myself one lucky fella to have a wife that shares the similar passion of pedaling a bicycle. With kids, jobs, and the many other activities that we devote ourselves to it's almost a rarity when we actually get to pedal together. However yesterday, those planets were perfectly aligned. 

Speed Wagon

SPEEDWAGON CLASSIC
Saturday, April 2, 2011
12:00 noon
Polson, MT – Sicz Homestead
(37938 Mission Vista Dr – 6 mi SW of town)
Course: 53 miles - mixed pavement and dirt
- $10 donation requested -

Matt Seeley's ride/race up in Polson. Good stuff.

spring ?

spring = dirt roads & Old Darby Rd is really nice right now.

Clif bar sale

SAVE ... SAVE... SAVE ... special order your box(es) of Clif Bar Products. $17 per box for original Clif Bars flavors, and the flavorful favorite Mojo bars. For the entire month of March, while supplies last.

Winter Snow Race

Dave Byers race is coming up in a week and a half. Get your snow bike and join'em.

check here for the details

snowin'

again. Big thanks to the City of Hamilton for this mornings entertainment.

a couple images

Here's a couple of photos from the trip to minneapolis.....once again, good times were had by all. This first picture was taken from the second floor at QBP, obviously space is in abundance here. This one photo really doesn't scratch the surface of the space this building entails. It's a big building and it's run razor sharp. A testiment to the folks that work here.

seen at frostbike....a big dummy hauling around an ice auger. My guess is the person that owns it used it for a test pilot before lighting the bonfire as seen in photo number three.

First time i've ever experienced such a large bonfire on the surface of a frozen pond, but when in Sota' do as the Sotian's do.

and this final photo shows the beginning of the storm that kept me in Minneapolis for one extra day.

tired

Go ahead and give me shit, it's 9:30pm here and i'm already in my room for the night. No late shin-nan-iganns are going to be happening for me. One tired fella right now and i'm headed for bed. Good day though even though i missed out on breakfast. It started off with a decent advocacy seminar, then off to Salsa's Cycles slideshow highlighting a few adventures that they've recently been on and then a few rounds of questions and answers afterward. Salsa sure has alot of really exciting products out right now....and adventure seems to be the theme. Looking forward to seeing their entire line tomorrow at the EXPO.

Dinner was good. Dessert was good too. The professional comedian from Seattle that performed afterward was even better. These QBP folks sure pull out all the stops.



tomorrow...EXPO, pugsley race and i hear the folks at Peacock Grove are having a party afterward. So tonite i rest, tomorrow should be sweet.

frostbike

I arrived in Minneapolis yesterday and was greeted with some fantastic 50 degree weather. A little different than last years knarly cold bone chill that Brian and i survived. Day one here was pretty good and consisted of a meet and greet with bike shops from all over the country and QBP staff. Well, i didn't really meet too much and found myself amongst some familiar faces from montana. Alex from Missoula Bicycle Works, Dave and Kevin from Hellgate Cyclery, and Robert from Big Sky. I did cross paths with Steve Flagg, and told him how much we appreciated the letter he sent to IMBA advocating for snow bike useage in Yellowstone. We chatted briefly about that whole scenario and how incredibly stupid YNP's reaction to snow bikes has been. Also got to say hello to Scott Fitzgerald the infamous major of Victor Idaho and owner of Fitzgerald's bike shop in Jackson Hole.....he's here with wife, young son and service manager. Scott's another person who has been very active with the entire snow bike access. Check out his article here

Nothing too exciting though.....just lots of beer, food, and good conversation and then it was lights out on day one and falling to sleep with the drone of ESPN Sportscenter all night. dun-nun-nunt


Today should be interesting.....get to see my pal Mark and his side kick, stuffin muffin who both live here. Not sure what's up with the nick name and i'm too afraid to ask, if i gain a little courage to find out i'll be sure to report back. Not too sure what the day will bring either but i'm hoping for Mayslacks Roast Beef and a cold pitcher to wash the horseradish sauce down. Wish me luck.


over and out.

rb jersey

shop clothing........we've got some short sleeve, long sleeve and shorts here in both girls and boys cuts. Made by Black Bottom. Short sleeve jerseys and shorts run $65 and long sleeve jerseys run $90.

that sure is one purdy Ventana

Here's a prime example of a finely dressed El Ciclon. This one here belongs to Jean, which was in the shop for a few updates recently. Winter is the perfect time to introduce big changes and Jean certainly raised the bar for the rest of you folks out there in blogdom. Jean added a classic-multi position Gravity Dropper seatpost, from those fine folks up in Polson and then upgraded the cranks and brakes to lighter options to offset the weight penalty of the seatpost. The brakes are Formula R1's and the crankset is a Truvativ Noir. Bike weighs 28.9 #



Beautiful bike Jean. Thanks for bringing it in and letting us work on it !