Springing

Howdy Folks
Just checking in, thought I might put up some pixs and a few race results....
Nice shot of Mary-Anne and myself at the Sea Otter where she hammered her first ever MTB race to a 3rd place sport...Photo thanks to ScottyP


Sunny afternoon at the corporate factory....





Centerfold of a swell gold repaint of an old frame... Upside down King HS is available upon request..



Schweet little CX/Tour rig shipped out to Knoxville TN.




Punk Ass Cam himself with a darling platinum dye job... Cam just got 7th overall at the 20th annual Shasta Lemurian Classic aboard his prototype Swamper 29er curvy tube singlespeed (winning the SS class).... I guess he likes it....
On and On till the break of dawn...
Rick

New Ride

Here's nice picture of a bike we sent out to our friend Jason Ortiz in Lincoln Nebraska.
It's a 29er single speed,, great for cruisin' for chicks or dudes or both.



In other news, next time you're at the grocery store pick up the June issue of Mountain Bike Acting.....I mean Action. They cover the handmade bike show, and there's a funny picture of us striking a pose.

Condor Tour 07'

Howdy folks... Lets get back to the basics... Bikes bikes and riding bikes... A bunch of the DFL city crew came down to my neck of the woods for a 5 day self supported bike tour of some of California's most scenic and desolate bad lands. We encountered headwinds and tailwinds, rattle snakes and cougars, long climbs and long downhills, a few crashes, a handful of flat tires, one broken chain, and a whole lot of fun... Pictures are better then words, so here goes....From left to right---- PunkAssCam---SanoPat---Diligan---HardAsNailsHannon---CavemanDan---Ginger---RickTheStick---Woody

The first day was a nice cruise down the Big Sur coast... Diligan's rig looking tough

Day 2--- SanoPat topping out on Los Burros road.... Granny gears for everyone, next was a ridge run of 15+ miles with major ups/downs

Day 3 ---- A nice blooming Yucca on the old dirt road to Arroyo Seco



Day 3 still--- The gang at the summit of La Gloria road....

Day 4 ---A pic of Diligan throwing caution to the wind, this is Clear Creek road to the Ghost town of New Idria

Ginger bringing some SF grafitti to an old mine... Where did that Freewheel sticker come from ?

CaveManDan fixing up his palace..

Day 4 still---Diligan going ballistic on the long grind out of New Idria... Who says there's a lot of people in California. We made it to Mercy Hot springs that night for a bunch of tub soaking and star gazing.
Day 5 ---- Was all about Chava. ( pictured below ) He joined us for the last two days and towed our tired asses home at 22mph straight into the wind....

A little over 400 miles in 5 days with ton's of climbing and dirt roads.... Radio off
Thanks for your time and I'll try and get more junk up here more often...
Happy Trails
Rick

Random stuff

Our friend Glasgow just published a new book. Glasgow is really funny, he's also the nicest guy we know. His latest book is a personal memoir about some of his shenanigans in underground Hollywood. He's reading at some Bay Area Book Shops in the next couple of days. Check out his blog The Royal Nonesuch
It has the dates and locations, as well as some other stuff that might make you laugh.

Here's the video trailer. Trailers for books, who knew?


Also Marian Hunting (love that name!!) sent us this!

"Sooo, I rode Diablo yesterday with Pete from Marin Bikes. I'll spare you the most boring details.

I think the highlight of the trip was when about halfway up to the saddle, Pete asked as he looked up ahead:
"Is that guy riding a unicycle or is he just riding a comfort bike? He can't be riding a unicycle. He's gotta be running."
I responded with "He's probably got the Missing Link road bike conversion special. Road bike with stem riser, 4" riser bars, and bar ends pointed straight up to the sky. Finger tipping on the bar ends because his back hurts."
(I'll admit it, I'm a hater sometimes.)

Couple minutes later, we had rolled up to the man in question and yes, yes he was riding a unicycle. But not just any unicycle, an orange, 36" wheel custom Hunter unicycle with a hydraulic rim brake!

Hunter custom unicycles? Who knew?

Pete and I chatted with the guy about his unicycle. Turns out he has two custom Hunter unicycles and that Hunter unicycles are generally pretty well thought of in the unicycling world.

The guy is training for a tour of Croatia, Bosnia, etc. he is going on in June (I think). And, he's not even touring by himself, he's going with 20 other unicyclists. And he told us a little about another tour he had done back in January in Laos. He said that he toured through Laos with other unicyclists from Australia, India, Brazil, etc.

It was pretty amazing. Pictures included, hope you like 'em,
marian"

Canadians can be mean too!

Reposted from the Surly blog:

"I can't support bike lanes. Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks. My heart bleeds when someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."

-Rob Ford, Toronto City Councilor
Email: councillor_ford@toronto.ca

We urge all friends of the bike to send a message to Mr. Ford explaining why he is way off-base. We recommend that you don't use any threatening terms or obscenities, as hard as that may be to do.

Below is a message you can copy and send to Councilor Ford:

As a cyclist and concerned citizen, I find your remarks concerning bike lanes to be appalling, highly inappropriate, and even dangerous. Cyclists have the same rights to the road as any motor vehicle in Canada, as well as the United States. Bicycles offer a reduction in traffic, improved environmental protection and better public health.

On behalf of the families and loved ones of cyclists killed by automobiles, we, the cycling community demand a retraction of your statement and an apology. Please know that your comments are rapidly circulating within the cycling community around the globe, and many cyclists hold prominent positions in society. What's more, cyclists vote.

N.A.H.M.B.S.

What can we say?? The show was great!! So many beautiful bikes, so many nice people!. It was cool to meet all the other builders from around the Country. We had a really fun time with the Nor Cal contingents, like the Sycips, the Inglis' and the Soulcrafters. We hung out with Steve and Denise Garro from Coconino Cycles. Rapha Racers were in a booth next door and we got one of their jerseys and some nice woolly socks! Oh yeah!
The official word is that next years show will be in Portland. We'll be there! Hopefully it doesn't conflict with the County Line!!
Our show bikes will be in the Spokesman later this week, if you feel like going in and taking a look. We'll also have them photographed by someone who knows what they're doing and post them here.
For now here are some photos...some we took, and some we stole off the web.

Handmade Bicycle Show

Yep that's right, a bunch of anal retentive frame builders will be exhibiting their wares under one roof this weekend at the San Jose convention center.
Word on the street is that next year the show heads to the east coast, so you'd better check it out while it's still local.
Wish I could post some photos of the hot frames Rick has built up, but I am under strict instruction that they are to be officially unveiled at the show.
Come by and say hi.
Check out the website at handmadebicycleshow.com.
for directions etc

Some More.......

These are from Scotty P. You can see the whole set by clicking HERE.
He also has some great pictures from the TOC prologue.

Curtis Inglis and Jeff Hantman rockin it on that sweet Retrotec tandem.

Better watch out, Bradleys coming to get you!!

Messin' with Melanie on the beach.

They don't call him Smiling George for nothing.

Homemade trophies!


Bikes bikes bikes.....

County Line Roundup #2

We have some more photos from Saturday thanks to Kirk.
The stories are rolling in, like the one about Micah who had a nasty crash on the tracks, finished the ride and then went home to get 13 stitches in his arm!! Nice!
Mr. Mike Martin riding for the devil.

This was the best part of the day. Cold beer, pepsis, cookies and sandwiches all thanks to David Gill and friends. Grant Stoner was there reminding us that it was a hot day in California baby.

Nice legs hot stuff!

Ahhh the finish......unless you were riding with Kirk, in which case he took you 10 mile detour to get to the warehouse where the party was!! It's a good thing David brought his flask with him!

County Line Roundup

We had great turnout yesterday for some single speed suffering with over 75 people lining up at the start.
The tracks were torture, the beach was exhausting, the weather was downright hot and the views were beautiful.

Here are the brief results.

George Hope and Dan Harting sprinted for the finish at the Pajaro river, and the general consensus is that they tied.
They decided to share the trophy even though we really wanted them to have a hotdog eating contest for the tie-breaker.

Allison Baumhefner took home the trophy for the ladies. She's one tough girl.

Here's a photo from the start. (it looks very similar to the one in the last post) We managed to cause quite a traffic jam on highway 1 there for a while.

We'll write more later, right now we're still too tired.
Send us photos if you have them, we forgot our camera!

8th Annual County Line Jamboree

Hello Rally Fans
The Jamboree is coming up quick, next saturday the 17th, high noon at Waddell beach.... Come one come all.... Its shaping up to be a good year with the spring rains starting, and the fields smelling ripe with fertilizer... The rail tracks look good with extra bonus broken glass and vagrant debris... here are some pixs from previous years... Can you guess who's who ?
Bring your mono speed and stay for the potluck after at the cold storage wharehouse in Watsonville... See you all then..











Here are some photos that Mike Evans just sent us....check out the guy (cool rad bro? ) without his shirt on! (bottom photo)


Mike also added that he was surprised that no one crashed in that peloton.... something about a bunch of women flashing them as they went by??