September 1, 2008
Woops! Didn’t mean to let the blog go as long as I did. I am lazy like that though. Anyway, I have had a change of plans. After finishing the track bike but never actually taking it to the track I decided I’d get more use out of a fixed gear road bike. It’d be [...]
April 17, 2008
I forgot to mention I finally finished building my track bike, the third one. I previously had a Gitane about 15 years ago and a custom BREW a few years after that. Once I get in a little better shape I’m going to start doing the Saturday keirin school at Encino and maybe the Tues/Thurs [...]
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January 21, 2008
Men’s Keirin Finals
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December 29, 2007
Three lightly used but custom-made Zipp 404′s – rims dimpled and de-badged. 24-hole front laced to Ultegra hub. 28-hole rear laced to Ultegra hub. 28-hole rear w/cassette body replaced with Surley fixer hub. Conti Sprinter Gatorskins on all three. By swapping the front QR skewer with an Allen key axle this set works for the [...]
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December 19, 2007
I just wanted to give a quick review of Keywin CRM pedals. You don’t hear about them a lot in the States since they are made in NZ. These are the road pedals. They have a few features that make them an interesting alternative for some. There is a review on Cycling News so I’ll [...]
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December 12, 2007
I plan to use a different pedal system for the track (Keywin CRM or MKS Exa). That meant I needed a second pair of road shoes so I didn’t have to change cleats. I initially wanted shoes that would take both Look and SPD-R cleats but I couldn’t find any that I liked with a [...]
December 5, 2007
Thank God For Ebay! Half the weight of steel Nitto B-123′s. I got them for $242. I’ve never seen them online for less than $320. I couldn’t really afford them, but then I couldn’t afford not to bid on them. If they had gone for $200 or something I would have been kicking myself for [...]
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November 21, 2007
I’ve decided to make a separate blog for my bike-related activities. This isn’t really from the beginning but it’ll have to do. Basically I’ve decided to get back to track cycling after ten years away. I don’t plan on racing but I enjoy training as if I will just the same. It’s a lot of [...]