05.23.11
Posted in news at 11:30 pm by admin
We are always building complete bikes from the frame up and finally decided to start photo-documenting all the interesting builds. People are blown away by how many build to suit, semi-custom and custom bikes that we build up in a year, having a gallery can be utilized for reference and inspiration. At any given time we are building up anywhere from 1-6 bikes in a week, averaging over 150 builds per year, over the last 10 years! The primary brands that we deal with are: Soma, Pake, Cinelli, Raleigh, Specialized, Bianchi, Gunnar and Waterford.
Pake French 75 (59cm)
Soma DoubleCross Disc (52cm)
Soma ES (52cm)
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05.18.11
Posted in news at 11:29 pm by admin
Because everybody knows that writing a blog and working in a bike shop are highly desirable careers among the middle school set, I was recently invited to give a talk at a local school for career day. I remember being in 6-8th grade once, and I can tell you that my dreams at the time of becoming a professional fly fisherman didn’t exactly pan out, although traveling around the world and having adventures is a work in progress. 
My bike getting ready to wow the kids.
A pretty typical looking cast of characters, the usual attorneys, firefighters, nurses, businesspersons, but who is that guy in the bottom right?
I officially didn’t have the coolest job at Career Day! This is Ben, and he’s a giant of a man. I couldn’t resist taking this picture, as his wardrobe goes so well with my bike. Ben is from Holland, and works as an entertainer among other things. We had quite the chat, and he told me about his dream to drive his ’55 Chevy pickup down through central and south America to Brazil for the World Cup of soccer. If you see an old Chevy Pickup truck with all sorts of SF Giants paraphenalia attached to it, that’s probably Ben inside.
After going to three different classrooms and talking to kids about bicycles, who knows if any of them will follow my path. The main message I tried to leave them was to pursue something they have a burning passion for and become an expert at it, and opportunities will follow one way or another.
(all photos courtesy of pushing the pedals)
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