DIYWBC 1.0
Gotta check out the DIYWBC 1.0 (Do It Yourself Wooden Bicycle version 1.0). As a product designer I work with a lot of limitations. The products should not be to experimental, not to conventional, they should be easy to massproduce yet hard to copy, the…
Solo or Groupo?
There are times that most of us have been out on the trail riding solo, and there are times when we’re riding in a big fuster cluck of a group that is just too big. As I rode yesterday morning solo, I found that there were some good parts that I…
Saturday May 31: Trek Demo 9am – 3pm
Trek Demo, Fullerton Loop tomorrow, Saturday May 31 from 9am to 3pm. Even if you’re not interested in buying a bike, demoing bikes is super fun. My friend Tim & I went to the last demo day here in Fullerton and had a blast riding Treks and…
Love, Hate relationship…
This morning I got extra early to get in a few short miles before work(this is the hate part). I got out my SS rig and headed to the Fullerton Loop(the love part). Sorry no pics. As I started on my ride, my legs began to get warmed up and then quickly…
Injury Update
Some of you have asked me how my injuries have been via email. Some of you have even asked to see some of the wounds. I’m not so gross as to show you my wounds but I will show you how swollen my foot. The picture is at the bottom of this post just…
Industry Nine Tour
Our friends over at Mountain Bike by 198 took a tour of the Industry Nine Plant and wrote up a great article on it. Here is some of it: Friday afternoon, we had the pleasure of taking a tour of the Industry Nine facilities. It is really impressive to see…
I Decided to Fall again…
… this time sans pads and while I was at it, sans shoes and socks as well. Let me explain. It all started with a quest to find a seatpost clamp with a quick release. I had been looking for one for the Redline Mono 9 for a while now. Since I was…
I Did That on Purpose
Going from one trail to another via fireroad. No leg pads, just the arms as they’re pretty comfortable. I got to put my new Sette Strike pads I purchased last week to use when I rode at Aliso. As I was coming down Rock-it I slowed down way too much…
Are you working on your own bike yet? Or are you still paying someone to do it for you?
Ok this letter is directed to some of you people that are STILL taking your bikes to you the LBS. Sure there’s valid reasons why you need to take a bike to the LBS for some repairs or services such as “I like to get reamed when paying for a…