Well, I know you are supposed to be prepared for a flat, but I never am and truth be told I rarely get a flat. On my ride yesterday, I got one. I have not pulled it apart to look at what happened but it doesn’t really matter. I was in the middle of the […]

The first step in building a fixie is in acquiring the base bike. You’ll notice that many of these are built from old ten speeds. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s the era of the 10 speed there were dozens of makers of bikes that collectors call lightweights. Most lightweight were built in Europe or Japan […]

Ok - I am sure this has happened to you. You get a couple of really great spring days and just when you take the bike of the trainer  - SNOW. What a bummer. Well the best thing to do is just put it back on the trainer and wait a few more weeks.