It's been 250 years since the French and Indian War, when George Washington, a young colonial officer, made his way from the eastern seaboard past the forks of the Ohio River, where Pittsburgh now stands. It was a dangerous journey and a miserable return trip—shot at by Indians, knocked off his raft into the icy Allegheny River—lasting 78 days. Today Washington's route (or close to it) has been tamed, turned into the 334-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath–Great Allegheny Passage. Starting in Georgetown, the C&O–GAP rolls across Maryland and through Pennsylvania's Appalachian Mountains to create the longest unpaved bike path in the East. Yet unlike Washington, you won't be able to complete the tour no matter how warm the weather (or how nice the natives). The British are standing in the way.
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Milwaukee - Sheriff's deputies ticket bike polo players
The parking structure in O'Donnell Park was a safe haven from the elements, but not the law, for eleven local bike polo players, who reportedly were arrested and ticketed for trespassing on the county-owned property Sunday night.
Jacob Newborn, one of the leaders in the Milwaukee Bike Polo Club, reported that sheriff's deputies broke up a game about 6 p.m., then took the participants and players to jail for ticketing and processing. They were released in the wee hours of Monday morning, according to Newborn.
The tickets carry fines of $263.50.
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The Last Mile - Newsweek (a story about the GAP and C&O Trail)
The Last Mile
Published Jan 15, 2010
From the magazine issue dated Jan 25, 2010
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Folding Handlebars for tight storage
FOLDING HANDLEBARS
Due to the space constraints experienced by urban living and the likelihood of bike theft it is desirable but difficult to store bike indoors. These handlebars were designed to be attached to both new and existing bikes. by folding the handle bars a bike can be conveniently stored in a hall way.
By locking the bar ends together it provides an additional level of theft deterrent when parking the bike outside. A secondary advantage of locking the steering is it significantly stabilises the bike when locked to street furniture. As a result the problem of buckled wheels due to bikes being knocked over and stood on is reduced.
Further info and Video:
Report Lists Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/Report_Lists_Most_Dangerous_Intersections_For_Pedestrians_Bicyclists/30019/
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Click herefor a map of the region’s top 10 pedestrian and bicycle high-crash locations and corridors.
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Click here for a table of pedestrian and bicycle crashes by city and village.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Bicyclist Recounts Being Attacked, Beaten During Ride Home
Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:05 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jason Wilson doesn't own a car, so he bicycles everywhere he needs to go.
But Wilson issued a warning Wednesday after he was brutally attacked last week by a group of people on the city's east side.
Each day, Wilson rides a bike to The Ohio State University, where he's attending graduate school. Then he rides to his job in Grandview, and back to his home in East Columbus.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Follow the construction of a custom bicycle on StanRidgeSpeed's blog
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010
Chainstay
1. It's easy to see down the plane of the bar stock that i need to tweak the stays before final braze.
If you look closely you'll notice I'm off to the non drive side (left) by 1 MM. I can also see my left stay is about 1 MM lower than the right as see by looking towards the axle in relation to the ST.
2. Pinning for correct length. The Pin really helps after the joint has been fluxed and scribed lines can not be seen.
3. View of chainstay jig from the side. This view really tells me nothing.
4. Lookin' fine no cold set required.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009
Saddle Back
Crude Mock Up. Ive always wanted to do a saddle back. Will leave two or three MM between the caps on the top of the cluster. This is David's Campy Bike. Work to still be done on cap shaping. I cringe as I look at it's current state.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2009
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2009
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2009
"Not only will it last the test of time in the structure of it after you feel it you just know it's made right and made well. The design of it is timeless. We'll be using it in 25 years. It wont be a trendy looking thing, it's not trend driven. People throw out 'Heirloom Quality' something you can pass down."
-Chris Bray
-Chris Bray
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2009
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2009
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009
Stainless Pacenti Lugs
I needed a diversion from the campy bike so I decided to start on John's lugs. My first experience with Pacenti's lugs has gone well. Stainless is interesting to work with. The files want to hop over the raw edges of the steel. Once I make a few passes and get into the grain the files start to bite and we're on the way. The shore lines are tough to keep at a 90 to the tube. Every nuance in the curvature of the lug seems to be amplified once you slip it over a tube.
The series below took 6 hours from start to finish not counting the final polish. Yeah Per Lug... 2 more to go.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009
Lugs
To the unknowing it doesn't look like much. I spent close to two hours per lug with various hand files removing unneeded material from the exterior portion of the two lugs pictured above. The challenge is keeping the lug walls at the same thickness over the entire surface. These lugs are for D.I.'s campy bike.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009
Ciocc
"A bicycle built by a frame builder has the soul of the builder. A mass-produced frame does not have soul. It doesn't know anyone." -Ciocc
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009
1934
Gears were available at that time yet riders on the Tour were regulated to a single speed.
Multiple gears were for bicycle tourists, and they took away from the purity of the sport of cycle racing, according to the organizer at the time. Riders climbed and descended the same mountain passes as the modern tour with a single gear.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2009
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009
Road Bike in the Raw.
It was really amazing at first to see how quickly surface rust begins to form on the raw Columbus tubing.
Steel frames look like this toward the end of the builds. Rory over at delicious will media blast, dip, prime, paint, clear, wet sand and finally clear to complete his end of the process.
I only use stainless steel for my cable guides and brake bridges. It's clear as to why once you look over these photos. The aforementioned areas will at some point in this frames life be subject to the elements.
All of the "gold" your seeing in these shots is actually 56% silver. I use the 56% to braze my frames together with the exception of the rear drop outs which are brazed using a brass composition from Henry James in California.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
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