Sunday, May 17, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Giro d'Italia
Here is a picture of little Al after Stage 6 of the Tour of Italy. He was caught up in a crash in the finish line sprint and ended up with a dislocated shoulder. He couldn't even put on the Maglia Rosa while standing on the podium but still managed to start today's stage.
I just finished watching Stage 7, which was the longest stage of the race this year at something like 264 km, and Al was there at the finale if my eyes didn't deceive me.
I don't think there is anyone actually tough enough to beat him when he is 100%. Tomorrow's stage has a mountain-top finish, and so if he doesn't fall off the pace tomorrow, I can't imagine there is much hope for anyone while he will continually heal. Talk about getting inside your opponent's head. Alberto Contador is one fierce competitor. This is a fun race to watch. It might be as good as the Vuelta a couple of years ago in 2012.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Jobst Brandt Died
This news is a few days old but I thought I'd post it anyway. I didn't know much about Jobst Brandt, in fact, the only time I really heard anything about him at all was through the book, The Bicycle Wheel. I used it to build my very first wheel and continued to use it on many more. As it turns out, he was a very important part in the Avocet company, which made my favorite saddle, not to mention the best saddle of all time (according to my butt anyway), the Avocet o2 Air.
Apparently Jobst was way more famous in the world of bicycles than I knew, as are many others, and it seems as though he is one to be remembered.
https://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/jobst-brandt-leaves-behind-memories-to-last-a-lifetime/
Giro de Italia Coverage
The previous link to the Giro coverage doesn't seem to come up with any live streaming so here is a more recent one. With this one you sometimes have to weed through some pop-ups but it will eventually come up.
http://www.yopika.tv/20150507/v-haha_sport_9_name-1066488-554b96f6c115f8.48987506.html
http://www.yopika.tv/20150507/v-haha_sport_9_name-1066488-554b96f6c115f8.48987506.html
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Nate's 30c Road Frame
It's taken me a while but I finally got all the finish work done on Nate's frame. Getting things done in a timely manner seems to be a challenge these days. Tomorrow I'm gonna lay down some primer and get it ready for painting. Here are a couple of pics of the raw frame before we put a face on it.
I thought I would show this one brazing photo because after I finished it I said to myself that it had to be my best fillet brazed to date. I know it probably doesn't look any different from the rest of them but somethings you just know. When they come out like this it lessens the clean-up work. Let's go check out the rest of the frame.
These holes are offset for a reason. The larger one is for the cable guide and it permits the straightest line to the rear derailleur cable stop. The smaller one is simply to let water out of the bottom bracket shell should you go for a rain ride. Needless to say, clean your bike good after a rain ride.
My favorite brake bridge.
This is my favorite part about this frame and its right up the alley of my way of thinking. We got a 30c tire here tucked in nicely under a standard brake caliper. Depending on the brand of tire you may even get a 32c tire in there. This is the "go anywhere, year-round road bike".
Let's paint it!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Biggest Trick In Action Sports History - Triple Backflip - Nitro Circus ...
Here is a little dose of "As Crazy as it Gets."
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