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Never seen Lance riding fixed, without a helmet,in gym shoes? Sometimes you just have to loosen up.


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Sunday riding out in the sticks

IT was good to have met up with Russ-cle and Jailbird to ride today. We were all kinda tired and recovering from being sick with the Virus of 2009. Russ-cle was on his reliable Surly Crosscheck, Jailbird on his Steamroller (44x14!!!)and I rode some Bridgestone 5oo frame that CB sold me rolling 44x18(old and feeble gearing). We rode out to kirkland and back with about 40 miles in our legs. It was great to ride with other people and for once I did not have to talk to myself.
We arrived home and had some tasty espressos before we got on with our Sunday routines.
The Fam and I booked it out to Dupage County for some Pizza and wine at the Brother in laws. It was great to hang out and see my old pals D-dog and STrangelife. It turned out to be a good day after all.
Tomorrow starts what I hope will be another great week at the bikeshop. If you haven't gotten a chance to check out the Salsas come on out!

best to all,

Ari

The Swindonians

more Swindonian Addiction,


I listen to these guys over and over again. Anybody with some info about them?

ari

The Swindonians

It reminds me of being in Liverpool in the early 80's.


Ari

Happy Spring to all!..............

Tuesday afterwork riding

Getting the lights on.

Russ-cle and I left work around 6:30 and then out of nowhere a ride developed. The weather was nice and we had a tailwind that just enticed us to keep going north. We ended up at Aldrich and then headed east to meet brickville rd and then home. It was a great 20 mile ride and while we were putting lights on the bikes we heard the coyotes cry out in the woods. The evening was great and we were happy to be on our bikes and not freezing for once. Pizza and some stouts calmed the thirst and hunger.

Happy St. Pats to all you irish people out there.

Ari

Rick Hunter Cycles

Rick Hunter in Indianopolis

photo credit Strangelife

As you all know we picked up Salsa Cycles at North Central Cyclery. They are outstanding bikes and I personally ride The Chili Con Crosso and now the incredible Fargo. I am also in the works of creating an ultimate gravel bike starting off with the "La Cruz" Frame. The man above, Rick Hunter , is responsible for putting together a custom fork for the bike. Don't worry, the La Cruz does come with the fork but I bought a leftover frame alone.

The Rick Hunter fork will have custom drawn tubing, come with the spectacular Super Crown and have disc mounts for the brake. Rick Hunter makes outstanding steel frames, stems, and forks. He has been a custom cycle builder for a very long time and has raced extensively. I was fortunate to meet him at NAHBS and he is a really cool guy.

At North Central Cyclery we do have the expertise to outfit your custom frame that you have ordered. We can spec out the bike, chase and face all interfaces and then build it up for the ultimate ride.

Check out Rick Hunter on the right.

Ari

Rack n Roll custom Trans Iowa Rack

Lugged Cromoly and Stainless rack

Less than 10"x10" for the platform.

Powder Coated for a durable finish.

Order up from Rack n Roll.

Daniel over in Pa. designed and custom crafted this outstanding rack to fit my Gunnar Crosshairs.

He has also attached two mounts for bottle cages and two mounts for lights. Being able to carry 4 botttles of water will mean that I will ditch the camelbak. Last year I enjoyed having the camelbak but at the same time I feel like one does not have the ability to gauge how much water one drinks. Also all the stuff in the compartments of the camelbak are out of access unless you stop the bike, unstrap the dang thing and then rummage thru the pockets. Due to many crashes in my lifetime of cross, mtb and roadriding I am losing mobility in my shoulders. Reaching back into pockets is becoming harder and harder and that is why I want stuff in front of me. With 4 bottles, the rack, Epic Designs Fuel Tank I think this year will be a bit easier.

Ride,

Ari