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Tired Wheel Deal III: Bridgestone MB-1
During my regular commute home through the mean streets of a somewhat large city close to Canada, I saw a bike leaning against a tree. Noticing it was unlocked, i naturally slowed to see if it was (a) abandoned and (b) worth claiming. This was certainly both: the MB-1 was the top of the line...
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Published a month ago

Tired Wheel Deal IV: Motobecane Grand Record from the 70s
For all of you out there following the Tired Wheel entries astutely, you will notice that I have skipped over entry number III and proceeded directly to IV. Do not be afraid. Number III is in the hopper and awaiting the upload of some final images, after which prepare to be blown away by a bike...
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Published 3 months ago

Frigid Forks and the Winter Commute
The weather in Seattle has defied convention in this early part of December, with the usual drear and drizzle making way for beautiful, clear skies. It is also cold enough to shatter delicate rims, with temperatures hovering around the low to mid 20s in the early mornings and staying right around...
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Published 3 months ago

Thanks4Giving me that broken bike
As you may or may not know, tomorrow is an exciting day in this country, a day when we all gather around the table and get wasted while some poor sucker spends the whole day in the kitchen cooking a meal built around a whole turkey, which everyone knows by now is SO 2008. So in the spirit of the...
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Published 3 months ago

Hybrids, Reputations and Leaps of Logic
If there is one thing that cyclists are sensitive about, it's the idea that we are probably responsible if and when (and if you ride a lot, it is certainly the latter and not the former). The impression amongst many on the other side of the glass and steel wall seems to be that since we often run...
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Published 4 months ago

Tired Wheel Deal II: Miyata 310
I am a big fan of Japanese lugged steel bikes. As a general rule, even the cheaply made ones are strong and reliable. Miyata crafted some of the most beautiful bikes ever made every by anyone, often using crazy firearm technology. This is not one of those high end models, in fact it is an entry...
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Published 4 months ago

Tired Wheel Deal I: Motobecane Mirage Mixte
There were about 4,000,000,000 of these bikes made back in the glory days of French bicycles. Motobecane was the biggest mass-producer of French bikes during the days this was made, but it has since gone bankrupt, so any new bikes you see carrying the Motobecane name are certainly made in Taiwan...
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Published 4 months ago

The Tired Wheel
Probably one of the most popular activities pursued by bike people is "flipping" bikes. This is the process of buying something (in this case a bicycle) at one price, then selling it at a higher price. Occassionally you will do something like "fix" the bike in between the buying and the selling,...
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Published 4 months ago

Knox Knox: Who's there?
If you're looking for Knox's current blog, it's right here at www.knoxgardner.com.Soon to come: Bike Nerd Returns! New author and what is certain to be boring, useless talk on bike life and mechanics.
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Published 7 months ago