Thursday, February 21, 2008

Jamboree

sign stolen from
Church of the Sweet Ride


The 9th annual County Line Jamboree came and went. It was a beautiful day, and 70 plus people once again subjected themselves to the 40 miles of road
train tracks
and beach.


It feels more like 60. We're not sure how many people finished, but we did see some really tired folks dragging themselves to the Pajaro river. Which is sort of the point.
The beach is deceptively hard, by the time you reach the end of the 20 miles of track, you have this false sense that the beach will give you the break you so want, but it just gets harder! It all comes down the beach.

Jeff and Curtis finally found the perfect gear, and smoked nearly everyone.


Except for Smiling George Hope, who was the fastest man for the second year in a row!


Kathleen "Hard as Nails" Hannon was the fastest lady of the day.



Photos thanks to Matthew Scott. The rest can be seen here Flickr.com/photos/matthew_cole_scott


Good times, see you all next time.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

warp drive to bike show and beyond

Howdy folks...
Checking in with a report of the Handmade Bike show.... Mary-Anne and I attended and particpated, showing off all our stuff, talking to many people and generally having a good time...Lots of old friends and new contacts...The booth was busy and loaded with stuff...Heres a small sampling....
One word.... SWAMPER....

Full blown 29er singlespeed, short chainstay ultimate shredder, this rocketship is mine !!!




20'' cargo bike with tricolor paint... woodwork by KB....

I am selling this bike for 1500$ complete... Jump on it now before I start riding it every day....



Full suspension for Mary-Anne... 29/26 race bike...3.5" travel... pivots around the BB shell...carbon fiber seat tube...

Long distance touring machine dubbed " The High Plains Drifter " .... You'll never getted chased out of town on this horse... Built for Jeremy from the town of Bolinas... He's threatening to ride it to South America with his surfboard...


Flat Black SWAMPER for Philippe in the country of France... French guys have good taste....

Drop-outs provided by The Todd at Black Cat Cycles.... Smooth seat cluster provided by Mr. Elbow Grease and his buddy Bloody Knuckle

Sparkle orange CX singlespeed picked up at the show from Shinya of Circles Bike Shop Japan...


Theres more but gotta get busy....
Rick