June June 9, 2023 Scott, our next door neighbor and brake and muffler man, makes art out of car parts between repairs: It's a 1920s S.F. cop with period-correct details, it took 55+...
Middle of May May 12, 2023 ---- Many of you by now know that our old friends and original supplier, Waterford Precision Cycles, is closing after about 30 years. Waterford's owner is Richard Schwinn, and...
MAY, mid-may May 5, 2023This is about all the tech patents the bike parts makers are filing. It's not a numbered list with details, it's a general overview and makes clear the direction they're...
March BLAHG, really long March 31, 2023 That's my youngest daughter's selfie, taken to show us the weather in Chicago one morning. The white spots are snow, and it was about ten degrees, as I recall. -------...
March: Kung Fu Nuns, Discontinued products, new things, RICOH and NITTO, Danish archery, bilingual dumpster signs, smashed lugs... March 17, 2023 That's me/Grant and my youngest daughter, b. 1994, in...1995 working in my garage. Spencer worked here, too, and still does. You might need the better part of...
FEB blaugh February 2, 2023 When it comes to micro-beauty, it's hard to beat a feather, and when it comes to feathers, it's hard to beat a duck's. All feathers are extremely fancy, even...
