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- July 11, 2010 – 8:37 pm
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Got bored with the site design. Again. In the middle of upgrading to 3.0, I decided to try out something new…
So I went for something more simple and minimal. Wanted a nice typography and single column (for the most part) layout. So that’s what you see here. I know it’s more ‘bloggy’ now, but whatever. I dig it. And I have a lot more room for adding more features later.
There you have it.
Tagged: redesign, site, wordpress
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- July 9, 2010 – 6:00 pm
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Ordered a brand new Salsa Pistola frameset this morning from Queen City Cycles here in Springfield. Putting on a full Shimano 105 group plus Ritchey wheels/hubs, stem and bars. Actually all the parts are being pulled off of a Masi Speciale. I originally wanted a Speciale but unfortunately Masi has sold out of them in my size for the rest of the year. But Queen City had an extra one lying around, so we’re pulling all the parts off of it and putting it on the Salsa.
Tagged: bikes, distance, frame, masi, Pistola, road, Salsa, shimano, steel
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- July 2, 2010 – 1:27 pm
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- June 30, 2010 – 8:47 pm
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I tore the new Paramount down to the frame (that bottom bracket is REALLY stuck in there) in about 1.5 hours. I had a few sticky pieces, but overall it went pretty smoothly. Especially when you consider this is a 35 year old bike that has never been touched since it was originally assembled. A credit to those builders in Chicago in the 70′s.
I also found out that the bike was originally sold out of a shop in Huntington Beach, CA. Very cool.
Tagged: bikes, classic, mechanic, paramount, restoration, schwinn, vintage, workshop
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- June 16, 2010 – 12:42 am
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Long story short: I picked up a 1975 Schwinn Paramount P-13 complete bike for..well, let’s just say it was next to nothing. It needs a lot of cleaning, but save for that only the seat and brake hoods actually need replacing. Everything else is in fantastic condition.. components are all Campagnolo Record, with Cinelli stem and bars. I doubt it’s ever been ridden very much. Just grimy from being hung in a garage for years. Some slight surface rust on the chrome but that’s easy enough to take off. No dents, just a few nicks in the paint. Overall, it’s an absolute amazing find.
Tagged: bicycle, classic, cycling, paramount, schwinn, vintage
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- June 10, 2010 – 10:04 pm
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