May 2012
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April 2012
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Stolen Bike Alert (Siren Bicycles) Polly Ann
From Brendan and Mary Collier owners of The Hub Cyclery and Siren Bicycles: Stolen bike! A very special John Henry (Polly Ann). Could likely still be in Idyllwild. I built it for Mary two years ago. It has a custom machined “hammer” made of polished stainless steel brazed into the stays behind the seat tube. We want this bike back home. … Our bike shop was robbed Saturday...
Apr 10th
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And It Shall Be Called The Siren TED
Or Blanca if it’s mine.  I’ve had my newest Siren Bicycles MonsterCross bike for about 2 weeks now and all I can say is this is one bad mother.  This adds to my John Henry and my stolen-since-recovered Song.  I’ve loved each of the bikes Brendan has built for me and I’ve espoused many times over the virtues of being able to put your hands on the person that builds your...
Apr 5th
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Apr 1st
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March 2012
11 posts
Mar 30th
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Mar 21st
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Mar 12th
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Getting Itchy for Some Stagecoach 400 Action
So this week has been a reminder of the old saying “Light, strong, cheap, pick 2.”  In preparation for (what I hope to be able to report at the end of 2012) lots of bikepacking this year, I’ve spent some time in Patagonia and REI looking for Light and strong. Fortunately Friday was payday.  So with a fist full of nickels I picked up some new goodies. First up was a new stove....
Mar 5th
Looking Forward to Shooting
I finally pulled the trigger and got me a Contour camera.  Now I just need to figure out where best to mount it for some single track footage.  I love the GPS integration and iOS viewfinder app that comes with it.
Mar 2nd
Mar 2nd
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February 2012
4 posts
Armed With Confidence and a Drive to Succeed →
Now here’s a story of determination.  Black in segregated America in an historically white business, living in the back of a Crown Vic for three years.  That’s drive!
Feb 21st
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EWE SHALL NOT PASS
animalsbeingdicks: No one crosses a sheep picket line. NO ONE.
Feb 2nd
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January 2012
8 posts
Jan 28th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
“The most vital element for the future of our cities is that the bicycle is an...”
– - Kasey Klimes, The Real Reason Why Bicycles are the Key to Better Cities via underpaidgenius (via smartercities)
Jan 12th
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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