Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Ridley conversion update

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  The new, mountain 12-speed barcon arrived for the Ridley cross bike conversion. The differences between it and the road shifter were obvi...
Tuesday, June 02, 2026

New Shop vs Old Shop

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  Long before I arrived, the shop where I work opened in 1972 with a few simple tools. The bike side started as a way to generate summer inc...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Voluntary servitude: Is what you're getting worth what you're giving up?

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  A regular seasonal customer wheeled his bike in last week to leave with us because the rear hydraulic disc brake has gone squishy. He'...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Simplifying things gets more complicated every day

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  Friction shifting is the key to simple versatility. As long as the derailleurs will handle the chain wrap and the largest cog* you can put...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

It's "Rain its Ass Off Week."

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  A League of American Bicyclists email arrived in my inbox, announcing that it's Bike to Work Week. Wolfeboro used to make a big deal o...
Monday, May 04, 2026

Thousand-dollar water pumps and other consumer woes

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  Back in January or thereabouts, I changed a headlight bulb in the Ford Escape. That proved to be as annoying as working on any modern mach...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Wet riders in a drought

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  The car needs a new windshield. I came out of work on Friday to find a long, sinuous crack that rose from the lower right edge, snaked acr...