Brooks England X Levi Strauss Cambium

I like the dark blue one. 

Current stable

These are the 5 bikes I have access to currently. I have 2 more bikes  stored elsewhere. 

Haro Master Refinished

Here is the Master with the black powder coat. It's actually called Bike Black. Same as Lan's RB-T. I really like how it came out. Kudos West Coast Powdercoating.

RuthWorks SF Brevet bag

Over the past 3 years or so, I have been drooling over the RuthWorks SF randonneur bags. I wanted to get one even before I met Ely of Ruth. After doing the ALC I knew that I wanted something accessible while riding. I thought about the logistics of getting a rando bag. I'd have to get a front rack like a Nitto M-12 and I also figured my headtube is too short and stem too low to accommodate a regular sized rando bag.

Then I saw the RuthWorks Brevet bags and thought they were not only the perfect size but I could just put it on without any need to get additional racks. I told Ely "I am mainly looking for something to hold a light windbreaker, some cliff bars, phone, keys and the map window for the cue sheets." Here's what he came up with for me.


And for Lan.


I'll post again once we mount them. Also after the long rides we are doing this weekend.

Haro Master repaint 2013

Right now I'm in the process of getting a fresh look to my 1987 Master. In 2006, I started a cleanup of the bike. I kept in sunfaded survivor mode. Mainly, removing all the surface rust.

I debated whether or not to repaint it to the original red paint one day, but getting it cleaned and ridable was the main thing at that time. Here are pics of that process. http://www.flickr.com/photos/owlboogie/sets/72157604780183882




So here we are in 2013, the bike is once again going through metamorphosis. I always liked the 1988 Haro team bikes. I distinctly remember some of them riding black models. It's kinda like then a pro sports team makes a black variant of their team jerseys. Liking the black scheme and knowing it'll be easier for West Coast Powder Coating to do, I decided to go to the dark side. Here are some progress pics.

 



More to come. Stay tuned.

STOLEN BIKE ALERT: Fuji Roubaix

STOLEN BIKE ALERT: Fuji Roubaix, originally uploaded by OwlBoogie.

From my friend Chris: "5/12 @ 20:45, in the Metreon Parking Garage my bike was stolen. Fuji Roubaix ACR 3.0. Gray with red and black trimmings. Reflective spokes, Shimano 105 pedals, and a monkey electric light on the rear wheel. The saddle has a Viva Los Vegas ribbon tied onto the rails. And a zynga sticker on the seat post. Sentimental over anything this bike meant so much to me and Mayumi."

The Mini and the Mustache

I've been riding the Soma a lot lately. I finally decided to swap out the road drops for some mustache bars. I considered getting the Nitto RM-16 (same as my XO). But decided on the Soma 3-Speed Mustache Bars to keep it all brand match-ey. This was mainly to alleviate the problem of hitting my knees on the shifters as I climb.

The Soma model has longer flat sections and is a bit narrower than the Nitto.

Here's what it looks like now.

And as far climbing goes, I don't have the accidental shift problem anymore.

Balboa BART

Balboa BART. #fromwhereibike, originally uploaded by OwlBoogie.

Fat Frank tires were a gift from fellow BOB, Slin. http://slinlee.com/

Fiona's latest itiration

Letting go of the inner weight weenie, originally uploaded by OwlBoogie.

I'll probably post a sequential of states soon.

Dey see me rollin'

Bombing Cherokee before heading to the @GrantParkGPNA Farmer's Market, originally uploaded by twotoneatl.

Dey hatin'. Yaaahhhhh!!!

Nice XOXO build

Matthew Elgin's rare 48cm (the only one I think) XOXO. Nice colors and componentry.

Just Ride book signing and ride

Just Ride Wednesday night ride with Grant Petersen from Marc on Vimeo.

This was last Wednesday. Grant Petersen spoke then we went for a ride from the marina to civic center. Music by Flying Lotus.

Schwinn Shop

Coates Cyclery, originally uploaded by Shakes The Clown.

Dope photo.

Spade, Heart, Club and Diamond

Spade, Heart, Club and Diamond, originally uploaded by Old-Bikes.

Pretty fresh. Spades high in Pusoy Dos.

My 1x7 Parts-Bin bike

Drive side, originally uploaded by OwlBoogie.

Built this up from other B'stone leftovers.

John and his XO-1

John and his XO-1, originally uploaded by OwlBoogie.

I stopped by Bike Kitchen to fix my brake cable. I met John, who is the original owner of this XO-1. He was there to fix a flat tire. John originally owned a purple 1992 XO-1, but within 3 day of owning it, it was run over by a car. The Bridgestone rep was kind enought to send him a 1993 frame as a replacement.

John also went on to say that his bike was actually stolen and recovered recently. Truly a bike with many stories.

Front basketed

Front basketed, originally uploaded by OwlBoogie.

Trying the basket on the front. It'll be better weighted on climbs.

Manny's new whip

Bars are high, originally uploaded by MannyAcosta.

Seriously stoked for Manny. His Bleriot was stolen from him last year. Now he's rocking a beautiful orange Riv Hillborne.

The right fenders

Finally! I was looking for some SKS plastic ones in 20. No dice. I then got some Wald mid-weight metal fenders. Those wouldn't fit. At that point I tried Wald shorties front and back. I really did't like them too well. Too floppy. Ramona Wheelright suggested I try ebay for some old school Schwinn fenders. I found some late 50s/early 60s fenders. McCauley fenders. Clicked buy-it-now and they were on Bubo by Monday night.

Same but different

I was looking at Ethan Gorgi's pic and it reminded me of mine I took around the same time. Opposite ends of the country, almost the same pic. :)

Taken on the 14th Taken on the 15th