We almost forgot to add this event to our calender for this week! The Boston Bike Messenger Association (BBMA) is throwing a criterium as a benefit to send Boston messengers to compete in the North American Cycle Courier Championships (NACCC) in Richmond, VA this year. It is $10 race entry fee and there will be t-shirts for sale. The race will be a figure 8 criterium, Australian style. For those that don’t know what an Australian criterium is then you’ll just have to see for yourself. The race will be on a set course in Winthrop Sq. Downtown Boston starting at 9:30pm this Friday May 18th. Come out to watch, race, or just support your local bike messengers!
Nothing better than installing a Campagnolo Record Headset first thing in the morning. We are shipping this Superb Marcato Frameset out to a customer but first he requested a headset installed. Of course we can do this for any customer, we can also install bottom brackets or even do a complete build for you. No labor charge either as long as you buy the frame and parts from us.
Some people install both cups at the same time, but I find it easier to get them in nice in straight if I do them one at a time. Patience is a virtue after all.
Installing the second cup.
Finished install.
Ready to ship!
San Marco’s Concor saddle has been one of my all time favorite saddles. It seems to have it all, amazing good looks and is also one of the most comfortable saddles I have used. This particular saddle had seen a ton of wear to the point that the foam started to disintegrate. I decided that it might still be salvaged and removed the worn cover and stripped away the foam. My friend Alex, who also works at the shop, has mastered the art of saddle re-upholstery so I left the recover to his skilled hands. What we ended up with was a beautiful suede wrapped Concor without padding. I will update later on how the lack of padding effects the comfort, but I have to say it might even look nicer without the padding!
Every year the Weekly Dig ask you the people to vote on your favorite shops. This year we are under the category “Bike Shop: Custom & Vintage”. It’s nice they are making a delineation of how different some shops can be! We appreciate all our riders, customers, and friends, please help support us by voting online today! Especially today, since it is the last day for voting! If your feeling extra sweet, don’t forget to show our sister shop Cambridge Bicycle a little love in the “Best Bike Shop” section.
If you ride Thomson, you know that one of the best parts about buying a Thomson component is the bag that it comes in. Almost everyone I know who has a Thomson component on their bike has saved the bag and re-purposed it. I’ve seen Thomson bags hold anything from inner tubes, patch kits, and hand pumps, all the way to make up, spare change, and just about any knick knack that can fit into the bag. Some people even cut them up for patches and various other purposes.
Working here and knowing so many racers sponsored by Thomson, there was definitely a large abundance of seat post and stem bags lying around. So I decided to put them to good use and make something classic, a Thomson Musette. It took 2 stem bags and 1 seat post bag to make this. I lined it in soft hounds tooth fleece so it’s not scratchy when you stick your hand in and used durable nylon straps that were stitched down the bag to allow you to attach your keys or an extra water bottle. My favorite part is the clasp, using a top cap ( I would have used a Thomson, but all we had was Chris King lying around) I fashioned a button and loop clasp using the cord from the bag and plastic clasp. It works like a charm.
