It is that time of year when we change to our Winter Hours. We will still be open everyday of the week but 1 less hour per day.
Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
Sun 12pm-5pm
Thanks for your winter business!
Steph brought in her pup Danzig to hang out with us. He has been the ideal shop dog, greeting all the customers and being on his best behavior. He even helped out with some of our computer work.
We had a great visit with the Blue Lug crew this afternoon. It was awesome to meet people running a similar business half way around the world.
We hooked them up with a couple Superb caps which ended with them buying a bunch to take back to Japan to sell at Blue Lug, so if you are in their neighborhood stop by and pick one up!
Blue Lug crew with Nao from 3RRR on the far right.
They gave us some rad blue lug stickers which will go to the first customers to stop by and ask for them.
If you’ve spent some time around the shop, you might have met Nao; sculpture, designer and all around nice guy. He has made other great products we have for sale in the shop such as custom chainrings and top tube protectors, now this renaissance man has turned his attentions towards building beautiful, beautiful frames.
He stopped by the shop this week to build up his first fillet brazed road bike frame.
Paint job was done by Circle A Cycles in Providence.
Jason checking out Nao’s hand made headbadge.
Nao getting his brake installation on.
You’ll be seeing these around sooner rather than later, and keep an eye out for photos of the finished build.
Surprise pit stop in Taiwan, birth land of many a bicycle!
I had to stop in and check out our friends at Breakbrake17. I met them last year on a non work visit and discovered a flourishing fixed freestyle scene. They were such gracious host, letting me ride their bikes out every night and taking me to all the delicious food stands. So it’s only natural I had to come see them again, especially since the scene has been growing exponentially.
Their new location in Taipei is clean and conveniently located near Sogo (high end fashion district). The shop is crisp and white, with steel piped displays and a dessert fridge for all the goodies (components).
I hung out with Yang, Ken and the BB17 crew at the shop. Yang showed me their Cobra forks, type 1 and 2, which are looking badass. They have their signature “17″ cut out near the drops outs and an integrated top cap. The fork is extra wide, for those super beefy tires and the steerer tube and crown is fully molded for extra strength. I would recommend snagging one of these for anyone that’s afraid of fork snappage.
They have a great selection of freestyle bikes from Brooklyn Machine Works to Volumes. They also have a great Keirin track source and can build you up a classy NJS whip too. But the best part is their mechanic area… They make do without a bike repair stand and cut everything with an angle grinder! Here’s Ken getting at a steerer tube with the angle grinder.
If you ever find yourself in Taiwan I would drop in for their weekly rides every Friday night!
Here the rest of the photos from the trip.
