Month: June 2011

Bay Area Showroom for Renovo Bikes

Richard MasonerJune 30, 20112 Comments on Bay Area Showroom for Renovo Bikes

Renovo Hardwood Bicycles now has a showroom in the Bay Area at 1201 Bridgeway, Suite D, Sausalito, California. Visit Renovo Bicycles for their Grand Opening this weekend July 2 through the 4th. Grand opening hours are Saturday: 10-9, Sunday: 10-6, Monday: 10-3.

After the grand opening, Renovo Design regular hours are Thursday: 12-6, Friday-Sunday: 10-6.

Sausalito sits at the North end of the Golden Gate Bridge and has plenty of road and off-road trails for demo rides.

In a unique, but obvious collaboration, the showroom will also feature select pieces of handcrafted furniture made by another Portland company, the Joinery.

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#Bikeschool with Professor Fritz

Richard MasonerJune 30, 20112 Comments on #Bikeschool with Professor Fritz

Tonight’s #bikeschool chat on Twitter will be hosted by Yours Truly. Sign on at 9 PM US Eastern Time / 6 PM Pacific Time and participate in the discussion.

Tonight’s thème de la nuit: “The Rules” as formulated by Velominati. Just to make it clear: these rules must be satire. Nobody — especially no one who calls themselves “Velominati” — can be that serious about cycling.

Follow me on Twitter @Cyclelicious and watch for my questions.

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Lights, camera, action

Biking VikingJune 30, 20115 Comments on Lights, camera, action

The new spy cam and camcorder mount arrived yesterday, and maximum failure has already been achieved. Didn’t charge the big camera (bar mounted) and didn’t properly turn on the spy cam (helmet). Hopefully it won’t rain today and I can get footage of the same ride from two different cams.

Group Participation time now: What is your favorite video editing software (O/S and version, if you could)? How often do you record your rides? Has having a camcorder on your person while cycling provided a benefit for your ride? If you feel it, post a link to your favorite ride videos (your rides, not others’ or TdF footage)!

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DUI and riding at night

Biking VikingJune 29, 201110 Comments on DUI and riding at night

Colorado Springs ranks consistently high in the Men’s Health survey (the only national survey I am aware of, and Colorado Springs is 16th for 2010) of drunkest cities in the U.S., so it follows that DUI is a big problem here.

This past weekend, a cyclist was struck and killed by a hit and run driver at 1:00 a.m. while coming home from work. Having commuted at night for a couple of years, it goes without saying that vigilance is paramount in this arena. As cyclists, one of the first things we think when we read these reports are: Was drinking a factor, and was the cyclist reflective and well-lit? All that is clear in this case is that drinking may have been involved. (more…)

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