Hipsters discussing Cyclocross, by steevo.

By Kevin | Published: November 24, 2009

Text to speech videos, bike racing, laughter, by steevo.


“The last time I had butter I was climbing like a cat 3 track sprinter.”

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A rear fender for bikes with low clearance.

By Kevin | Published: November 18, 2009

Short reach rear brake
Most road bikes sold today have no way to mount a full set of fenders.  There are a few commercial options that are easy to install and work ok, like SKS Raceblade, which are short fenders attached with rubber straps. Being not very into commercial options that are easy to install, I decided to make my own after reading a post on BikeForums by stausy, who was looking for a good way to attach fenders to his bike.

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New Sturmey Archer Three Speed Trigger

By Kevin | Published: November 12, 2009

New Look Sturmey Trigger Shifter

The Sturmey Archer three speed trigger shifter has gone through a lot of revisions since it was first released in 1938.  Until recently, the only new shifter available was designed in 1976, and didn’t really look appropriate on an older bike.  The older shifters had a nicer design, even when they switched from printing the label on the body of the shifter to printing on the plastic itself.  Finally, Sturmey Archer has redesigned the classic trigger shifter with the same graphics they used from the 1960s to the mid 1970s.

Order New Sturmey Archer Three Speed Trigger from Harris Cyclery.

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Customizing Shimano 7 Speed Freewheels

By Kevin | Published: November 10, 2009

Freewheel in cog vise

This morning I read a post on Bike Forums about a custom Shimano freewheel made by sciencemonster in a close ratio plus bailout style. Inspired, I decided to see what sort of gearing you could get out of just two different freewheels we had here in the store, the HG37 13-28 7s Freewheel, and the HG37 14-28 7s Freewheel. Shimano hasn’t made a freewheel with a large cog smaller than 28 teeth in a long time, and with some cogs from these two freewheels, you can put together a freewheel with a low gear of 24 teeth.

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The Return of Quick-Glo

By Kevin | Published: October 27, 2009

Since 1957, the chrome cleaner and polish of choice at bike shops across the country has been Quick-Glo.   Impossible to find since 2005, Quick-Glo is back in production with the same formula.

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Quick-Glo Chrome Cleaner at Harris Cyclery

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