tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1374246 2008-11-12T11:36:52-08:00 to find a little bike shop, walk through a little olive oil store, somewhere in berkeley... TypePad 37.869976-122.298109Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Daily RotationSubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with ParticlsAdd to Any Feed ReaderSubscribe with fwickiSubscribe with Zune Marketplace tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58416940 2008-11-12T11:36:52-08:00 2008-11-12T11:36:53-08:00 Wheelgirl OK, here is an eye catching track bike. RVCA (pronounced "Ru-ka" if you have seen the name only in print) designed this limited edition track bike for Cinelli. Check out the photos. They didn't make...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=atshaV"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=atshaV" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=OaGQN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=OaGQN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/451036047" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/11/limited-edition-cinelli-track-bike-by-rvca-at-interbike-in-vegas.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58358290 2008-11-11T11:15:29-08:00 2008-11-11T11:15:30-08:00 Wheelgirl Here are 5 minutes of fixietrix you can think about, emailed to me from customer Larry. If you've got your track stand dialed and can ride backward circles, here are some new ideas to keep you humble...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=tyMRdL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=tyMRdL" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=goxqN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=goxqN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/449850985" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/11/fixietrix-food-for-thought-in-november.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57751131 2008-10-29T17:12:34-07:00 2008-10-29T17:12:34-07:00 Wheelgirl While visiting the Phil Wood booth at Interbike, I came across these hubs, which the people at Phil Wood refer to as the "cheese shredder" hubs. Since, well, the hub flanges look like they could...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=10sdgr"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=10sdgr" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=W5YwM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=W5YwM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/436384763" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/phil-wood-cheese-shredder-high-flange-hubs-for-fixed-gear.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57115401 2008-10-23T10:54:19-07:00 2008-10-23T10:54:19-07:00 Wheelgirl OK, this Surly Rat Ride single-speed bike caught my attention at Interbike 2008 in Vegas because, well watch the video. How can you ignore its presence? This fat single-speed with discs, Large Marge...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=m2RypY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=m2RypY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=jldMM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=jldMM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/429872363" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/the-surly-rat.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56980043 2008-10-14T10:31:03-07:00 2008-10-14T10:31:03-07:00 Wheelgirl Traitor brought a few of their geared commuter bikes to Interbike. One has an oil well on it the frame. The other has a dragon. You can also check out the two other videos featuring the Traitor fixed...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=O7qPai"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=O7qPai" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=pnnbM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=pnnbM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/420752900" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/traitor-bikes-c.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56819365 2008-10-10T10:02:06-07:00 2008-10-20T16:38:10-07:00 Wheelgirl Traitor Bikes had a limited edition Pabst Blue Ribbon fixed gear in their booth at Interbike. The PBR label is decorating the Traitor Ringleader fixed gear frame. And the PBR fixie special edition...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=sqSBI9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=sqSBI9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=HZHcM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=HZHcM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/416968208" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/traitor-bike-pa.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56727863 2008-10-08T12:30:03-07:00 2008-11-11T11:26:28-08:00 Wheelgirl The Ringleader is a production fixed gear available from Traitor bikes. The Traitor bunch have run Transition Mountain bikes up in Washington State for the past 5 years. They are looking to offer...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=U2FuMc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=U2FuMc" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=AO5iM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=AO5iM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/415081716" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/traitor-bikes-r.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56224869 2008-10-06T11:35:58-07:00 2008-10-18T18:49:14-07:00 Wheelgirl The good news, the KHS Flite 100 is going to be available in white and matte black. Things that I am not sure about, for example, the top tube now has a braze on for cable routing if you want...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=gApcRY"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=gApcRY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=rmHxM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=rmHxM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/413032939" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/new-khs-flite-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56237825 2008-10-03T09:57:16-07:00 2008-10-03T09:57:24-07:00 Wheelgirl I could wear the new Lynskey Performance CNC'd ti clover rear dropout on a chain around my neck and feel pretty. You can see them on this Houseblend R430 road bike frame. The geometry of this bike is...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=GRgvLl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=GRgvLl" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=rCe8M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=rCe8M" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/410404387" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/lynskey-housebl.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56424801 2008-10-02T11:43:36-07:00 2008-10-02T11:43:44-07:00 Wheelgirl OK, these are shiny candy bars. The Nitto Mandle handle bar in the Euro Asia Imports booth at Interbike were just waiting to be held and admired. They are chromed steel with a clamping diameter of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=xY1L4C"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=xY1L4C" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=fbxBM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=fbxBM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/409509427" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/nitto-mandle-ha.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56293405 2008-10-01T09:16:50-07:00 2008-10-19T11:40:14-07:00 Wheelgirl I visited the Surly booth. The new Surly Steamroller comes with a brake and lever, sealed bearing hubs, and the chromo steel frame is comfortable for urban riding. The rear brake bridge is drilled...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=fZzVsE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=fZzVsE" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=CFfNM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=CFfNM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/408379726" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/10/new-surly-steam.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56303751 2008-09-30T09:12:52-07:00 2008-09-30T09:13:04-07:00 Wheelgirl I know that we will all look back on this time and wonder why we felt the need to decorate our fixie rims with insanely busy colors and patterns. But for now, I like that there are some choices....<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=SoHQju"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=SoHQju" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=dlslL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=dlslL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/407400995" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/more-new-veloci.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56298073 2008-09-30T09:07:53-07:00 2008-10-20T15:10:08-07:00 Wheelgirl I called Chris King Components yesterday to order some hubs for a wheel build. They had a booth at the outdoor demo. I didn't attend the outdoor demo, but here are the new products this year from my...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=oq3Uho"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=oq3Uho" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=S4t8L"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=S4t8L" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/407396535" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/chris-king-at-i.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56207752 2008-09-29T10:30:19-07:00 2008-09-29T10:30:32-07:00 Wheelgirl The Lynskey Peformance booth is always a welcomed sight to my eyes in the crowd of 1100 vendor booths at Interbike. David Lynskey is someone who in the Bay Area we call a "maker". Has never ever has...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=XFGvu5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=XFGvu5" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=9eImL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=9eImL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/406445686" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/lynskey-perform.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56224109 2008-09-29T08:39:26-07:00 2008-09-29T08:39:37-07:00 Wheelgirl I visited the Lynskey booth the first day of the show, and I took some photos of this Helix road frame. But I couldn't really see how the tubes were twisted in the photos. So, I went back with the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=76rXJE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=76rXJE" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=VDnWL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=VDnWL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/406363104" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/lynskey-perfo-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56199608 2008-09-27T08:45:55-07:00 2008-09-29T08:11:36-07:00 Wheelgirl Here is video 2 of 2 showing the new Phil Wood Carbonite bearings in action. Thanks nice guy who held the hub while I filmed it spinning. These bearings are high-quality steel, but the microscopic...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=uU3xLd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=uU3xLd" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=0gaxL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=0gaxL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/404742690" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/phil-wood-has-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56199314 2008-09-27T00:30:22-07:00 2008-09-27T01:14:30-07:00 Wheelgirl Phil Wood has new Carbonite bearings in the bearing cartridges, and they spin like nobody's business. I saw a external bb spin like crazy. And then, I took a track hub, held the ends of the axle,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=8EpOjt"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=8EpOjt" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=o3o1L"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=o3o1L" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/404462303" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/phil-wood-has-n.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56175186 2008-09-26T12:00:00-07:00 2008-09-26T12:00:07-07:00 Wheelgirl Here is 1 of 2 vids from the Dia Compe booth. I took about a zillion vids and photos of bike components. But my Vimeo account only has room for a tiny-sized video currently. So, all of it will be...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=6HPjAM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=6HPjAM" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=v1tSL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=v1tSL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/404026304" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/dia-compe-at-in.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56175368 2008-09-26T10:06:35-07:00 2008-09-26T10:07:11-07:00 Wheelgirl Yesterday, while I was visiting the Euro Asia Import booth for an hour chatting with kind Steve and Anthony about all of their great new frame offerings, Steve informed me that the new Miche Advanced...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=pkOmX6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=pkOmX6" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=ITlcL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=ITlcL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/403942409" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/new-miche-advan.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56155264 2008-09-25T21:54:12-07:00 2008-09-25T21:54:24-07:00 Wheelgirl I have been stopped maybe fifty times today by kind people at Interbike who wish to find out where I got my most cool and well-designed Interbike Vegas hat. The answer is that I got it from a man...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?a=EdUhts"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Wheelgirl?i=EdUhts" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?a=LMmUL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Wheelgirl?i=LMmUL" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/403449958" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2008/09/matt-makes-the.html