Personalizing the Brompton

It's been three months since Emee and I have gotten our Bromptons. We bought them from REI, since no one else seemed to have them when we were looking (at least not at an affordable price.) I'm really thankful that REI had them (hello, dividend!) but they only carry bare-bones versions, and only in black....

The Heavy Duti gets some tweaks

Down by the tracks, 3 July 2021. Minolta SR-T 101, MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4, Cinestill 800T Since the Crested Butte left the stable, my Schwinn Heavy Duti is now the bike I've owned the longest. A lot has happened since that October day in 2014 when it became mine. For the longest time I...

The Superbe gets a few tweaks

Minolta SR-T 101. MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4 lens. Lomography 800 film. I've had my 1968 Raleigh Superbe in riding condition for five years. The bike has remained pretty static since it got built up: I knew what I wanted in a vintage British three speed through my experiences with my former bike, the Raleigh...

The “ugly” saddle.

If you have been around here long enough, you know I'm a Brooks saddle man. Ever since I got my first Brooks back in 2008 (wow, seven years ago!) all the bikes that have passed through my hands have had a Brooks on them at some point, including my Schwinn Heavy Duti. But the Brooks...

Camp and Trek book

If you know me well enough or have spent enough time around here, you know that I did old books about bicycles and camping. Here's a book I got earlier this year called "Camp and Trek" written by Jack Cox and published by Lutterworth Press, London UK, 1956. This book was intended as a guide for...