• Honjo Fender Factory Visit

    Honjo Fender Factory Visit

    just in time for you to take your fenders off for summer, here is the long past due blog about a Haaanjo Fender factory visit from my last trip to Tokyo. We were being shown around the sprawling city on bikes by our gracious hosts at Blue Lug, and they’d suggested we make a stop Read more

  • CR-1 process shots pt1: forks

    CR-1 process shots pt1: forks

    missed writing a velvet rope club email this week, so figured why not double the blog? stopped by Larkin Cycles today to check on CR-1 mid reach road bike production was rolling along. there are 30 being made in this batch, and they’ve just about got the forks all finished for the pre orders. this Read more

  • 2025 Nutmeg Spring Fling in pictures

    2025 Nutmeg Spring Fling in pictures

    I don’t know why I don’t call out for a proper group photo on these each year — just thought of that. Well one of my fav rides of the year is this one right here. minimal planning needed on my part to put it on — folks are self supported and I just get Read more

  • Nutmeg Country Spring Fling 5 2025

    Nutmeg Country Spring Fling 5 2025

    happy may day everyone! good time to announce our annual small spring event. for those who have not attended before: after you reg, the forthcoming info will be sent to you via the email you reg’d with. hope to see you in a few weeks! XX RR Read more

  • 2 weeks in bike biz travel pt 1

    2 weeks in bike biz travel pt 1

    hi folks, wow its been a while since I’ve been a bike camper. pre pandemic … actually a few years before that, it defined our lives … if someone were to ask me what my job was between 2011 and 2018 I would have said “I’m a professional bike camper and part time merchant of Read more

  • Fred’s Alumax Ice

    Fred’s Alumax Ice

    hi and happy saturday — I know I said the Hanjo Fender factory tour was gonna be the next post, but I have these glam shots I’m sitting on … so lets sip some exotic coffees and waft the aluminum aromas this a.m. the build all started with these blue Paul racer direct mounts — Read more