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making bikes in new england
lead in from the title, that sentiment is a real fun thought for me. nourishing even. a bowl of steaming oats. wasn’t on my radar a few years ago, but nonetheless here we are. the photo above are the first three CR1 frames to go out to customers from the pre order — and color… Read more
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custom alumax flat bar grav
here is another ALUMAX ALUMINUS MAXIMUS custom customer build for you with the standard fork. First “flat bar” build. Customer suggested the Crust Loose Bar by nitto. happened to have one in the bar bin already, so that went well. it is my size and all, so I’ve gotten to ride it around to test… Read more
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Early summer musings
happy 4th folks, its a long weekend and I got up early for no reason really other than I don’t like sleeping in when the days bring so much summery promises. not to mention I made granola for the first time in a while last night, and contrary to the popular belief that beans are… Read more
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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
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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
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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
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