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bikes with our tires at made
not much to say here except for this was one heck of a show for us at ULTRADYNAMICO. we started this tire company in 2018 with the idea that we wanted to make tires for the custom builder market — 7 years in, after a show like this, it feels like we’ve hit our stride.…
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my time at the MADE bike show
wow what a show. we even upgraded to a non hand painted sign this year! maybe next year I will also spring for a rons sign maybe. rons was just meant to be just a symbol, so thats the story behind the basic brand name. who is Ron? I don’t know. So why have a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Nutmeg Country Spring Fling 6 2026
happy cinco D 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 about 10 days! XX RR
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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…
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