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mama’s don’t let your babies grow up to be cyclists

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  • Titanium – The ‘all purpose’ wonder material?

    My foray into titanium and thoughts on it from a utilitarian, all purpose cycling perspective.

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  • Navigating the world of Chinesium

    A little post about navigating the world of Far Eastern bike goodies, and a few of my favourite companies.

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  • Coasterbrakes! (A hub braking manifesto)

    A short propaganda piece for hub braking and what it may do for you and your winter hack.

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  • Honey, I Shrunk the Bikes

    My experiences going 20″ on my Tsunami Minivelo, are they merely a fad or is there something there?

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  • E-bikes Aren’t Bicycles

    Some thoughts on the future of e-bikes and the misguided comparisons to bicycles

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  • Alternative Nexus 3 shifting options

    If you’re allergic to gripshifters and that’s keeping you from trying out my beloved Nexus 3 hubs, give this thumbshifter a go.

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  • Re-visiting the 3×1 drivetrain

    Exploring the wondrous world of fringe drivetrain setups.

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  • The inevitable revival of the Friction Shifter?

    Exploring the versatility and reliability of a primitive bit of bike technology which seems to be having its renaissance.

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  • Single-Speed Confessions – How Many Gears Do You Really Need? (Nexus 3 Experimentation)

    Delving into the internally geared world from a singlespeed perspective. Is it blasphemy or is there a silverlining for us one gear fanatics?

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  • Let’s Think About Bars

    Diving into the world of alt-bars and breaking down the negative purist views on bike comfort.

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  • Why You Should Have Gone Klunkin’

    Have you ever thought about experiencing the wilds on a 50 pound lump with a coaster brake? Here’s why you should!

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Meet Chris. A professional catdad riddled with bike hoarding disorder and compulsive wrenching disorder. I ride (poorly), build (badly) and try to document my doings to my best ability in the online realm.

On my website you will find my bike musings, build journals and resources that may be of use to you. Or maybe they’ll send you down a perilous path and leave you stranded in a knowledge vacuum. I know that I know nothing.. or whatever.

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