For a while there I bet you all thought I’d stopped writing. Yes and no. I had stopped for a bit, but I’m baaaack… I’ve been really busy with my new position at Pearson. What can I say…I love my job. It’s busy, I work with great people, I’m challenged daily to come up with…
While I was working in the industry many customers asked, “Is X a good brand”. Most people don’t realize that the average $500 mountain bike is made in one of three factories. Giant, in Taiwan, is the largest manufacturer of bikes in the world, and make many of the bicycles you find under other companies…
On two occasions my non-drive side crank arm has started coming loose. The Truvative I disassembled the crank from the bottom bracket spindle and cleaned the grease off the spindle and put it all back together. The second time it came loose it used degreaser, and blew all the grease out of the crank bolt…
With the demise of my circa-1994 Ti frame I settled on the 2007 Scattante CFR. I opted for the full Ultegra, double chainring “Race” version.
It’s officially over. I finally cracked my Performance Titanium frame after all these years. I put a lot of miles on it and it was a great frame while it lasted. The weld on the drive side seat stay, right behind the seat clamp cracked, and the crack was spreading across the tube. Oh well.…