Bicycles
Vanilla Bicycles Follow-up
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Last week, at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Richmond, I had the opportunity to speak with Sacha White of Vanilla Bicycles. I had written about Vanilla Bicycles last April after reading an article in Forbes magazine about the company.
I asked Sacha about the Forbes article and the response to it. He was happy with the […]
Six Eleven Bicycles
Friday, March 5th, 2010I had the chance to meet Aaron Dykstra of Six-Eleven Bicycles at the North American Handmade Bicycle show last weekend. First let me clear up two potential misconceptions - he is not related to former baseball player Lenny Dykstra and his bicycle company has nothing to do with 7-11. Aaron won the Rookie of The Year […]
LeMond Bicycles Sizing Chart
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Since Lemond Cycling and Trek have been fighting, I noticed that the Lemond website has disappeared. As with most bicycle company websites, the site had historical information on models from previous years. This information was especially helpful when buying a used bicycle because you could look up the specifications and components of models from the […]
The 45 Pound Tour De France Bike
Thursday, September 10th, 2009I regularly scan craigslist looking for interesting bicycles. Sometimes you can find a gem but the list tends to be dominated by crappy old bikes and unintentionally funny ads. Today I found a listing that meets both criteria.
2007 tour de france bike Great condition - $225 (alexandria)
Date: 2009-09-10, 7:01PM EDTReply to:
GREAT CONDITION, BRAND NEW […]
Vanilla Bicycles
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009The most recent issue of Forbes had an article on several businesses that have not be effected by the recession. One of the businesses that was highlighted in the article is Vanilla Bicycles, a maker of custom bikes based in Portland, Oregon. Vanilla is a small company that makes approximately 40 to 50 bikes per year. The bikes are made from […]