Those first three resolutions can take some serious commitment and planning. But riding your bicycle more often is easy to do. It's just a matter of making your daily bicycle more rideable.
When I say "daily bicycle", I mean the ol' workhorse, the town-, country-, or city-bike. Something that's just right for riding to get your groceries, going on a spin around the neighborhood or to the next town over.
For those purposes, a "get on and go" bike is really the best thing- there's no need to change into bike gear! All you need is a bicycle that you can ride immediately, with no planning and no hassle.
Some people swear by big, heavy, shin-destroying mountain bike pedals. Some people insist that walking around in their SPDs isn't all that bad. For those of you who know better, we suggest the Stainless Strapless Clips, HERE (Scroll down to the sixth item on the accessories page) or the Stainless Strapless Boot Clips, HERE . They are $72 + shipping and handling, which is not very expensive considering they are the very best quality clips you can buy and they're made HERE in the USA.
For those of you who are looking for a proper town-, country-, or city-bike, we've been setting up the BLT with parts for those purposes, and it's looking really nice. More to come on that in the first week of 2011.
Now, in keeping with my pledge to keep the BGlog updated with New Old Stuff (NOS), here are a few pages from the July 1982 issue of Playboy Magazine, featuring a Bruce Gordon road bike which "exudes clean lines and subdued elegance... crafted, like a custom suit, to a buyer's specifications":
Also, if you haven't yet done so, check out the BG Cycles Facebook page. I'm cross-posting a bit of stuff here to there and vice-versa, but there are some photos and ephemera that are only on the FB page, which you can find HERE.
Thanks for reading and have a great New Year's Eve.
Any chance of scanning future images at a bit higher resolution so that the text is bigger? Thanks for posting these gems.
ReplyDeleteA Bruce Gordon frame for $900?! Sign me up!!
ReplyDeleteWill do, Anonymous. I use an Apple laptop at home and Bruce has been using a PC setup at the shop, but he just got an Apple laptop so things should be a little more seamless in the future. -Nick, Bruce Gordon Cycles
ReplyDeleteAdam, consider yourself signed up. You can have a brand-new Bruce Gordon frame for under $900. In fact, you can have a Bruce Gordon frame for only $750: Check out the BLT. It's built in Taiwan, just like Surly/ Rivendell/ etc, but complete with headset, stem, and BG made-in-CA racks.
ReplyDeleteIf you want the all-made-in-CA Rock'n Road frame and fork, that's $1600. If you adjust for inflation, a $900 bike in 1981 would cost $2166 in 2010. So that's a $566 discount right there.