My Bicycles

Salsa La Raza road bike

My road bike, a 2008 Salsa La Raza frame we built up from both new parts and reusing components from the '86 Bianchi road bike that it replaced. This is my lightest, go-fast, racing, group/charity ride, playing with the roadies in my spandex and colorful jerseys bike.



Fuji World touring bike

My primary commuting bike, a 2005 Fuji World touring bike that's had a face lift with a steel disc fork, Avid BB7 disc brakes, Velocity Deep V wheelset and Continental Top Contact tires. The saddle is a prototype Brooks B17 Imperial that the folks at Brooks were nice enough to send me free so I could test it and give them input. Nice saddle...though I really don't need the cut-out.



Bianchi xcross bike

80-something Bianchi xcross 'beater' bike. Of all of my bikes, I think this is still my favorite. The only thing original on this bike is the ugly, beat-up, rattle-can painted frame, the TTT handlebars and the Radius canti brakes. We upgraded the drive train with Shimano Tiagra 9 speed compact crank, front/rear derailleurs, shifters and cassette, plus Velocity Fusion wheel set and of course a comfy Brooks Team Professional saddle.



2008 Surly Big Dummy

2008 Surly Big Dummy utility & touring bike. This is my mule...for hauling groceries, stuff my wife might buy from any shop, road-side stand or garage/yard sale we might come across on a ride, camping trips and my next great unsupported tour.



Raleigh Superbe Roadster

This is the latest addition to the stable - a 2009 Raliegh Superbe Roadster. This is the latest version of an old classic that includes a Shimano Alfine 8 speed Internally Geared rear hub and Dynamo front hub...both set up for disc brake rotors for the Avid BB7 disc brakes. The dynamo powers a Busch & Mueller Lumotec head light and Toplight tail light. I replaced the original Albatross bars with Dimension Arc bars, and the original Brooks B67 saddle was replaced with my brown B17 Champion Special. As nice at it looks, it's also the perfect bike for riding to work on icy/snowy days, so I put studded tires on and use it for just that.


Raleigh One-Way

2007 Raleigh One-Way Single speed/Fixed Gear - there's nothing like the simplicity of a single speed or fixed gear bike. The One-Way has a flip-flop hub so I can go from SS to fixed in the time it takes to flip the wheel.