Wanderer’s Inaugural Wander
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
As we began our trip, Wander and I passed laying dogs lolling lazily in the warmth of unexpected sunshine, but as we neared Erect, North Carolina, the dogs seemed to have more testosterone and
North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Monday, March 1, 2010
We are back from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. It was the third for us in four years and I don’t know how many shows Don Walker has put on all together. We arrived home safe,
Wild at Heart 300K Brevet
Sunday, February 21, 2010
In Barry Gifford’s novel, Wild at Heart, we pretty quickly learn that the hero, Sailor Ripley, spent some time --22 months? -- at the Pee Dee Correctional Facility. I’m guessing that prison is
Fillet Brazing
Friday, February 12, 2010
Last week, we wrote about a silver brazed lug joint. Fillet brazing is another method for joining steel bicycle tubes and that’s what we’ll look into today. (By the way, fillet is pronounced
Sherlocking
Saturday, February 6, 2010
With Sherlock Holms getting a little extra attention in the movies right now, and with the North American Handmade Bicycle Show coming up, I thought we’d do a little deductive, detective work