Action is character, according to a guy named Francis who is dead and who I never knew but, from all I hear and read, was pretty rotten at life except for just a few things, one of which was writing beautifully. He looked good in a Brooks Brothers suit, too. Despite my regard for his writing, I don’t get the Brooks Brothers but I do entertain the possibility that those who do might know things of ...
a note from e-RICHIE -
i have invited Diane Lees to join not only the Smoked Out world but the V place community at large atmo. i know she's been reading here for a while and many of us have been guests on her radio show. i have come to believe that with oprah retiring and larry king nearing his 118th birthday, diane and The Outspoken Cyclist will become the next big thing on the airwaves. the n
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House Industries formed in the cultural vacuum of the early '90s when corporate excess and a digital euphoria left... ...
So Richard emailed me and asked me to do a Smoked Out post. Thinking he must be insane, I ignored him. Smoked Out posts are something framebuilders do. Not me. Turns out he’s serious, and emailed again to remind me of the request. Oh well, I guess I’d better get off my proverbial and chime in.
It all started when I was a teenager. My first full-sized bike, at age 14 or so, was an Avanti
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a note from e-RICHIE - this thread is another departure from the typical Smoked Out effbuilder columns that are now V... ...
a note from e-RICHIE -
this thread is a departure from the typical Smoked Out threads that are now common on V place. in an effort to diversify and cast the net out a bit, today we have a guest appearance by fellow V-ista, henry g. this man first made my radar a couple of years ago when i stumbled on a blog he keeps called La Rueda Tropical. it's an interesting mix of bicycle history, design, hi
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My name is Grant Taylor Sizemore, everyone calls me by my middle name. I call my brand Sizemore Bicycle. What I am... ...
I love making stuff. I love bikes. One day these two things converged and took over my life. This is my story. I... ...
I enjoyed bikes as most kids do, but the bug bit harder with my first mountain bike in junior high. My buddy across the... ...
Spooky in 1993 sold hardcore and straight-edge-influenced t-shirts at races up the east coast. Kevin Hopkins, his then-wife Christine, his brother Chris Cotroneo, and a kid named Bill were the owners. They got a lot of crap for their looks, their attitude and their beliefs, and the furor garnered enough sales to build some frames. They wanted a bike for the riding where they lived, in SW Connectic ...
My name is Glenn Thompson and my shop, Daltex Handmade Bicycles, is located in the Bishop Arts District section of Dallas, Texas. I build Road, Cross, Touring, Fixed, and Mountain bicycles using steel and mostly lugged construction.
The bicycles that I build are designed to fit the specific rider and a specific type of riding. My bicycles are definitely not race bikes, they handle solid and s
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Tyler Evans :: Firefly Bicycles
I would like to thank Richard Sachs for pushing me to get this rolling.
It all started with a dream. I dreamt of riding a bike without training wheels. I don’t know how old I was exactly, but I was young. It was a blue bike with solid plastic tires and big old training wheels. It was one of those dreams that felt completely real. I could feel the balance and t
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Hello, my name is Marty Walsh and I’m the owner of Geekhouse bikes. I decided to go all-out with this and write a fairly extensive history. Sorry if this is more of a novel than a thread…
I was bit by the bike bug very early on. When I was thirteen I got my first mountain
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A lot of guys start out saying what an honor it is to be selected to be Smoked Out. I find myself like the kid in the back of the room waving his hand around frantically saying, “Pick me! Pick me!” I don’t know if it so much an honor, as it is Richard Sachs trying to get me to shut up. Of course I got side tracked along the way, working on a project with some of the Eagle Scouts from our Scout Tro ...
I don’t believe in randomness or fate. So what else is there? Circumstance I guess. Some of us are lucky enough to start with something, anything. Knowing when or how to use it is the key. I am lucky. I was born a white male, in Canada to middle class parents. I am Jewish but if you’re going to choose a minority to be, that’s not bad. All I am saying is that I have been given opportunities for th ...
On Me
Very well - where do I begin? I blame the 1970s: my love for bicycles - and this is when they looked like something, not like the modern Asia-built amorphous-shaped multi-colored blobs - and my love for riding. A desire to be my own boss, an interest in martial arts, the appreciation for working with my hands, my appetites for food and drink.
Born in 1960, the mid-to-late-seventies wer
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Thanks for the opportunity to be Smoked Out. I love Velocipede Salon. Here is my story: Thanks to Richard for... ...
All right Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up... ...
I build bespoke steel bicycle frames with lugs and my desire is use the best of traditional methods combined with the best of contemporary design and materials with an aesthetic that pleases me. Making my best better is my daily drive, while applying cycling bio-mechanics to the rider then designing the frame to fit under their position for the bike’s intended use. This can be hard to bulls eye wh ...
I'm a 45 year old male, married ( 25 years ) with 3 kids, lived in the same place all my life ( Australian North Coast... ...
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