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Yearly Archives: 2012

Hirondelle

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Hirondelle from alexandre devaux on Vimeo.

“Hirondelle was the name of the bike, made from Manufrance bicycles company created in 1885, this was France’s first modern bicycle. Repainted and cleaned it’s a nice ride” – Alexandre Devaux

Mmm, Beer

Sweet bottle opener made by Paul!!  Not only will you be able to open your favorite beer, you’ll be able to ensure your Paul Cantilevers are always perfectly tensioned!

 

“Here at the plant we make a wide variety of bike parts. The hubs and brake levers pay the bills to keep the lights on, but our real passion lies in bottle opener design.

This latest iteration pushes the envelope as far as prying off bottle caps goes, and we consider it a fairly significant breakthrough in the area of beverage accessibility.

There’s a bottle opener on one end, a 15mm brake spring adjuster on the other, and 56g of cool 6061 aluminum in between.” – Paul

Hufnagel

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Porteur/City Bike from Hufnagel Cycles on Vimeo.

“As a small boy, Jordan Hufnagel constructed miniature bicycles out of twigs, corn husks, and paraffin wax in order to traverse the expansive Indiana maize labyrinths in which he was raised.  His creations seldom held fast for longer than a trip to the general store, and so he looked for better ways to clench two wheels together.  when steel was invented, Jordan spent long nights in the township ‘fraidy hole, teaching himself to weld, sometimes blindfolded.  His family was callous and unsupportive of his efforts, often force-feeding him lumpy and tepid gruel.  When he was old enough, Jordan stuffed two pairs of jeans, a t-shirt, and a broken music box into a satchel and hid himself in a cargo bay of a mail plane.  The aircraft landed in Portland, OR, with Jordan emaciated and nearly frozen in its great aluminum belly.  He wandered into the rain and through the slick city streets until he passed out under a picnic tabl3e beside the Willametta river.  A group of schoolchildren woke him and fed him apples and blackberries from their sack lunches.  To show his gratitude, Jordan built them all bicycles. 

He has been in business ever since” – Hufnagel

Ride x Create

Cykel

Very cool boutique style bicycle store!  I was alerted to these guys greatness from a Fairdale RT! Gotta love social media!!  I love the clean style of Cykel’s store and the fact that they promote local artists!!  Ride x Create!!

“We believe in an outstanding customer service, treating everyone with respect and advising customers wisely, whether visiting for browsing or buying.  We also try to reach out to our community by participating in special events and exhibiting and selling local art work at the shop.” – Cykel

Full Windsor

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Bikeminimalism introduced us to Full Windsor today!  These guys rock!  Any site that utilizes a monkey arm for a mouse is ok by me!

“Full Windsor is the brainchild of Mark Winsor, a Kiwi product designer.  He’s passionate about three things:  riding bikes, designing imaginative bike products, and riding more bikes.  You might say he’s a bit of a bike nut.  And, along with a few other bike nuts, he started Full Windsor – a bicycle accessory design company led by innovation, hard work and a hell of a lot of mucking about on bikes.” – Full Windsor

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