http://blog.americancyclery.com Unprecedented Awesomeness Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:52:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's just like Mardi Gras! says our customer from the "Witness Protection Program".  He was talking about his new art bike that we had built-out with lots of white componentry.  The frameset is a Futura, one of  33 produced in 2008. http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=344 American Cyclery is featured in the current issue of  Pedal Speed magazine of Tokyo Japan!  The magazine follows the trends in the fixed gear and urban cycling world.  Our shop was featured with other notables for a collection of articles about the SF cycling culture.  Enjoy these excerpts from the ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=280 American Cyclery is proud to be one of the only west coast bike retailers to offer this Classic Reynolds 520 steel lugged road bike. Available sizes are 53, 55, 59cm. (Sorry! the 57cm bike sent to us, sold 2 days after its arrival) [caption id="attachment_246" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="RALEIGH ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=245 The American Cyclery family is proud to announce that the beautiful 2010 Globe Live 1 model from Specialized, has joined the ranks of our stylish town bikes! Here are some photos of the handy bikes that are perfect for a ride down to Ocean Beach or running errands in the ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=232 MACAFRAMA x Hip to Help Benefit Race from C Evans on Vimeo. http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=190 Literally. One new feature you'll notice at AC is that we've been selected by Google Maps and Nate Query, the bass player of The Decemberists, as one of his favorite places in San Francisco. "American Cyclery. A bike shop that's been around for decades. They have lots of cool antique ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=150 That's Right, as of today we have a size run of the MASH/Cinelli collaboration Vigorelli track frame sets. Oh, snap! These beauties have one of the best paint schemes I've seen, very Film Noir all gray tone. So hurry up and mash up here and pick one up while they last, $875 ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=147 I did a pully replacement the other day for a customer's pristine Medici, and it got me to thinking about how much of a frustration it was not having these lovely jockey wheels in the past. Neuvo and Super Record derailleurs are built to last, but pulley wear is a fact ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=145 Now and again we come across some interesting artifacts, none more compelling than this illustrated children's book about the fabulous exploits of Eddy Mercx. Belgian children had it so good. French children on the other hand enjoyed an entire selection of Bibendums to play with. Way better than a Doughboy. Find your ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=143 We just recieved our order placed in 1996 for replacement Gripshift grips. Despite floating around in the ocean for 13 years, they washed up on shore in great shape. We have Monster Paws and Dirt Paws in all three primary colors and black in stock. Price is yet to be determined ... http://blog.americancyclery.com/?p=141