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There are essentially two types of bicycles. Use the above drawings to determine which kind of bike you have. A MOUNTIAIN BIKE or A 10-SPEED.

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I either heard, or thought I heard, someone say this in a bar. Seems like it would be a good T-shirt.

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I’ve mentioned the built-in headset race on our Fairdale Parser forks once before. On a recent trip by a bike shop I saw they had built up one of our frame kits and tried to force the headset race on to the forks. Essentially built-in races are pretty standard in the BMX world, but not so much in the road world. I guess we caught the shop off guard with how convenient this little feature is. This tiny bit of machining allows us to simplify bike assembly more then most people are used to.

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This year is flying by! Seems like not long ago Fairdale was just a blog full of dum drawings. Now we have a couple models of bikes out that are finally starting to take off. Skaterack is rocking and also now on our webstore and for bike shops it’s also headed to QBP any day now.  Been working hard on 4 new models we have launching early next year. Just back from the dentist where they have decided to root canal my broken up front teeth. I think I originally broke them in some old Poorboy video. They have been repaired and broken many times since then but looks like now I’m finally going to have them done right. Sounds fun! Hosted the traditional thanksgiving for all the Austin bike riding friends with no family’s in town. Everyone brought something to eat and no one was disappointed. Full Factory Bobby’s dog Little Brutha’ otherwise know as Rick Perry or L Bee was over for the festivities. My dog Monty was very happy to be bigger then something for a change. Somehow dinners at my house always end up with everyone losing all their money playing dice. Joe Simon could possibly be to blame. I was at the Empire premier of course. My old roommate STILL isn’t done with this one but he showed a self termed “sneak peek” that was a sign of good things to come. Can’t wait to see the dialed in product. And of course the gods of cycling have made it clear once again that I should not be driving a car. Picked up my problem child (15 breakdowns in the first 5000 miles) from the dealership and drove it 15 miles before the transmission’s double clutches burned out for the 2nd time. It’s all under warranty and all that, but obviously someone is trying to tell me I should just stick to bicycles. I’m beyond stoked on the look of Odyssey’s colored inner wire on the Race Linear Slic Cables. What do you think? An all solid color bike with just colored inner wires and matching little details like brake pads or nipples or something? Be subtle and classy. And these guys standing around.    

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I dug up a bunch of funny bikes for Complex. The water bike video is my favorite. Thing is amazing!!! Check out the story here: http://www.complex.com/rides/2011/11/gallery-the-15-craziest-bikes-youll-ever-see

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We better hurry up and put this bike out right? Geared Fairdale we are calling the “Weekender” is coming in early 2012! ESPN’s write up here.

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Thanks to a tip from Prolly is Not Probably saw this cool little FOAD FIXED post about using a Fairdale Skaterack to carry 3 boards! Nice going guys… stoked to see this.

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Leif Valin wrote a very entertaining story about his daily commute. Leif is surely one our most favorite riders and now he has become one of our favorite writers as well. He puts into words what we see on our daily commute. If it’s by car the best you can hope for is to get home without being more stressed out by terrible drivers. When we make the trip by bike at least you feel like you did something and usually it’s pretty fun. The Daily Adventure by Leif Valin My daily ride is a good little jaunt alongside the Platte River,I see all kinds of people and animals: Kingfisher,Avocet,Robin,Woodpecker,Dipper,Geese,Mallard duck,Canvasback duck,Blue Heron,Night Heron,Egret, Beaver,Muskrat,Turtle,Fox,Coyote,Raccoon,Rat,Mouse,Owl,snakes,Coot,Skunk,Hawk,Eagle,Rabbit, American hobo,American frowney face, American smiler, American Triathlete, to name a few.Things I would never see if I kept in my car,you don`t seem to see many live animals when your`e driving, more smashed ones. And drivers waving kindly are nil, so biking to work wins by a large margin. My mood is 30 % better when i ride to work, endorphins are the best drug with no negative side effects and I can still fit in my high school prom dress! There`s the people i see everyday that wave and smile as they walk or ride by, and there`s the people that never wave,smile or show external signs of happiness. I don`t know if these people are court ordered to be outside, like opposite house arrest. Here are some happenings on the trail: Skunks There is a certain area of the trail that is a Skunk thoroughfare, From Evans to Oxford. Iv`e had many near Skunk spraying`s but so far been lucky to escape with only my own self generated smells. Rolling up on a skunk in the freezing night ,nose so frozen I didn`t know if i had been sprayed or not until I got home and thawed out, there may be a Tomato juice bath in my future, and I accept that possibility. American Hobo The river attracts animal and human life,you can spot hobo hideout`s all alongside the Platte if you have a keen eye. Sometimes Hobo`s can be spotted in bushes as well,napping, dreaming of neverending beer rivers or a tent that has hoovercraft abilities. Once while riding home after dark my small one LED Knog Frog©  light illuminated a man and his ballast of a bicycle sound asleep across the entire path, in a position not unlike laying down on railroad tracks just before the train comes to end ones life. I stopped short of his neck and woke him with a few words, he stirred, arose and apologized in his sleepy, drunken state. I told him i could have killed him by hitting him with my bike and he could have killed me with the ensuing crash that killed him. He moved off the path to drink again. p.s.-Hobo`s like to poop on the path and sometimes leave their underwear there as well. American Drunkeypants© Riding home one night […]

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You gotta’ love texas. To show our heritage a little more all Fairdale’s will now come with some brand of novelty testicle attached to our handmade in Italy Turbo seat.

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I wrote a article for Complex on how to fix a flat on your bicycle. Hopefully it will be educational for some people. Check it out here: Complex How To FIx A Flat.

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