B.S.M.E.

Here we are, finally done with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and wondering/looking for what to do next! (Incidentally, this is a really good time for any of you to order custom sewing – turn around times can be really fast since I’m out of school and...

The Two Towers

Over my last spring break probably ever, I worked 4 days but went climbing on Friday.  Five of us climbed two classic desert towers in Colorado National Monument, Kissing Couple (5.10, 5 pitches) and Otto’s Route on Independence Monument (5.8 4 pitches).  We had...

Fatigued Fisticuff

Way back in 2009, Vassago had their legendary Black Friday sale, and I picked up a Fisticuff. Last month, after about 11,000 miles, I noticed a 1 inch long fatigue crack in the weld at the top tube – head tube junction.  Rather than risking a catastrophic...

Cleaveland Mountaineering Christmas Sale!

Cleaveland Mountaineering Christmas Sale! Custom frame bag base price – $90 (save $20).Everything Bags – $50 each WITH P clamps (down from $60) or $45 each without P clamps. Things in stock right now: 1 new blue VX42 seat bag – $901 used blue VX42...

There and Back Again, A Moots Tale

Here’s a fun little story my wife and I wrote about her new to us Moots YBB frame.  Its a major testament to Titanium as a frame material that it lived at the bottom of a lake for about a decade and emerged in great riding condition. Check it out over at the...