How Ya' Like Me Now?

Check out this sweet silver-soldered Osell tourer, from 1989. I went to Woodbury to buy some hubs and the guy also had this in his garage. I couldn't pass it up. Will be riding it from Minneapolis to Bismarck, ND at the end of June for my 20th High School reunion.

The replacement frame for my Unit 2-9 showed up on Monday.

Hope to see some dirt tonight!

Coming Soon...

This creeper should be in my hands within a week. Stay tuned for some big wheel madness...

Oh, Sweet Petaluma...

Some of the Kenwood boys showed up this a.m. Lots of nice steel rides, a 29'er, and even an original Petaluma Salsa La Raza. But this here Ala Carte was the belle of the ball, in my eyes. Made me wish I could go back in time and buy one. But then again, I've still got my Soulcraft.

The Devil Made Me Do It...

The cost of a Long Haul Trucker build-kit? Check your receipt...

Never trust a hippie (Free pissing match with purchase...)

Bravo, One On One, for renting (wtf?) my bike to some idiot over the weekend. Said idiot crashed and scraped the brand new 105 STI lever, tore the tape, and the best part is that Geno/Ben didn't even say anything! You fukkers. (Ben, you'll get paid when I get paid-FedEx.) Thanks for the free bar tape and all the booze...anyway, this sweet 58cm Salsa La Raza is for sale at the Cykel Garage.

This, however, is NFS. Eat your heart out, Gene.

The ORANGE chrome bags are back, and we have a few WHITE ones as well. Unofficial bag of Blazing Sads. Get 'em while they're hot. Also in stock, On One Midge bars, the unofficial bar of Dave Pike/Rubber Side Dowwwn Productions.

we now return to our regulary scheduled pissing match. Kudos.

Who wants a 29'er? YOU want a 29'er...

OK, here's the deal of the day down at the CRC Cykel Garage. Gary Fisher Xcaliber 29'er. She's a biggun'. 21" frame (center-to-top), 25" effective toptube. Its a geared frame, but Pete Geigle found the magic gear, and that gear is 34 x 20. Priced to move at $550. Get dowwwn...

Cordel Backman (The Tall Guy)

When I was in high school there was a real lanky kid named Cordel Backman. We called him the Tall Guy, for a tall drink o'water he was. This isn't his bike, but I bet it would fit him perfectly. It's a 64cm Raleigh Professional, late 70's vintage, I think. Yes, it's for sale at the Cykel Garage. Come on down, Ray. We'll find a way to make it fit...

Snow Blind!

With only 1 week until spring, Ma' Nature hath unleashed her fury. We're not scared. Much to Ray's chagrin, I managed to ride the Steamroller in to work with only marginal issues. Pushed 'er up Mt. Curve hill, stopped by Lund's for some supplies, and had doors open at 7:05 am. Helped push one stuck car out of the drift, drove Kurt's truck while he pushed, and loaned the UPS man my shovel not once, but twice, to dig out his stuck truck. Speaking of UPS, look what Brown dropped off this am:

Riders Ready, Watch the Lights!

I just watched the best film on the history of BMX this week. Talk about a torrent of memories. BMX is the reason I'm still entrenched in the bike lifestyle, the reason that Cars-R-Coffins exists.
Damn, Sam, it's been one month open down here at CRC HQ. And even though it was raining on my ride in this morning, and right now as I write this it is snowing, we are on the homestretch to springtime. Yesterday, BRose took the reins and opened the doors for me so that I could sleep in past 7 a.m. for the first time in over a month. (thank you, BRose). And what happened as a result? Our best day ever, tables packed all day, bike rack out front full of bikes. It's a beautiful thing. So I thank all of you for your continued support and patience as this thing evolves. In a few weeks when the weather warms up, we'll have the Garage door open, some sidewalk seating, and a whole lotta fun. Drop by when you're in the area. Thanks to Greg from Ft. Greene/Brooklyn for searching us out during his visit to Mpls. He recommends a film I've yet to see: "THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream." Sounds pretty accurate.

cheers,
-Hurl E.
CRC

This one's for you, Marko...

Breakfast is always great when it's Hot-N-Ready. So great, in fact, that I had two of these this morning. Had to soak up the rock from last night's Early Man/Priestess/The Sword show.

Flava Flav on the hype tip

Well shit, goddamn. It's about time that something was *devoted* to this CRC Coffee Bar/Cykel Garage thing (and the 'cykel' is homage to them damn Scandihoovians who spell it like that). I want it to be known that I appreciate all of the support and kind words that have been volleyed in my direction. The St. Paul Pioneer Press dropped some nice ink on Sunday. Also, remember that we're not only selling coffee, soup, and Pop-Tarts, we're also selling used bicycles (think single speeds, urban fixies, commuter hacks, etc.), tubes, locks, blinky lights, and more. And we've got one hell of a 'zine library for you to check out while on the spot. Spring is just round yonder corner and once it warms up we will indeed open the garage door and offer you some sweet sidewalk seating. Until then, drop the mouse and get on your bike. You'd be amazed at how quiet and serene the city streets are at 6:30 am. Now that the sun is rising earlier, it's even better.