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What I Learned Writing the Book

Writing of the Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair was learning experience like I've never had. The book was nearly two years in the making, with days that began at 4:00 AM to get photos, the only quiet time here at Park Tool. It seemed like the writing never stopped, and if you have access t...
Posted by Calvin in on November 21st, 2005

Stolen!

STOLEN! Yep, my bike was stolen. It can happen to anyone, and in fact has happened to me more than once. I have been able to retrieve some. A stolen bike is sad thing, but not completely hopeless! The Victim Besides me, the victim was my "Andre Bertin." The bike was coming up to ...
Posted by Calvin in on November 3rd, 2005

Measuring Up

How we choose to measure things is important. Most of the world uses the metric system of measurement. While the metric system is based on a standard meter, for mechanical uses such as on bicycles, it is will help to understand metrics better if you consider the millimeter the basic unit. The...
Posted by Calvin in on August 17th, 2005