This Feb 14th, tell someone how you feel about their bike.
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December 8, 2011
Or, UI Center for the Book Open House:
Open House means you get to look at and touch work being produced by Center students. That means handmade books of many shapes, sizes, functions. Also, letterpressed text and imagery, in books or broadsides or posters (like the above dinosaurs in track suits). Also, handmade paper of flax, kozo, cotton and abaca to name a few. There are also unexpected performative dimensions to some artwork. And, demos!
How does this fit into bike shop news? Most directly, I (Cody) recently began the certificate program at the Center and spend my days madly dashing between bikes and books. Less directly, there is a deep rooted connection between the authentic experiences of riding a bike and reading a book, between the technologies of self-propulsion and analog information dissemination.
Check it out!
November 16, 2011
At White Rabbit for a Wake Up dirty chai this morning when this caught my eye.
Handprinted on an antique press right here in Iowa. Suitable for framing, suitable for doing!
October 29, 2011
Iowa Neo-Mountaineers go forth.
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Supplemental oxygen not required.
Lovely day for a bicycle tour of Gas Transmission and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines. Another project of the beloved Iowa Neo-Mountaineers. Stay tuned for more local adventures to come.
October 6, 2011
A happy owner of a new Bianchi Milano also happens to be an artist, who also happened to make something especially for us here at 30¢.
August 11, 2011
Let’s ogle James’ bike, shall we?
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One of the many fringe benefits of living working in a bike shop is that you get to see what your co-workers ride. For example, let us behold the freshly assembled bicycle of ace mechanic, James.
Hmm, it kinda looks like a Long Haul Trucker in a color offered several years ago. Indeed, ’tis. Built up with a slobber-worthy mix of new and old.
The attention to detail present on this ride makes me (Cody) nearly stagger.
Wipe the dribble from your chin, that drivetrain don’t care none about your fancy. That’s a SACHS chain, fer crying out loud!
Ratcheting Suntour… better than index? Some would say no doubt about it.
A new SON generator hub is an instant classic. Hey, remember when I said we can order for your pleasure any lighting system via Peter White Cycles?
The Schmidt Edelux headlight, which we also offer via Peter White.
The Spanninga Pixeo is a sweet little bargain at $16.50. Battery operated versions are slightly cheaper.
Here is some of that aforementioned detail attention. The rear light cable is routed elegantly along the ridge of the stainless steel fender.
And, ya gotta love rack mounted fenders! This is the stuff that makes me feel like we’ll make it through the impending apocalypse. Or, James will anyway.
July 23, 2011
You’ve probably already heard about the framebuilding class offered at the U of I.
We bid adieu to this lovely bike yesterday. Local artist/artisan/farmer/wizard Katie built the frame & fork, and we were lucky enough to build the bike up from there. She opted for the 8-speed Alfine hub with Versa shifter (ooh, sorry about cutting that out of the shot… try this), among other fine components. The geometry is based loosely on the Long Haul Trucker, ideal for a touring townie.
Yessss!!
June 30, 2011
Just in case you’d like your bike to be the finest in all the land:
MK Fenders is still at it, what with their skills and fancy ideas:
The above two bikes came in for standard tune-up work, and it’s a delight to see these Iowa-crafted, fully shaped wooden fenders put to use.
June 29, 2011
The closing reception for our recent art show, The Nutbin — Works on Paper in Black Walnut Ink & Paint, was a fine experiment in how to squeeze a bunch of artwork onto one little wall and how to squeeze a bunch of people into a little bike shop during a downpour. Records were broken! Another art show is in the works, details forthcoming.
A lovely mix of art, bikes, and folks:
Black walnut cookies were the preferred sugar delivery system:
The accordion was lean & mean:
A handful more photos are in this here area.
June 21, 2011
More sneak peeks from the art show currently on view at 30¢:
The closing reception will be this Saturday, 4-6.
Stop by to see the whole show fer real, eat a black walnut shortbread cookie, and listen to the accordion genius of one Lauren Haldeman!
