Former Pro wrench for The Navigators, MAVIC, Goldy’s Women’s Team, Champion System Racing and the Kenda / Raleigh Racing team. I am THE personal, professional bicycle mechanic for LA and Orange County. Pick up and delivery offered or I’ll even come to your house, showing you exactly what I do and how I do it. I’ll even teach you how to work on your own bicycle! I provide parts installation, tune-ups and full custom bicycle builds. Order your parts from anywhere and bring them to me; let me order your parts for you and we’ll install them together! (if there are photos here that are yours and you wish them removed, please notify me)Tumblr (3.0; @bikelanes)http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lodbx4Ux2v1qjheqlo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nthnl.tumblr.com/post/7647039747/welcome-to-hoogerland">nthnl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Welcome to Hoogerland! </p> </blockquote> <p>I’m gonna need one of these shirts.</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988937037http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988937037Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:14:50 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c1823babc59fdaa8764103f4e6e87f7c/tumblr_mi2okhB6b11rhs3w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988672383http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988672383Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:07:37 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe2971e27e4b80056bcd8e00e5a9311a/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/838e67c0646111f6a659d913fc455255/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aea6dda8bc93817994a82c8d4b1809f6/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f8161ee2d2a87f68dac38e26bcaf5fe/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8a5617c40d8987786942f8bca44b3a8/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae259029eba0a161a0353e730306bc87/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/114397ec0e64aa61db7e942d4ccae1b1/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e0992c341913a98b45dd276838259a4/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf03f7e61bed012eeccb1b4154e5fbdc/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ffd7c7352467bcb2cd6e6f1291dba339/tumblr_mi29yzirFX1s1r6b5o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://faustobocchi.tumblr.com/post/42843740872/world-champion-philippe-gilberts-bmc-teammachine">faustobocchi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>World champion Philippe Gilbert’s BMC Teammachine SLR01</p> </blockquote>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988509315http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988509315Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:03:20 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e44c45c301cb314b6464441564f7d9a/tumblr_mho3794HDY1qjraovo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://facciamotrentuno.tumblr.com/post/42233612129/youcantbuyland-another-reason-why-sean-is-known">facciamotrentuno</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://youcantbuyland.tumblr.com/post/42227424686/another-reason-why-sean-is-known-as-king-kelly">youcantbuyland</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Another reason why Sean is known as ‘King Kelly’, if I tried this I’d be on my arse. I’d never thought of putting my pump through the saddle bag like that. Makes a lot of sense, I wonder if he’s got any tips on that one.</p> </blockquote> <p>This comes from countless hours on the rollers, that’s for sure</p> </blockquote> <p>Whut?</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988477400http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988477400Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:02:30 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4e5fd0ad658091e452670b2b7b689329/tumblr_mhxdvslayC1roz059o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://llamacycles.tumblr.com/post/42666024284/all-of-the-watts">llamacycles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>All of the watts</p> </blockquote> <p>Wow - I’d like to know how this happened!</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988155103http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/42988155103Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:54:26 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/344780e9c360351a0037857cfec1913b/tumblr_mexhoro5Pl1rtxmmeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seriously - go check these out. Unbelievably gorgeous.</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37795989929http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37795989929Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:24:27 -0800artbikebicycleadvertisingadweek<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/661d6d6f1a8a06c3ce7ccd3069322b49/tumblr_met2yjhO4r1rfifmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://torpedho.tumblr.com/post/37627237016/mg-6115-by-starfuckers-on-flickr">torpedho</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24162181@N02/8244448168/" title="_MG_6115">_MG_6115</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24162181@N02/">starfuckers</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote> <p>The barrel adjuster! THE BARREL ADJUSTER!!! Brilliance!!!</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37682441141http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37682441141Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:03:24 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65d23aece66f8dc9b078692991a0cfdb/tumblr_metff8MIIV1qdw1kro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cadenced.tumblr.com/post/37634018388/tricycle-in-shangai">cadenced</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>A woman rode a tricycle laden with foam boxes on a street in Shanghai on February 29 as photographed by Peter Parks and found on Wall Street Journal’s <a href="http://graphics.wsj.com/Photos-of-the-Year/2012/#o=0&q=&x=&y=&p=60" title="Photos of the Year">Photos of the Year</a>. </span></p> </blockquote>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37660551579http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37660551579Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:34:11 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7fe796b5a6a889a5138eb7a4ca12bef/tumblr_metxpmPoZa1rtxmmeo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This really needs to change. </p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37651470354http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37651470354Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:20:10 -0800childrenschoolcommutingbicyclebike<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ae78d00540de124a89ed8d425be5014/tumblr_memykxSnZt1rx1wsbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://semi-rad.tumblr.com/post/37368901060/this-guy-getting-shit-done">semi-rad</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This guy: getting shit done.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is what I’m going to do when I have triplets. And they’re all going to be girls. Ans We’re going to live in Belleville. </p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37381114544http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37381114544Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:37:49 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mekue1cQ5x1qa4968o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bicycleculture.tumblr.com/post/37369303231/thisbigcity-no-bike-infrastructure-in-your">bicycleculture</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.thisbigcity.net/post/37341434759/no-bike-infrastructure-in-your-city-all-you-need">thisbigcity</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>No bike infrastructure in your city? <a href="http://thisbigcity.net/wikicity-improving-mexico-city-tactical-urbanism-pedestrians-cyclists/">All you need is paint.</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Tactical urbanism. This absolutely rocks.</p> </blockquote>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37381015402http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37381015402Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:36:25 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memei5PCzK1qasd05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://procycling.tumblr.com/post/37340575423/marco-pantani-wearing-his-infamous-muscle-skin">procycling</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Marco Pantani wearing his infamous muscle skin suit.</p> </blockquote> <p>Actually, that’s Mario Cipollini. </p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37380758757http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37380758757Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:32:49 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meib6ghkuC1qz5udno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37197750798http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37197750798Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:25:17 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcygs2onio1rkoa2ho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcygs2onio1rkoa2ho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Oh man! The clean up that night on these bikes must have been epic! What do you think? Full cable and housing replacement? Tire replace? New Bar tape? New Chain?? Or was everything just cleaned and degreased and relubed to within an inch of it’s life?</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37196884291http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37196884291Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:08:09 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m60w0fHEAj1rnetnzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bikemax.tumblr.com/post/37193017293/better-man-than-i">bikemax</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Better man than I</p> </blockquote>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37195854345http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37195854345Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:47:23 -0800<a href="http://www.fitnessrepublic.com/cycling/can-you-bicycle-your-way-to-fitness.html">Can you Bicycle your Way to Fitness?</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://robmorrisfr.tumblr.com/post/37193726794/can-you-bicycle-your-way-to-fitness">robmorrisfr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img alt="Can you Bicycle your Way to Fitness?" height="169" src="http://www.fitnessrepublic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_banner_458/can-you-bicycle-your-way-to-fitness-img-15524.jpg" title="Can you Bicycle your Way to Fitness?" width="458"/><span></span></p> <div class="articles"> <p>Getting on your bike regularly not only serves as a means of transport but it is an excellent workout and helps you get in shape. Cycling is a workout that gets the whole body moving, burns plenty of calories and helps you lose weight along with toning your body up simultaneously. Here are some ways which tell us how to effectively use bicycles exercise to pave the way towards fitness. This involves weight loss and therefore a healthier; more toned and well shaped body along with plenty of weight loss.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>I’d like to add that it is still important to have a healthy and balanced diet or the gains you make on the bike are negated in the kitchen. </p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37195745995http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/37195745995Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:45:09 -0800<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whatbikeracersshouldcallme.tumblr.com/post/35434428567/before-signing-up-for-your-first-cat-4-crit">whatbikeracersshouldcallme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdakoi7E8X1rzrb70.gif"/></p> </blockquote>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36844072103http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36844072103Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:40:12 -0800<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-authorities-cop-accused-of-leaving-scene-of-wreck-filing-false-report-20121129,0,3978038.story">Chicago cop charged in hit-run that seriously hurt bicyclist</a>: <p>well, this isn’t exactly serve and protect, is it? </p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36841337836http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36841337836Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:03:23 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me84l6C8tR1qh1c7lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thechurchofcycling.tumblr.com/post/36805308093/photo-shimano-airlines-rear-derailleur-paul">thechurchofcycling</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-image-author"> <p><span class="field-label">Photo:</span> <span class="field-value">Shimano Airlines rear derailleur. (Paul Calver)</span></p> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-image-author"></div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-image-author"> <h2>Shimano Airlines</h2> <div class="slide-deck"><br/> Instead of being operated by a cable, this derailleur was moved with compressed air. “No one knows why <a href="http://www.bicycling.com/gearfinderproductlist?gfpagetype=mfg&gfid=9840">Shimano</a> developed this thing,” says Sweatman, “except for the sake of making it, which makes it an interesting irrelevance.” <br/><br/><strong>Specs</strong>:<br/> Brand: Shimano<br/> Country: Japan<br/> Date of Introduction: 2000<br/> Weight: 329g<br/><br/><strong>Specs for Fanatics</strong>:<br/> Maximum cog: 26 teeth<br/> Total Capacity: 15 teeth <br/> Pulley center to center: 49mm<br/> Index capability: 7 speed<br/> Chain width: 3/32” <br/> Logic: top normal<br/> Material: aluminum with a steel inner parallelogram plates.<br/> Pivots: two sprung pivot</div> </div> </blockquote>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36839796149http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36839796149Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:42:32 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me8ub33del1r2n4sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>WHAT?</p>http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36835922636http://bikelanes.tumblr.com/post/36835922636Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:50:11 -0800