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Cleaning house at Memphis Cycle & Supply Co!

August 29, 2016 at 6:15 am - 2 Comments

When you get asked if you want to help clean out an old bicycle shop two things go through your mind. The first thing is: “YES!” The second thing is: “I hope none of my friends are invited.” Or, at least, the friends that are there don’t ride the same size bicycle as you. Because when you’re going through a building like Memphis Cycle & Supply Co. it’s really nice to have someone to geek out with, and then help you load the cargo bicycle and ride home with you.

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Filed Under: Art, BMX Bike, Cyclocross Bike, Good Design in the Bike Shop, Misc, Mountain Bike, Photography, Road Bike, Touring Bike, Townie, Track Bike, Vintage

R.I.P Fast Eddie

August 29, 2016 at 5:22 am - 1 Comment

Last November I had the pleasure of meeting “Fast Eddie” Williams when I made a brief visit to New York. (Picture above.) Eddie is something of a legend as a bike messenger in New York City.

Eddie has been a bike messenger since 1983. It was a handful of New York bike messengers, the likes of Fast Eddie that started the whole fixed wheel craze that has spread worldwide.

Eddie’s bike was a ‘dave moulton’ custom track frame that I had built in 1983. He bought it in 1998 from the original owner who had raced the bike on the velodrome at Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.

Continue reading and see more images of Fast Eddie, Dave, and his Dave Moulton Track Bike…HERE!