A month ago I needed a couple CO2 refills.  There is a shop that is a couple miles away so I stopped in on my way to grab coffee.  Quickly I was hit by sticker shock for the little CO2 cartridges.  I hadn’t purchased CO2 and full retail, nor had I bought any in almost [...]

Back in January I moved my workspace from a garage to a spare bedroom. The spacious 2 car garage was wonderful but it was so COLD to work in when temperatures go below freezing. I moved my tools and about 70% of my small parts into our smaller spare bedroom.
Here are a [...]

Need a bottle opener? Need a DIY gift? Make a bottle opener out an old cassette and a chain or just an old cassette.

1) Acquire a cassette and a chain. Grab an old cassette, bum one off a friend, or ask your local bike shop for an old one. Chains [...]

I will be working on video how to’s for Blue Collar.   If you have something you can’t understand by text or photos please let me know!  I will be starting with the basics and working towards harder projects.
For now a rant :
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As miles build my sensitive parts become more and more chapped up.  This is a very important matter that most folks dance around.   As you ride more you’ll be harder on the saddle, put in more miles and ride longer.  Here are some basics to keep in mind.

 Padded shorts.  They aren’t mimics and they are [...]

Chicken Beast!!   Chicken Beast has won the multi tool contest.  Thank you all who submitted comments and look forward to the next one which will be coming down the shoot.
Chicken Beast’s Entry -
Let me start off by saying that I’m a complete newbie to the bike scene. When I found out that its usually a [...]