I purchased this 58cm frame in early 2019 from William Bevington, Fuji expert and author of Japanese Steel: Classic Bicycle Design from Japan. It sat in a room for 2 years before I decided it might be a good idea to build it up. I’d been searching for a red, white, and blue 70s Fuji …
Author Archives: Bill Moss
Cycling the Acadia Carriage Roads
The weekend before last, Cindy and I took a trip to Mount Desert Island to visit Acadia National Park and its famous 45 miles of carriage roads. It was our fist time on the carriage roads though we’d each been to Mount Desert Island before. Having only experienced Bar Harbor and, superficially, Acadia, on the …
To Flip or to Flop, That Is the Question
I’ve had this frame sitting around my bedroom, in various states of completion, since May, 2019. I finally got it together this week. The bike, a 1986, Steel Grey/Silver Trek Elance 310, made from tri-butted Ishiwata EX tubing, is 23″ as specified in the catalog, measured center to top. It’s roughly 22.5″ or approximately 57cm …
Painting at Cindy’s House
This painting in the hallway at Cindy’s house carefully watches all comings and goings.
8.8.8. FREE WHEEL (HEART OF BICYCLE)
I found this NOS vintage 8.8.8. (Maeda Industries/SunTour) 22T 1/2″ X 1/8″ freewheel on eBay, suitable for a BMX or single speed bike. Its “YF” date code indicates a production year of 1982. I’m planning to use it on an upcoming single speed project I have involving a 1986 Trek Elance 310. A suitable crankset and …
My Single Speed Is Actually a 2-speed
Today was new chain day. I installed a KMC K1 Narrow single speed 1/2″ x 3/32″ chain last night but couldn’t get a good length. The chain seemed way too slack even with the wheel all the way back in the dropouts. I removed a link and set the wheel back to what seemed like a good …