Newbie Wrench - Learning on the way to the perfect bike

This site captures the many mistakes, incorrect parts, knowledge gaps, often filled in by friends and all the other fun that makes learning interesting, sometimes frustrating and always worth the trouble. Here, you will watch as the lessons from repairing, building or restoring a bike present themselves and it won’t always be pretty.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

When in Minneapolis

In Uptown Minneapolis, on Hennipin, check out Re-Cycle. You'll see a wall of 60's and 70's Schwinns, the occassional Raleigh, Fuji and even a disguised Zeus. All are rideable, some are already converted to fixed but most are still the 3, 5 or 10 speed they were first built to be.
And they show the patina of several previous owners in a worn-in jeans kind of way. As it should be, the repair stand is the first thing you see as you enter and it will make you smile. I saw a WWII era fat tire as I entered. It's the first thing I noticed walking by. The owner is as happy to talk bikes as he must be to sell you one but there is no buy pressure. It's a living bike archive. Check out his site. http://re-cycle.com/city.aspx?city=Minneapolis

The pizza around the corner is great too so this is the perfect $5 night - pizza and a vintage bike shop.
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