May 2010 – Schlick Cycles

Posted on May 20, 2010May 4, 2018 by Greg

Greg’s SuperFast

Had the SuperFast out the other day and decided to see how it worked on the local MTB trails along the Milwaukee River. I hit the section from just south of Capitol to south of North Ave. and the SuperFast worked well. Admittedly, this section of the River Trail is reasonably tame but the SuperFast is a road bike after all!

The 28mm Fyxation Session 700s did a good job on the mostly dry trail just a bit sketchy where the trail was slimy.

If I did this regularly on the SuperFast I’d add inline brake levers so I could brake while riding the top of the bars. Other than that no worries.

I finished the ride along the Milwaukee Lakefront.

Posted on May 15, 2010June 1, 2018 by Greg

Tony’s Smitty Carbon Drive

Here are a few quick shots of Tony’s Smitty CDS, our Smitty built using the Gates Carbon Drive System, before it goes to powder coating.

Using the Paragon Machine Works belt drive slider drop!

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Greg

Carlos’ SuperFast

We finished up Carlos’ SuperFast and it turned out great!

Highlights of the build include:

A hand-built True Temper Verus HT frame
Shimano 8-speed Alfine Internally-geared hub
Shimano Alfine Dyno front hub
Avid BB5 road disc brakes
Versa 8 levers
Velocity B43 rims in red!

Posted on May 8, 2010June 1, 2018 by Greg

New Belgium’s Tour de Fat Coming to Milwaukee

The country’s merriest festival of bikes, costumes and whimsy is coming to Milwaukee for the first time. Tour de Fat takes place at Milwaukee’s Humboldt Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 3.

New Belgium Brewery has been taking its whimsical Tour de Fat around the country for a number of years. Some of the unique features of this unusual event include a bicycle parade through the city in the morning, costumes, beer garden and various festivities.

During the festival one rider will trade in his or her car for a fully loaded commuter bike. To be eligible, participants must submit a 2 minute video to New Belgium Brewery explaining why they want to live car free.

Suggested donation for participants is $5, which goes to the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Click here for a schedule.

The Bike Fed needs 100 volunteers to register participants, staff the beer tent, marshal the parade and conduct sundry other activities throughout the day. Volunteers who serve a minimum of two hours receive a Tour de Fat t-shirt and two beer tokens. For more information or to sign up, please contact the Bike Fed’s Jessica Binder.