Schlick Cycles

Okay, so wasn’t so much that I conquered it, as I made it up without having to use my feet on the pavement!   Who says Iowa has all the hills?  We have one on Mill Rd close to Marcy Rd. that is a constant grade from the very bottom to about 3/4 up the hill.  [...]

John and I took a trip to Decorah, IA to meet up with Deke from Oneota River Cycles, LeeAllen, Ron and several other cyclists from Decorah and Rochester, MN to do some bike riding in the hills around Decorah. We both took Smittys. John’s was set up with a 1X 9 drivetrain with a 42-tooth [...]

I may be a little Johnny-come-lately to the term but I ran across a blog article here: http://www.ecometro.com/community/blogs/portland_go/archive/2009/06/09/everyday-cycling-a-better-term-for-a-biking-life.aspx that seems to resonate with me. The term used in the article, everyday cycling, describes very much the type of riding I envisioned Smitty owners doing. Here is a short quote from the article Travis wrote that [...]

As the cat at the end of the video says “That was sick!”

Don’t get all hung up on who is getting fun poked at them! This is a riot!

Like Smitty #1 we started with a hand-built frame from Tom Teesdale. Made with True Temper Verus HT tubes, this frame was painted gloss black to match a sweet Wily 29er fork I have. Since this is a coaster brake bike and no front brake is needed I figured the Wily would provide a great [...]

Dave and I profiled around on a couple of Sharks during the Downer Avenue bike race during the 2009 Tour of America’s Dairyland. As usual, the bikes garnered a lot of attention with dozens of folks taking test rides. The overall impression of everyone of then was very positive. It is good to know that [...]

The 2009 list of bike friendly states includes Wisconsin at #2! Way to go home team! In addition Wisconsin was ranked #1 in the Infrastructure category. http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlystate/rankings.php From the League’s website: A Bicycle Friendly State promotes cycling through legislation, policies, programs, and by creating new places to ride, educating motorists and cyclists, and encouraging people [...]