Posts Tagged ‘tires’
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Have you seen Lebron James on a Cannondale? It’s not pretty.
So, to solve that kind of problem, here comes The DirtySixer MTB with 36 inch tires.
There it is, parked at Erin Sherbert’s favorite bike rack - it’s next to the very same rack but look how different the bikes’ tires are:
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Looking at this thing freaked, me, out.
Now myself, I’m 6 foot 1 and a ton of fun so you’d figure one of these rigs would be great for me. But no, I’m not even close to qualifying for the DirtySixer club. You gotta be like 6 foot 5 or taller to fit proper.
Perhaps District Eight Supervisor Scott Wiener could use one of these rides for Bike To Work Day 2013 tomorrow? Why not?
Oh, the expense, what must be the crushing expense. I can only imagine what the MSRP is. That’s real titanium for the frame, BTW.
Now myself, I’ll have to make do with the MTBs sold for $200-something at the Marin Bikes Warehouse at 7th and Folsom in SoMA. (Fulton Street in 1st gear: Fuck, why can’t 1st gear be lower? Broadway Tunnel eastbound (scary scary): Fuck, why can’t 21st gear be higher? It’s like I’m being punished by Shimano for not spending enough or something.)
Anyway, contact Dave French if you’re interested.
All the deets.
Tags: 2013, 36 inch wheels, Bicycle Fabrications, bicycles, bicyclke, big, bike, BikeRadar, Black Ghost Electric Bike Car, ChoiceCollective, cyclkists, Dave DirtySixer French, Dave French, david, David French, dirty sixer, dirtysixer, district eight, erin sherbert, Examiner, frame, Freeride Entertainment, huge, Kappius Components, Kickstarter, Lebron James, mountain, mtb, mydutchbike, NuVinci, Octoly, Revolution MTB Magazine, Roll San Francisco, Scott Wiener, Supervisor, tall, tall guy big wheel, The SandBox Warehouse, tires, titanium, Topolino Wheels, Velo Cult Bike Shop, Wheels, yard
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Thusly:
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Tags: 2013, bay area, bicycle, bicycles, bike, bikes, black, Blue, bright, california, calipers, coordinated, county, cyclist, cyclists, fashion, green, hardtail, helmet, lime, marin, marin bikes, mtb, pants, San Francisco, socks, street, tan, tires
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Thursday, November 1st, 2012
Hurry! It’s Halloween 2012 on Market Street, so grab your camera and go click:
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Yes, that’s a real car.
Oh here it is, gliding over the MUNI Metro grates of Monkey Station:
Thank you, drive through.
Tags: 2012, bay area, biggest, california, camaro, camera, Chevrolet, chevy, dubs, grate, grates, market, metro, Montgomery, Muni, San Francisco, Station, street, tires, Wheel, Wheels
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
If you baby your Michelins, you can get ten years of life out of them, I’m guessing.
Anyway, these tires, from a now-shut-down factory in Gunma Prefecture in Ota, Japan, lasted more than a decade.
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Hurray!
Tags: 2012, bay area, california, factory, japan, long lasting, LTX, MICHELIN, Michelin LTX, ms, mud, San Francisco, snow, tires
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Here they are, all the Michelin-starred restaurants in the greater Bay Area for 2012.
Get all the deets, after the jump.
Three Stars
French Laundry
Restaurant at Meadowood
Two Stars
Baumé
Benu
Coi
Cyrus
Manresa
Saison
One Star
Acquerello
Alexander’s Steakhouse
Ame
Applewood
Atelier Crenn
Auberge du Soleil
Aziza
Bouchon
Boulevard
Campton Place
Chez TJ
Commis
Dio Deka
étoile
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant
Fleur de Lys
Frances
Gary Danko
La Costanera
La Folie
La Toque
Luce
Madera
Madrona Manor
Masa’s
Michael Mina
One Market
Plumed Horse
Quince
Redd
Santé
Solbar
Sons & Daughters
Spruce
Terra
Terrapin Creek
Ubuntu
Village Pub
Wakuriya
(more…)
Tags: 2011, 2012, Baumé, bay area, Benu, Bib Gourmand, Bibendum, Bottega, california, Coi, Cyrus, french laundry, guide, inspectors, Manresa, MICHELIN, Michelin Man, Northern California, one star, red, Restaurant at Meadowood, restaurants, Saison, San Francisco, sixth edition, Three Star, Three Stars, tires, twitter, Two Star, Two Stars, Wine Country
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Just announced, what you’ll see when your Michelin Red Guide comes out next week.
Someday, I’ll tell you about the kick-ass Michelin tires what have been in service on my giant Toyota for tens years now:
“Michelin Offers List of 77 Bay Area ‘Bib Gourmand’ Restaurants for 2012
Full Selection to Be Announced Oct. 25
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2011 / — To whet the appetite of Bay Area residents for the sixth edition of the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country being released next week, Michelin announced today the 77 Bib Gourmand restaurants listed in its 2012 edition. Bib Gourmand selections are restaurants serving two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included).
Introduced in the 1997 editions of the MICHELIN Guides in Europe, the Bib Gourmand is identified in the guide by a red symbol depicting the head of Bibendum, the Michelin Man. This year, 19 restaurants in the Bay Area are new to the Bib Gourmand category, which indicates the inspectors’ favorites for good value. The full selection of restaurants — including those garnering the famous MICHELIN stars — will be announced Tuesday, Oct. 25, when Michelin officially introduces its complete selection for the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012. The guide will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 26, at $18.99.
The MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012 covers a wider geographic region than most of its peers, stretching from Los Gatos in the south to Geyserville in the north. Over the past year, Michelin inspectors have analyzed restaurants throughout Northern California, always anonymously. MICHELIN inspectors share insights from their many meals on Twitter at @MichelinGuideSF.
The Bib Gourmand selections for 2012:
A 16
Artisan Bistro
Bar Bambino
Bar Tartine
BarBersQ
Bay Wolf
Bellanico
Betelnut
Bistro 29
Bistro Aix
Bistro Jeanty
Boon Eat + Drink
Bottega
Burma Superstar
C Casa
Chapeau!
Chevalier
Chu
Colibri
Contigo
Cook St. Helena
Corso
Cotogna
Crouching Tiger
Cucina Paradiso
Delarosa
Delfina
Domo
Dosa
eVe
Fish Story
FIVE
flour + water
Fringale
Gather
Hachi Ju Hachi
Hibiscus
Hot Box Grill
Incanto
Insalata’s
Ippuku
K & L Bistro
Kabab & Curry’s
Kappou Gomi
Kitchen (The)
Kokkari Estiatorio
LaSalette
Laurus
Le Charm
Le Garage
Mamacita
Marinitas
Monti’s Rotisserie
Namu
Oenotri
Osteria Coppa
Perbacco
Pican
Plum
Risibisi
Rivoli
Sazon
Scopa
Slanted Door (The)
Slow Club
Sociale
SPQR
Starbelly
Sumika
Sushi Ran
Thai House
the girl & the fig
Troya
Willi’s Wine Bar
Wood Tavern
Yank Sing
Zero Zero
With more than one million copies sold in approximately 100 countries, the MICHELIN Guide has always built its success on the diversity of its selections, especially with small establishments offering a high-quality dining experience at an affordable price. Both the popularity and importance of the Bib Gourmand category and the Under $25 category are reflected in the 2012 edition. Moreover, inclusion in the MICHELIN Guide is, in itself, synonymous with quality, because only the best establishments in each comfort and price category are featured in the guide.
Enhancing mobility is not only the mission of the Michelin Group but also of the MICHELIN Guide, which was created to assist travelers — and motorists, in particular — by making their journeys more enjoyable. Now representing 23 countries and three continents, the collection of 27 MICHELIN Guides includes more than 45,000 addresses. In North America, three U.S. cities — New York, San Francisco and Chicago — currently have guides. For more information about the guides and the inspection methodology, visit www.michelinguide.com.
Tags: 2011, 2012, A 16, Aix, Bambino, bay area, Bay Wolf, Betelnut, Bib Gourmand, Bibendum, bistro, Bistro 29, Bottega, Burma Superstar, california, Chapeau!, Delfina, DOSA, flour + water, Fringale, guide, Incanto, inspectors, Jeanty, MICHELIN, Michelin Man, Northern California, Perbacco, red, restaurants, San Francisco, sixth edition, Slanted Door, Slow Club, SPQR, Starbelly, Tartine, tires, Wine Country, Yank Sing
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
I don’t know how long this ride has been sitting locked up on Fulton in the NoPA part of the Western Addition but it feels like a period of months now:
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Sometimes it falls down, but then people prop it up again.
The rear wheel has been pretty much taco’ed – see?
I’ll bet there’s a story behind that.
Now you’d think the cop who’s walking a beat in this area (while constantly swinging his billy club) around would notice at some point and have this bike hauled away…
You’d think.
Tags: 2011, abandoned, accident, bay area, bicycle, bike, Blue, california, divisadero, fulton, lock, locked, NOPA, north, panhandle, road, San Francisco, SFPD, street, tacod, tacoed, tires, up, western addition, Wheel
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
This is one of them “ice bikes” from Fortune Hanebrink.
Or something.
Use it to tow your sledge to the South Pole.
As seen in the Western Addition:
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All the deets:
“Engineered and handcrafted 8000 ft above sea level in Big Bear Lake, California, HANEBRINK Electric All-Terrain vehicles are the confluence of ingenuity, ecology, and luxury. The capabilities of the HANEBRINK are as limitless as your own sense of adventure; as a commuter vehicle, it is smooth and dynamic.
Nearly 10 years ago, national champion cyclist, bicycle innovator, and NASA aerospace engineer, Dan Hanebrink was approached by an Arctic explorer looking for an alternative to skis that could take him and his equipment across the icy terrain of Antarctica. Hanebrink created a bicycle unlike anything ever built before. The original “Ice Bike” by HANEBRINK had no plastic parts and used superfat, low-pressure tires that devoured all surfaces in all conditions silently and effortlessly. Today, our drive to create innovative outdoor recreational vehicles continues and is reflected in our mission to satisfy and serve the adventurous worldwide.
The HANEBRINK Electric All-Terrain Vehicle is the evolution of the original, revolutionary HANEBRINK design, combining state-of-the art green technology with an on-demand hybrid electric system and the latest in bicycle technology. Crank the throttle and the 600 watt motor powers the HANEBRINK to speeds up to 20 mph. If you want to go faster, just start pedaling.
Three design features help the HANEBRINK achieve outstanding on and off-road performance.
• The widest tires in the industry. The 20 x 8 inch tires radically increase the surface area where rubber meets road for enhanced stability at all speeds, added traction on rough terrain, and unprecedented float on sand and snow.
• A mid-mounted, bracket supported motor optimizes the vehicle’s center of gravity beneath the rider and enables tight turns, rapid weight shifting, and provides more stability.
• 14 speed gearing tuned for a wide variety of surfaces, grades, and utility applications including a low range capable of carrying up to 300 pounds of bulky cargo up steep terrain or deep into inaccessible areas.
With a single Lithium ion battery (LiFePO4), the HANEBRINK has a one hour run time and three hour recharge. For longer excursions, the rear rack can be fitted with up to five lithium ion batteries, a run time of over 5 hours and more than 100 miles of riding. The wide rear rack is standard HANEBRINK equipment and can hold up to 100 pounds of cargo.
The HANEBRINK can truly go anywhere on the planet while maintaining minimal environmental impact and zero-carbon emissions. Where can you go with one?”
Tags: 2011, aerospace, All-Terrain, Antarctica, Arctic, batteries, battery, bay area, bicyckes, bicycle, Big Bear Lake, bike, california, Dan Hanebrink, electric, engineer, fortune, fortune HANEBRINK, HANEBRINK, ICE, ice bike, Lithium ion, motor, nasa, San Francisco, sand, snow, street, tires, vehicle, wide
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
You know those little green plastic cap things they put on your car tires to let tout le monde know that you received “nitrogen service,” to remind people that you have 80%+ nitrogen in your tires when most others in the world make do with just the 78% that Gaia the Earth Goddess already put into the air we breathe and fill our tyres with? Well, nitrogen is definitely a “good profit center” for a dealership or whomever, but it doesn’t matter IRL.
Similarly, don’t worry yourself about NITROGEN-enriched gasolines at the Shell station. It doesn’t matter IRL neither. If you think it does or it might, then you’re worshiping* a false idol, that’s all.
As seen on California Street:
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Or, in other words, don’t try NITROGEN-enriched gasolines at the Shell station, I think that’s what I’m saying.
(Tomorrow, learn about Nitrogen’s little buddy in Phosphorus: Friend or Foe?)
*My “editor” at Google Chrome browser won’t let me spell “worshiping” with two “p’s” together? Srlsy? C’mon!
Tags: 2011, air, california, CAPS, car, enriched, green, Nitrogen, plastic, San Francisco, shell, tires
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
I don’t know, you see all kinds of wheel set-ups in the Western Addition but this rig, an Audi Q7 owned by a NoPA yuppie on Divisadero, takes the cake.
1. The ginourmous wheels have interlocked rings, so that goes to show that Audi made these ridiculous things just for this vehicle. These aren’t aftermarket wheels or nothing.
2. And the low-profile, 295/35 tires say “ICE & SNOW” right on the sidewall, so that shows that Pirelli made some ridiculously-wide tires just for the snow.
So the owner didn’t make any great customizing effort or anything on his/her own, but the result is, if anything, more absurd than what you’d see on Pimp My Ride or whatnot.
Sure, 295/35-21 = 29.1″ tall but things still don’t add up:
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Is this a “premium” set-up? No.
Is this a “performance” set-up? No.
But did it cost a lot of dough to buy and maintain? Yes.
And is it only really useful for leaving a pair of foot-wide-plus tracks in the snow? Yes.
But do your expensive wheels mean that, at some point, you will:
“need to get towed off wet grass?”
Oh well.
When oh when will the absurdly-big wheel craze come to an end?
Tags: 2011, 21, 295/35, 4wd, audi, bay area, california, divisadero, dubs, ICE, inch, inches, low profile, mud, NOPA, pirelli, q7, San Francisco, scorpiion, snow, suv, tires, Touareg, VW, western addition, yuppie
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