Carrying Big Stuff

A few weeks ago I had to pick up a spare bike box for shipping my friend's bike.
Thus far, this is the largest object I have moved on my CETMA rack. Fortunately it was empty, so steering was a breeze until the crosswinds hit me at every intersection.

Track Porteur

Saw this on Broadway yesterday. I'm a big fan of CETMA racks and porteur style bikes.
This one uses stitched leather grips with Velo Orange/Nitto Montmartre handlebars and an inverse brake lever to tie in the porteur look.

New Blogger, New to Blogging

Hey All, I'm Blaine, the newest addition to Tony and Henry's blogger slaves (friends).

I'm a photographer by trade, but I'd have to list bikes as my number two obsession.
I love riding bikes, but I also love not waiting for the subway, so I've been mostly commuting by bike for the last 3 years.

Within the last year or two I've quickly transitioned from minimalist fixed gear rider to a total racks and fenders OCD Fred.

Exhibit A, Iro Mark V with round Dedaccai tubing: The first bike I ever got to build up nicely from the frameset; built the wheels myself, etc. Nicest bike I'd ever owned.

Exhibit B, 1975 Raleigh Gran Sport: Great touring bike modified into a wonderful all purpose townie bike.

Over the next few weeks I'll see if I can cobble together a visual timeline of how I got from A to B.

So, I'll be in touch, and I'll likely post random bike pictures along the way.