Category Archives: Musings
Product testing – or not.
I’ve been thinking about product testing these past few months as I’ve been doing a lot of work with disc brakes on road and cross bikes. The process is simple enough I suppose — come up with an idea and see how it works. The tough part relates to the time involved. In the case …
Read More »»
Small Town Wildlife.
I live in the suburbs. Not in the middle of nowhere but just a few miles from the center of the city of Bozeman. Now Bozeman isn’t a big city but it’s a city nonetheless and yet the wildlife in and around town is something I never get used to – and something I didn’t …
Read More »»
An early January ride? In Montana? Really?
One doesn’t come to Montana to ride their bikes in the winter – ski yes – bike no. But this winter is really odd and the skiing is not good but the riding is great. It was 48° when I headed out for a ride on my cross bike this afternoon which is a solid …
Read More »»
Amasa.
It seems there are some creatures that pass through our lives that have bigger personalities than their size would make you believe possible. Amasa was one of those creatures. Karin and I were living in Saratoga Springs NY in 1996 and we had two cats, Poky and Spaulding and they were great friends with each …
Read More »»
Grandpa Ernie.
I was fortunate to be raised by an eccentric group of people. I was surrounded by mechanics, engineers, photographers, inventors, and artists working in all type of media and this wonderful group of people more than left their mark on me. One of these people was my grandfather Ernie King. Ernie was the kind of …
Read More »»
