Recent content by Caj Remtiw

Back in the day, we called it..."flavor of the month club"! My guess as to how to disseminate hierarchy would be the recently sold value of NOS collectable parts.

Early high-end components where chemically etched then laser etching became the #1 go to. Typically chain rings were milled logos where structural failure was rarely an issue. Stems, bars, and seatposts NEVER (at least from companies that knew their head from their ass)!

I've traded Emails with the guy and later learned he is also friend of a fellow that is a former employee/ good friend of mine. He is REALLY enthusiastic about the early Mt. Bike culture and has a collection of "world class" bikes. My guess is that he is doing this business for the love not the...

Mt. Cycle hardtail prototype maybe?

Too funny! The girl on the right was an old girlfriend of mine back in the early/ mid 80's. A REALLY GOOD RIDER! We pioneered a bunch of trails in Northern Baja, Mexico together.

I just read that Don Cook of the famous "Crusty Butt" (Crested Butte) Cook Bros. has died. I do have to hand it to him though, he died while doing what he loved... Trail riding!

Victor was a friend & client of mine. I loved his creativity and loved that he didn't give a "FLYING F" about what people though of his designs or himself!

Sterling Silver

I first met Hans when he showed up his first time in Laguna Canyon with Kevin Norton for a RADS ride (and his second day in America).

You guys have to "keep a wrinkle in it" and stuff it back in your shorts! It is just bicycle parts...Granted rare and expensive bicycle parts, but still just bicycle parts!:LOL:

That is one of the first handful of test "pressing's" of the Cook Bros. Racing F Crank. It was pressed in a 2000 ton hydraulic forging press. The first operation is to see if the shape turned out right/ correct 👍. More material than necessary is used in this phase so as not to forge a...

It takes some "elbow grease"! On anodized parts the laser etching is burning off the anodizing leaving bare aluminum logo. All the "high end" cranksets were made of 7075-T6 which has zinc in it for strength, but makes the material more likely to corrode. Laser etching Titanium just roughs...

FYI: Use a pencil eraser to clean up the laser etching on your bars and cranks! With a little "elbow grease" you will get the etching looking brand new.