Monthly Archives: November 2012

100% Quality Control

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Some customers of our René Herse cranks have noticed that their brand-new cranks show traces of having been mounted on a bottom bracket. Did they receive used cranks by accident? No, the cranks are brand-new. As part of our quality … Continue reading →

Posted in Rene Herse cranks | 16 Comments

Bicycle Quarterly Winter 2012

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

  The Winter 2012 edition of Bicycle Quarterly magazine has returned from the printer and will be in the mail shortly. In this issue, we focus on titanium racing bikes and modern shifting systems. A titanium bike shoot-out in Bicycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle Quarterly Back Issues | 29 Comments

An Impromptu Ride

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

On Monday, Seattle experienced a huge rainstorm as the rainy season arrived in earnest. By noon, more than 2 inches of rain had fallen in my neighborhood, and the wind gusts reminded me of Hurricane Sandy, which I experienced in … Continue reading →

Posted in Rides | 46 Comments

Why We Don’t Need Rain Bikes Any Longer

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

I moved from Texas to Seattle 20 years ago and continued to ride and train year-round. At first, I refused to use fenders. I did not want to spoil the beautiful lines of my racing bike. After one miserably wet … Continue reading →

Posted in Fenders, Our Bikes, Testing and Tech | 77 Comments

René Herse Book Update

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Printing a book is a long and exciting process. During the last few months, almost every week, we have received a courier package with yet another step in the process for approval. First the plotter printouts, then the digital color … Continue reading →

Posted in books | 11 Comments

Compass 26″ x 1.5″ Tires

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

We now offer the Compass 26″ (559 mm) tires in a slightly narrower 1.5″ (37 mm) width, in addition to the popular 1.75″ (44 mm) model. These tires are great for an existing mountain bike, touring bike, or 26″-wheeled tandem. … Continue reading →

Posted in Tires | 37 Comments

Ride the Bike You Have

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

“You ride the bike you have, not the bike you might want or wish to have at a later time,” said a famous secretary of defense. (More or less. He was talking about armies, not bikes, but both are tools … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Bikes, Testing and Tech | 18 Comments

How Germans vote

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

Today, I am reminded of my grandfather in Germany. Not of his cycling exploits during the 1930s, when he rode hundreds of kilometers with his friends on weekends. Instead, I am thinking of him voting. When my grand-father was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 49 Comments

How to Choose Your Chainrings

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

When we received another shipment of René Herse cranks recently, we built up and filled our pre-orders first. Some are shown above. All the cranks shown have different setups, except two. (Can you spot the two identical ones?) There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Rene Herse cranks, Testing and Tech | 23 Comments