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Is it time to opt out of the culture of speed? by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking All over the United States and indeed the world, people are riding bicycles. Forget about saving the planet, that is not the reason; it is a satisfying and civilized way t ... Read on »

Building a Raleigh Bicycle by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Here is an interesting video of how a Raleigh bicycle was made in 1945. I lived in Nottingham, England in the 1960s when this factory was still in operation; it ... Read on »

Too many hit and runs by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking I try not to report too often on cycling deaths because I hate to dwell on the negative. However, when a local cyclist died in the early hours of last Friday morning, ... Read on »

Who will history remember? by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Once again the Giro d’Italia is on us, to be followed by the Tour de France in a few months. This year’s Giro is exciting because there is no firm favorite; the rac ... Read on »

Boston Bike Share: The helmet issue by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Look at the above picture; why is this woman not being hauled off to jail for child endangerment? Why are these children not being taken into protective custody? ... Read on »

Asleep at the wheel by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking It is no secret that when I left the bike business in 1993 I fell on hard times financially; it was the reason I had to give up framebuilding. People stopped buying r ... Read on »

Point of View by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking If there is one thing I learned building bicycle frames; it is that no two people are alike. If you could assemble a hundred people, all the exact same height, and the ... Read on »

Justifying ingrained behavior by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking I first rode a bike as a child in England in the 1940s; I started riding at a club level in the early 1950s at fifteen years old, and began racing a year later when I was ... Read on »

Fork failure and recalls by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Gary Lanoue (Left.) from Rehoboth, MA died on Monday when, it appears, his carbon front fork failed. He was found in the road by a police officer on his way to work. ... Read on »

Dealing with the reality of injustice by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking In New York City during 2011, 21 cyclists were killed, but only 2 drivers were prosecuted. On average, nearly forty percent of drivers who kill pedestrians or cyclists in ... Read on »

SF bike cops roll through stop signs too by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking San Francisco cyclist Amy Weiss followed two cops on bicycles along Haight Street; she noticed they rolled though stop signs without any signs of slowing. They ... Read on »

My New Fuso: WIP by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Russ Denny has sent me pictures of my new Fuso frame as a Work in Progress. (WIP) The tubing is Columbus Zona with a 38mm. Head and Down tubes; 35mm. Top and Seat tub ... Read on »

Accentuate the Positive by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking In the 1940s Johnny Mercer wrote the following lyrics to a jazz standard: You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative And latch on to the affirma ... Read on »

I am blessed by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking I have been blessed in my life with the ability to do a few things well. I am also blessed that there are certain people who appreciate my past work. I was asked jus ... Read on »

Retro-grouch or just obsolete by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking I started writing here in 2005 that will be seven years by the end of this year. That is a long time and a lot of material; a lot of subjects covered. The reason I sta ... Read on »

Stan Ockers by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Belgian cyclist Constantin “Stan” Ockers (Right.) was another hero of my youth. He was around in the era of riders like Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartelli, Louison Bobet, and ... Read on »

Frame Design: Then and Now by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The above picture is me riding in the British National 12 Hour TT Championship in 1953; dating the picture is the spare tubular tire worn around my shoulders as the ... Read on »

Coincidence by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking At the NAHBS in Sacramento, March 3rd. Left to right, Steve Kesling, myself (Dave Moulton.) Lynn Kesling, and Ronald Lau. In the 1980s I offered a drop top tube ladies ... Read on »

Back from NAHBS by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has grown to become a wonderful bicycle institution. Back when I was in business there was no such show, I had to a ... Read on »

Just a human juke-box by Dave M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The Charleston, SC area has some wonderful artists; writers, songwriters, creative people of all kinds. It is what I love about this town; there is nothing bette ... Read on »

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