Rus's Stolen All-City Big Block

Getting your bike stolen sucks, no matter how it happens, your baby is gone. Taken from you by some douche bag, and now forever, your baby is tainted by douche bag hands. Bah.

This day the douchey hands that grab, grabbed Rus's bike from the trunk of his ladies car.

Lame.

Here is a picture of his All-City Big Block

and here is a description of it:

Size 56cm
Handlebars are different than photo,
They are Cinelli Valencia bars, kind of a bendy riser bar
Velocity Fusion Rims with Halo reflective coating
All City Black track hubs
Front wheel laced radially
Surly tugnut
Schwalbe Ultremo Tire 700x23 Front
Schwalbe Durano Skid 700x25 Back
Sram Omnium Crankset
Izumi Super Toughness chain
Black track pedals with white double straps
Paul Racer brake with Paul e-lever
Thomson stem, Thomson seatpost
Fizik arione saddle, carbon rails (black with white stripe)
Black waterbottle cage. incedibell, black label grips.

Seatpost has a pitlock on it, and rear wheel has a blinky white light valve cap.



If you see this bike, u-lock it, and call Village Cycle Center 312-751-2488

Thanks


p.s. Please share this post through your social network to help get Rus his bike back.

Thanks again.

Flat Fix Kits & Post Ride Beer Koozies

Last night I was talking to a customer about flat fix CO2 inflators and kits that included them. We went over the different types of inflators that we stocked and how they were designed to be used. She preferred to kits that had the bags to hold the inflator, CO2, levers, and patches in a bag for the jersey pocket. The problem was, that the inflator that suited her needs the most didn't come in a kit with the little bag . So I showed her how I carry my flat fix kit in my jersey pocket (which also holds a tube) and sold her the parts she needed to make her kit. Below are some pictures and some descriptions on what is going on.

There are many different types of CO2 inflators available.

Not all of them are available in kits.

To make your own kit, you just need something to hold your tube, CO2, levers, & patches

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I use neoprene beverage koozys to hold my kit. Fits in the pocket perfect and the neoprene helps pad vibrations from the CO2 and inflator.

Pick the tube for the ride with the right size CO2 (tires larger than road tires need more CO2)

Pick your kit.

Rubber band it all together.

Stuff it in the koozy. Koozy can also be used for post ride beer.

How do you carry your flat kit? Seat bag, jersey, zip lock, tube sock? Share your ideas with a comment.