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Look 555 1,000 km “Summer” Service

My Look 555 today received its third 1,000 km service for 2010 at 13,965 km, approximately 1,100 km since the last service.  It turn out this service has become an extended service with ongoing issues with the saddle and the headset.  I try to do regular services at 500 km intervals (winter-spring) and 1,000 km [...]

Brooks saddles grace my rides

I admit, I am a Brooks saddle tragic and have a Brooks B17N on Froggie and a Brooks B17 on Sir Lancelot and plan to purchase a Swift or a Swallow for Froggie, moving the B17N to Julia. So the purpose of this post is to share these two videos reminding us of the history [...]

2008 Look 555 Owner Review

  Froggie’s Maintenance History can be found here. The latest edition to my bike fleet is a roadie, a 2008 Look 555 [link takes you to more photos], named "Froggie" which I purchased in June 2008 from TBE Belmont. This post reflects my purchase experience and life on the rode with Froggie my 2008 Look [...]

Chase’s (2007 Giant CRX 1) Review, History and Modifications

This post provides a review, a service history and details of modifications of Chase, my 2007 Giant CRX 1 Flatbar which is currently my commuter and wet weather bike. Photos of Chase can be found here. Maintenance Schedule | Specifications Specifications The specifications for Chase, a 2007 Giant CRX 1 can be found on Giant [...]