Category Archives: Bicycles

bicyclists and North Corktown

By Benjamin Chodoroff | Published: February 13, 2011
Recently a few of my friends have asked me what could help encourage more people in my neighborhood to ride bicycles. For all the time I’ve been a bicycle commuter and advocate for cyclists in Detroit, I’ve never really considered what a specific neighborhood could do to encourage bicycle use. My work at [...]
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Stolen bike

By Benjamin Chodoroff | Published: August 25, 2010
My bicycle was just stolen from the WSU farmers market today, around noon. Details: * large orange Nashbar mountain bike frame, only decal is a “nashbar” signature on outside of left chainstay * black rigid fork * dt/hugi hubs, avid mechanical disc brakes, mismatched rims * slick tires: specialized armadillos * titec bar/stem/post * sram 9.0 rear derailleur, shimano front * green raceface [...]
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“WE KNOW PINO”: a Pino Morroni frame at The Hub

By Benjamin Chodoroff | Published: December 2, 2009
Jerome brought this by the shop a few days ago.  It’s a 1980s road racing frame made IN DETROIT!!! by Pino Morroni.  It’s truly remarkable.  Note the customized Campagnolo dropouts, paint details, and “three mice” decals. Here’s some stories: Now on to the Telavio: yes, Pino built these frames and they do indeed date to the mid-1980’s [...]
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Recent Hub activity

By Benjamin Chodoroff | Published: December 19, 2008
This past week, I wasn’t able to put many hours in at the bike shop.  In any case, we have been prepping for our holiday bicycle giveaway, and had a big event on Tuesday night.  A group of volunteers from the Jaffe Raitt lawfirm trucked down a load of bicycles to be rehabbed and gifted.  [...]
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