Seems like yesterday

Burd Phillips: Stop and Smell the Fixed Gear



I remember when Burd ordered his first Milwaukee...spring of 2008...how time flies.

Milwaukee Road Builds

We just built up a couple more Milwaukee Road bikes and they are looking great. This one is Brett's ride; full Shimano 5700 105 with some sleek Zipp bits and a nice Jandd rack to make it a bit more utilitarian. The black components and the deep green really compliment each other.

This one is a shop build so come through and test ride it if you would like. We focused on building it with more of a classic flare but opted with Shimano 5700 105 instead of bar end or downtube shifters, which still would function just as nicely. Threw on some Brooks accessories, Panaracer Tour Guard tires, and a Nitto M18 Rack and you have a fully functional randonneur!

I love seeing all these builds put together. It's great to see a bare frame get braze-ons installed in our shop, to coming back from our painter, and finally put together by our own mechanics. The results are always spectacular.

Madison Bike Swap

Photo Via Bike Waukesha

It's coming up soon! If you have never been to one of these try to make it this year. I'm sure there is a piece or two or even a whole bike you may need. It's a great place to socialize and talk to some serious bike nerds. We'll have a booth up with a lot of great products and info about our Bike School as well as upcoming events. More info here. Hope to see you there!

MKE Road: Austin Greenbelt

Photo Via Prolly

Wow, John has been putting our MKE Road to the test riding it through Austin's Greenbelt Trail. Fellow Ben's worker Jim and I did these trails when we went to NAHBS last year. Needless to say it got sketchy after some rain fell on beds of sharp rocks so I must commend you on powering through it on cross tires! Glad you're enjoying the bike. I'm sure our 29er can do the job too!

9 Zero 7

Had to pick up my jaw after seeing this beast built up. One of our dedicated customers brought in a 9Zero7 frame and asked us to get everything else for it. Top notch parts on here; Nuvinci hub, Phil Wood 150mm BB, White Industries Cranks, Phil Wood 135mm Disc front hub, Paul Melvin tensioner, White Brothers Snow Pack fork...there is nothing less than bling on this bike. Kind of strange not having 'gears' but if this was my bike, I wouldn't complain.

We've built a couple custom fat bikes in recent past including a Schlick Cycles North Paw for our good friend Dave. With fat bikes, you have to account for many nuances that don't apply to all other bikes like offset wheel configurations and 100mm bb shells. It's just been wonderful having to tackle a lot of these challenges and getting familiar with these builds. I like that more of these bikes are out on trails, beaches, and even on the road. If you've never ridden a fat bike in 10in of snow, you are missing out!

Surly Moonlander

I want this for Christmas. 18" and 20" Surly Moonlanders in stock!! In store sale only.

The H - via Prolly

 

via prolly

If you ever have the chance to hang out this gent, I recommend it.

Keep Live Music on WMSE

Our great pals over at WMSE need your help. Listener supported radio is cherished by all of us here at Ben's Cycle, so check out this great station and please donate!

Winter Bike Forum - Public House in Riverwest - Tonight!

Come join us at Riverwest's Public House for this year's Winter Bike Forum. Yours truly will be participating in a panel discussion of the do's and don'ts for riding in the winter. Forum goes from 6-8pm followed by a dance party! Hope to catch you there!

Rick Anderson: Chief of Police

Rick Anderson: Chief of Police from DPH on Vimeo.

Great to see some footage of our Milwaukee native!

Blue Collar Holiday Sweepstakes!

In celebration of the release of the limited edition Miller High Life & Chrome bag collection, the two brands have partnered to bring you the greatest Holiday sweepstakes ever! Enter here for a chance to win this incredible prize package for you and a guest:

 

• Round trip airfare for two to Chicago
• Accommodations for three nights
• 2 custom Miller High Life Citizen messenger bags made to order at the Chrome Chicago Shop
• Ground transportation to Milwaukee
• A VIP Tour of the Miller Brewery in Milwaukee
• Beer sampling at the Bavarian-style Miller Inn
• Two Tickets For the Annual “Holiday Lites” Festival in downtown Milwaukee's Miller Valley

 

 

The sweepstakes is open to residents of the United States only, excluding California and the District of Columbia due to state laws. See link below for entry and a full list of Rules & Regulations.

 

ENTER HERE! 

 

 Even though the contest trip is scheduled after our sock drive / release party for this colab bag; make sure you tell those Chrome folks you need to stop for a Ben's Cycle tour on your way through!