The Hawley Blog

Well well well. Look who’s discovered fixed gear bikes, but WITH A TWIST?! Colin, the man who despises everything to do with “fixed bike”, “culture”, “tight jeans” and “ironic mustaches” (whatever that means) has built up a lovely little Pake with only the finest downhill bike components and some castaway samples that nobody wanted. In [...]

The oracles have spoken and the prophecy that was foretold has come to pass. Joshie’s bike is complete, cue Gabriel’s trumpet. They said it couldn’t be done and by “they”, The Blog means “Squeaky-voiced Newsies From The Turn Of The Century Who Will Eventually Die Of Malnutrition”, but we and by “we”, The Blog means [...]

Pristine upstate pavement…While pedaling around the piedmont hills of Spartanburg during the Christmas recess, The Blog came upon several makeshift shelters the locals call “Deer Stands”. Apparently, the “aim” of these contraptions is to provide a secure and comfortable hiding place from which to shoot at deer and manguars (50 percent man, 50 percent jaguar, [...]

The Blog took a few days during the Christmas break to dust off the old bicycle and get out on the winding roads of rural Spartanburg county. Oddly enough, these very same roads are used in the annual Walnut Grove road race, however The Blog’s pace would be far more relaxed than those competitive types. [...]

Wellity wellity wellity. Looks like Joshie added a few more components to the Niner today. Sadly no headset was installed but some chainrings, shifters and a cassette were thrown on! Hoorah. Red BMX chainring bolts symbolize bloodshed and how Joshie’s ancestors waged war against aboriginal people in South Congaree during the great Molly Hatchet Uprising [...]

Well, don’t hold your breath about this thing getting finished before World Cup 2010, but over the weekend, Joshie did manage to tear himself away from A&E’s “Hoarders” and throw on a rear derailleur and crankset. A few more parts and this thing will start looking like a proper bicycle and not a-glow-in-the-dark Duchamp sculpture… [...]

Last week, El Presidente gathered the office goons and nitwits together for a little “presentation”. After several years of devoted service, purchasing overlord Dave Carson has decided to head to greener pastures so as a way of saying “thank you”, Steve and his wife got Dave a picture to remind him how much better our [...]

From our All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) to yours, have a safe and happy holidays crushing the Rebel Alliance!

As promised, some important things to know about the Ian Foyster ride straight from Toby Porter’s brain to this blog: The 2010 New Years Lake Loop will take on a different meaning this coming January. I am inviting all my local cycling friends to come and join me to honor Ian’s memory. The route this [...]

Wednesday- the halfway point of the work week at stately Hawley Manor. According to my ornate brass sundial and pocket watch lifted from the corpse of a competitor’s outside rep who had riled up our pack of sentry hounds, it’s time to feed the unruly rabble who toil deep within our salt mines. But instead [...]