Blue Ribbon Bicycle Service

Smart Trainer Repair! This Tacx Flux 2 was making some pretty awful belt noise. After a full teardown (holy cow there's a lot of screws), it was pretty to disengage the belt tension sprint and swap out the belt.

Yes, you can apply some belt dressing compound to probably quiet the noise temporarily, but with disassembly/reassembly time taking over 45 minutes, it's best to replace the belt and have the job done properly.

Sure would be NICE if , would actually regularly stock the replacement parts for this...but in the end I had to order the belt from a specialist shop in the UK.

All buttoned back up, this trainer should be running nice and quietly for another handful of years to come!

Another year in the books! A quick bit of housekeeping before we all enjoy the festivities: 2026 will see an updated pricing model for minimum appointments, service packages and some À La Carte services. Minimum service for 2026 will be $80, and Level 1 and Level 2 service packages will be $185 and $275 respectively.

While increasing my prices is not easy, I have to respect my time commitment and attention to detail I put into ever one of my services - Good enough is not good enough.

Now that's done with, I want to extend a big thank you to all my frequent customers and the newcomers who tried out my services this year! I greatly appreciate your patronage, and I hope your bike took you to some amazing places ( and performed flawlessly along the way).

Happy Holidays everyone!

Shop opens back up for booking January 5th, and you'll probably get to meet the shop dog, Fig, during your next pickup 🦮

And we're back! Thanks to all my loyal customers for your patience and understanding while I was on holiday! Service appointments are open once again, and fall/winter turn around times should be prompt!

Tons of fenders (Gravel, Road, and even MTB) in stock, and tires coming out my ears, so if you're winter bike, gravel, or MTB is still due for an overhaul - reach out!

Custom builds are my bread and butter, but they don’t always have to be high end or expensive to be incredibly fun. This fun city runabout/parts bin be**er bike was lots of fun to put together. This thing’s got a bit of everything:

drivetrain with 10s Acolyte Super Short Cage derailleur shifting the 11-36t cassette. Running at 42t ring upfront

A sweet Marketplace find C-RS that came with a Cervelo take-off carbon post and some kinda weird AliExpress brakes that actually feel pretty decent (though we threw those garbage factory brake pads away)

Crazy long boi 140mm stem with a 770mm wide Bontrager bar for those flat bar track bike vibes.

composite flat pedals (best value pedal on the market!) for plenty of traction with city shoes.

Mis-matched tires saved from the recycling bin that still have some usable life left.

If you notice the weird derailleur cable setup, well…If it’s stupid but it works…

Thanks for letting me build this up for you Alex, this was loads of fun!

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It’s such an honour to build someone’s dream bike! This Rodeo Labs Flaanimal Titanium ground-up build got all the goodies:

Inset 7 and Seatpost clamp.

Titanium Seatpost for those timeless looks and titanium goodness

G30 Cranks and BB (Special thanks to for helping make this happen, awesome to support a fellow local shop that can source these unique parts)

12s GRX 822 derailleur setup with a freshly waxed chain for the cleanest drivetrain.

Light Bicycle WR35’s with 350’s and Laser’s built by yours truly. Hand built wheel reliability is king!

Thank you for entrusting me with this awesome project. Such a timeless bike, and I hope it serves you well for all of your upcoming races and adventures!

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