The Retrogrouch

Old is Good

Monday, January 25, 2021

On Again - Off Again - and (Maybe?) Back On Again

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As if to prove that keeping a "keeper of the flame" classic steel bike business alive in a carbon-fiber world is no easy feat (com...
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Monday, December 28, 2020

Hindsight is 2020

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As 2020 comes to a close, now seems like a good time to look back at a year like no other. It's been a while since we've had such a ...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Bike Safety 101: "This Is Johnny's Car"

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Covid is surging. There is a vaccine currently making its way to the highest-risk folks - but the rest of us still have a long wait. Schools...
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Thursday, November 26, 2020

An Interesting Development

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Happy Thanksgiving, folks! Just a super short post today. Readers might recall it wasn't so long ago that it was announced that Bob Jack...
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Monday, October 19, 2020

Peak Fall

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It had to happen eventually. After several weeks of gorgeous riding weather, our good-weather-fortune seems to be coming to an end. I'm ...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Sad News - Bob Jackson Cycles Closing

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It's sad to say it, but another great name in classic bicycles is about to disappear. Bob Jackson Cycles, also known as JRJ Cycles (for ...
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Saturday, October 10, 2020

A Beautiful Autumn For Biking

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There's been lots in the news lately about wildfires in the West, and hurricanes in the South, but for the past few weeks here in Northe...
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Although I certainly didn't coin the term "Retrogrouch," the name sums up my attitudes on bicycles. I'm incredibly opinionated on bikes, and really believe that they are best when they are beautiful, reliable, and simple (not necessarily in that order).
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