Introduction - Doug Shaker

[Doug Shaker]

I'm just joining the group, so I thought it would be polite to introduce myself.

I've been riding Rivendells since about 2003, when I realized that I'd never bought a bike for myself and had just had them given to me.  I bought a Rambouillet and was instantly hooked.  I still ride that Rombouillet, but I also have a Saluki and some generic cross bike that has been made into a cargo bike with an Xtracycle attachment.

I used to be a regular contributor to the old RBW mailing list, but I faded out and got interested in other things.  I build bikes for short friends that can't find bikes that will work for them in the commercial sphere.  And I work for a bike charilty (www.bikex.org) that donates fixed up bikes to social service agencies.

I live in Palo Alto and am newly retired.  I used to run a business that did contract technical writing.

There we have it.

-Doug Shaker

[Joe Bernard]

I remember that name. Welcome back, Doug!

[James Warren]

Doug,

I remember your name. 2003-4-5 really don’t seem like 15-14-13 years ago. I’m glad you’re back!

-James Warren

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[Paul Choi]

Have you been able to find a new location for Bike Exchange?

[George Schick]

DOUG!!  Long time, no see/hear.  You made some leather mud flaps for my Ram's fenders w-a-a-ay back in '05 or '06 I think it was.  Good to see you active on the blog again!

George

[Philip Williamson]

Hey Doug!
I recognize you. Welcome back!

Philip
Santa Rosa, CA

[Doug Shaker]

Paul-

Re a new location for the Bike Exchange:

As I understand it, we have a reasonable candidate for a new site,
but no definitive agreement.  I think this really means "No, but it
isn't completely hopeless."  Our needs are so quirky - not much rent,
but all we need is a corner of your parking lot - that it is hard to find
anyone willing to even think about it.

We'll figure it out, but probably at the last minute.

-Doug Shaker

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[Doug Shaker]

Oh, man, I remember.  I used to make leather washers for fender mounting (I still think it is a good idea)
and then give them away in return for a postcard from a ride.  That was fun.  For a while my refrigerator
had a pretty healthy compliment of postcards on it.  Fun!

-Doug

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[Tom Matchak]

Hey Doug, good to see you back in action in the group. Did you ever install that new fork on your Saluki?

Tom Matchak
Glen, NH

[Douglas Shaker]

Nope, man, never did. I felt guilty about it after you went to all the trouble of making it. Still have it though. Beautiful fork with a sweet curve to it. The paint match is great.

Background for the others: My Saluki is set up as a camping bike with front and back racks. I'm a pretty terrible climber and I don't get better with a load. I had the gears though and could, on a steep hill, chug away at about two miles per hour. However, with loads in the front panniers, the Saluki became tippy as could be at low speed. Down right scary if you had traffic at your back. I got off and walked up a lot of hills.

I had a theory that if the front fork had more trail the bike would be less tippy under load at low speed. Tom made a fork for me, really good paint match, with more trail. The fork, unfortunately, is still in my garage in my shamefully large pile'o'bike stuff.
And now, tell the truth, I need to sell the Saluki to clear space in the garage. Sigh. Thus are laid low the plans of humans in general and bike fiends in particular.

Doug Shaker

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