surly ogre fixed gear…

Here we have a Surly Ogre that a customer wanted for a winter commuter & fun bike.

It’s a custom frame-up build with hand-built wheels, just like we like them!

closed until the 28th…

The shop will be closed through Thursday & will reopen on Friday, the 28th. We hope you have a Merry Christmas.

Here is a photo of the shop with its new bike rack & grass!

catching up…

All right, so I have been harassed enough by some fine folks to update the page!

Here are some things that have recently come out of the shop.

We built up this fine Soma Smoothie!

Pretty classy if I don’t say so myself. Plus, check out that sweet Shimergo set up it’s rocking!

I built up this rock solid wheelset using 105 hubs, Wheelsmith double-butted spokes, & Alex Adventurer rims.

Pete installed these awesome cork grips using twine onto a customer’s awesome Trek 520. They are grooved to accommodate the barend shifters. I had installed the Nitto Albatross handlebar, Nitto stem, & Paul brake levers beforehand.

We did a frame swap on a customer’s bike. This Dew has seen _many_ changes over the past few years. This time around it get’s a Surly Cross Check frame & fork!

Lookin’ mighty fine!

I also assembled this fantastic baby carriage that was imported from Italy back in 1973!

new 2013 kona website launch…

Check out the new 2013 Kona bikes at www.konaworld.com!

Kona Team Video from Kona Bikes on Vimeo.

headin’ for a weddin’ & riding around iowa…!

The shop will close early this Saturday at 2:15pm as we roll out to our friends’ wedding leading a mini-critical mass wedding ride from the shop!

Then, as usual, the shop will be closed all next week(July 23rd-28th) for ragbrai.

We shall return with great excitement & anticipation the following Tuesday to regular schedule!

Sorry if we miss you this next week at the shop, otherwise, we hope to see you out there!

ippnw bike tour japan 2012…

“In August, 40 students will bike the 500 km from Nagasaki to Hiroshima.  This tour is scheduled in conjunction with the 20th Biennial Congress of the Nobel Peace Prize winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.  Forty students from 23 countries will be represented on this historic tour.

This year’s U.S. PSR student selection is Iowa’s Michelle Gin.” – http://www.psriowa.org/

The Broken Spoke is proud to support Michelle in her endeavor!

soma posters have arrived…!

I got in ten of the super awesome Soma 10th anniversary posters. They are 24.25 x 12.5″ & somehow they are only $7!

Come in & get ‘em while they last!