News / Leif Valin

  Fender DefenderConsidering that rain in Austin is a long forgotten memory from the pre-drought era you can hopefully forgive us for never talking about fenders before. In most parts of the world the ground will occasionally get wet and that shouldn’t mean you have to stop riding. Nor does it mean that you should arrive at […]
  F-AIR-Dale- how to ride like the wind!  One of the easiest ways to keep your bike feeling new and fast is often overlooked by new riders. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen someone riding by the Fairdale office working extra hard because their tires are woefully underinflated. Having the right air pressure will keep you rolling more efficiently […]
  Leif’s Custom Build Weekender DropBarLeif Valin picked up one of our Weekender Frame and Fork sets and did a cool custom build. Check out how he did it below. Always cool to see how adaptable a frameset can be.
  Leif Valin rides the new Terra-Cotta Coaster  Leif Valin took our new Terra-Cotta Coaster out for a spin and sent us some nice photos.
  Denver drive to NAHBBSMonty and I took a drive from Austin out to Denver to visit Fairdale rider Leif Valin and check out the NAHBBS. The drive was extremely peaceful since a lot of it is through the desert in West Texas. Took my time and stopped a lot to wander around.
  New Team Rider: LEIF VALINI’m not even gonna’ try to hide it anymore, the people I put on the Fairdale team are really just plain awesome people. It just so happens that their lives are tied to a cycling and that they are really good bike riders. They’re the kind of people you’d want to hang out with even […]
  Leif’s Devil’s Head weekday Weekender RideGot my new Kelly Green Weekender on a Wednesday. Put it together with haste rode down to the shop and dialed it in, down to Pablo`s for some coffee and hatched a plan for the next day…
  Idaho Springs to Mt. Evans weekender rideWent for a casual ride from Idaho Springs up to the top of Mt.Evans. The climb from 7,540 ft. to 14,264 ft. elevation takes place on the highest paved road in North America. My imaginary girlfriend Cindy came along firmly attached to the top tube of my Weekender. With her additional moral support I was sure I would make […]
  Leif Valin NCR Trail and Heritage Rail rideLeif Valin took a nice cruise while out on the East Coast and sent us a little photo essay. “Good little 45 mile ride from Baltimore to York, mostly under a canopy of trees passing through little towns. I started in Hunt Valley on the NCR trail which later turns in to the Heritage Rail Trail, […]
  Leif Valin photos and artLeif Valin sent us some photos and art. Enjoy… and check out Pig Log!
  Leif Valin’s Daily AdventureLeif Valin wrote a very entertaining story about his daily commute. Leif is surely one our most favorite riders and now he has become one of our favorite writers as well. He puts into words what we see on our daily commute. If it’s by car the best you can hope for is to get […]
  Completely random thingsRandom stuff dumped into a post I don't know what to do with.