Riding up to the Bike Barn.
The staff entrance to the right; the BB shares space in the barn with an outdoor sports service (kayaking/canoeing/ climbing, etc.). The barn is one of the oldest surviving bldg's on the UCD campus.
One of the outdoor bike yards around the BB. They definitely need more storage space.
The front of the BB.
Tim Ledlie (who started the Quad Bikes, Harvard and now lives in the San Fran area) in front of the BB.
No question on the BB's hours; carved in wood.
One of the fixed-gear bikes for sale seen thru the window.
This is the BB's front room full of rental bikes and customer repair bikes before the shop opens.
Cashier station 2 for the real busy days.
Tools at one of the repair benches at the BB; magnetic strips help keep tools off the bench top and make it easy to grab. Colored tape helps mech's know which bench the tool belongs to.
Another one of the 6 work benches.
Seat posts are stored in these cubbies; looks like every size known to mankind there.
Other small parts storage; very well organized.
Benches are back-to-back.
Some of Robert's vintage bike collection on the attic stairs.
Storage for racks.
Aerial view of the wheel bench.
Tire storage racks.
The BB builds a lot of wheels; new rims in storage.
More of Robert's vintage bike collection in the attic.
More rims; these will most likely be built up into flip-flop wheel sets for fixies.
Detail of one of the bikes hanging near the stairs.
Tim Ledlie listening to Robert explain some of the BB operations.
The chain checker of choice for the BB staff; quick and simple to operate by Rohloff.
Some of the previous "for sale" signs posted on used bikes that were sold. Robert said that the creative often times hilarious signs are often the draw and the highlight of the sale for customers. Mechanics create their own sign after prepping the bike for sale.
Kind of hard to note in this photo but the Park tool caddy on the top of the Park work stand keeps all of the most commonly used tools at each work stand; they stay there all the time. Fileboxes (bulk) of cables and housing is under each bench.
A Trek 760 just like I had in the early 90's; one of many out in the yard.
The view out the manager's window; ever seen so many bikes?
Another view out the mgr's window.
DIY'ers working on various repair projects outside the shop.
Another view of DIY'ers in front of the BB.
Start of panoramic series of the area around the BB.
The sea of bikes in longer-term "storage".
Instructions for air station use.
Quick release air hose setup.
Heads for air hoses that can withstand the heavy volume of campus users are hard to come across; this one looks perfect, except it has no built-in pressure gauge.
Another series of pics (eventually to stitch together in a pan) of the front of the BB, during a busy in-between class period.
This area is off-limits to riding bikes and these rules are quite strictly enforced.
This is the bike (a Fausto Coppi) Robert loaned to me for a tour in the Davis area.
The BB goes thru a LOT of merchandise; here is some backstock of lights and locks (Robert reports that the Abus brand, made in Germany, is selling very well now at Davis).
Some of the higher end tires they stock.
More lights in stock (behind the counters).
These guys have a great sense of humor (on the staff door).
