ne thing I’ve been absolutely sure of is that, as a whole, our society no longer values the “solve it yourself” mentality. But as I write these words, I think that part of the issue may be that we actually value our time over our money, and it becomes easier to buy a solution than to spend the time crafting it.
The picture you see above is a breadboard with two LEDs, and behind it is an…
As you may have noticed from my Charity section, and maybe the Flickr account, I’ve got a thing about cats. This week, I found the heartbreaking story of Red and Scuse.
Red and Scuse are brothers who were abandoned by their former owners. Subsequently, they were attacked by a dog, and as a result of that attack, Red lost one of his eyes. Other than that, they are in perfect health and…
They’ve gone and done it — Shimano has joined the 11-speed ranks with the leaked information about the new Dura-Ace 9000 group. It’s mechanical, it’s 11-speed, it’s got a press-fit bottom bracket, and that’s about all the details I’ve got. It’s really not surprising, given that Campy had already gone that direction, and had followed Shimano into electronic shifting, as well.
I…
Very excited to announce that my CFO (Chief Financial Officer, AKA “Wife”) approved the project to upgrade the electrical in the garage and to insulate/drywall the whole thing. By the end of October, I should have a very well-appointed garage — extra electrical, insulated, drywalled, with a huge copy of the headbadge painted on the wall. And new workbenches, but I’ll be doing that on my own…
1. Do you have any idea how tough it is to justify building yourself a Pugsley/Moonlander bike when it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever really ride in the cold/snow? Man, it’s tough. A past history of frostbite and hypothermia rendered me highly susceptible to cold injuries. Even having to do things in gloves here in February can leave my hands hurting so bad it feels like they’re being crushed…
So the move to the new location went off without a hitch. I’m now in the third bay of the garage of my new house, in the south ‘burbs of Minneapolis. I realize I haven’t been posting here lately, and I missed July’s email newsletter completely. I’m in catch-up mode for the rest of this month. I’ll be getting the email newsletter out, posting some new pics, finishing some frames, and getting…
I get the feeling sometimes that the Universe meant for me to be doing this framebuilding thing. In the past week, three new orders have come into the queue, just as I was getting ready to get the current batch of three out.
One of them in a work-for-trade that will result in me getting a brand-new fixture delivered to my doorstep. And the client is a genuinely nice dude, very laid-back, and…
Right now, the work queue is on its way toward empty. Fang’s 29er should be ready to ship to paint in the 4-5 days. My brother’s road frame won’t be far behind it. And Justin’s 26er should hopefully be finished by mid-April. Ideally, I’d have a moment or two to breathe, take stock of things, and maybe give my track pursuit frame a little bit of attention. That, however, probably won’t…
