Personal Projects

So here’s my personal projects:

Commuter frame. I really just need to bite the bullet and send this sucker off to paint. It’s ready to go, so why am I sitting on my ass? I don’t know.

Track frame. I had originally planned on racing at the velodrome this year, but with the amount of work I’ve had to do and life getting overwhelming, I’ve been putting it off. I do want to get it done this summer and painted so that I can show it at Minnecycle.

29er Singlespeed. Wait. Didn’t I just build one of those? Yeah, and I feel like my first frame should be protected, so I am going to build a new niner frame and get it painted up and ready for show at Minnecycle, as well. I’ll be moving all the parts from the first bike over to this one and putting the old frame up on the wall of the garage.

Ever hear the old adage about how the cobbler’s kid always has the worst shoes? Yeah, I don’t really have the time to commit to these things, normally, but I am going to start putting my foot to my own ass to spend the time to get them done. This is the worst part of framebuilding — I’m constantly bubbling with ideas, and just don’t have the time to execute them. I’ll find the time, but as one of the prophets said, “the waiting is the hardest part.”

Yes, I just quoted Tom Petty.

Minnecycle and More…

Due to my workload at the office and my wedding preparations, I am likely end up in a position where I am unable to make it to Minnecycle this year. The 29′er is further behind the curve than I’d like, and as a result, I don’t think I’ll be able to get it into a paint booth with enough time to be ready for the show. A little frustrating, but I am unwilling to cut corners on it in order to get it in front of eyeballs.

What I’m opting to do instead is to get the 29′er and the commuter done-up right, along with the other a few other projects I have kickin’ around in boxes, and take them to NAHBS in Austin in 2011. It’s certainly nothing against Minnecycle, mind you — Erik Noren runs a fantastic show, and it’s something I’m very much looking forward to showing at come summer of 2011.

So what I’m hoping to take to NAHBS 2011 is:

• the fully-rigid 29′er
• the lugged commuter bike
• the track bike
• the Bridgestone XO-1 tribute I’m building for Jim Oliver
• my personal singlespeed belt drive road bike