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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
My brother is building a stinking plane!
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John Speare
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Albi's on the tandem
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John Speare
I'm thinking through my list of winter fussing projects at the moment.
And I'm pondering putting Albatross bars on the tandem -- for el capitan (me).
Liza really wants to emphasize chilled out rides and my back always hurts after man-handling that thing around, even for just a few miles. The Albi's may be just the ticket.
It's a super pain swapping out the bars on that tandem. If I do the swap, I think I'll put couplers on the cables and use a faux-threadless setup so I can use a stem with a removable face plate.
'Course putting Albi's on the tandem will require swapping the B17 from the tandem with the B67 that's on the cycle truck. Not sure how I feel about that.
The goal is to do at least one 2-night "tour" on the tandem next year, but hopefully a 3-nighter or a couple 2-nighters will happen.
Just thinking out loud here.
And I'm pondering putting Albatross bars on the tandem -- for el capitan (me).
Liza really wants to emphasize chilled out rides and my back always hurts after man-handling that thing around, even for just a few miles. The Albi's may be just the ticket.
It's a super pain swapping out the bars on that tandem. If I do the swap, I think I'll put couplers on the cables and use a faux-threadless setup so I can use a stem with a removable face plate.
'Course putting Albi's on the tandem will require swapping the B17 from the tandem with the B67 that's on the cycle truck. Not sure how I feel about that.
The goal is to do at least one 2-night "tour" on the tandem next year, but hopefully a 3-nighter or a couple 2-nighters will happen.
Just thinking out loud here.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Hang plan
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John Speare
It's time for hang season.
Last year we met at 5:30 on Wednesdays somewhere on the south side.
And drank beer. And shamelessly talked bikes and bike-related nerdom without fear of boring each other. It's a lovely thing for bike nerds who are oppressed daily by their "well-rounded" partners, friends, and family.
High priest of the hang, Glen, has submitted a request to hold the hang on Monday nights instead.
There are two key hangers that can't do Mondays unless it's later (post 8 pm).
I know there is no perfect time, but I'm all about inclusion, so I don't want to leave anyone out to hang on their own.
Is Monday post-8pm better than dinner time on Monday or Weds?
Last year we met at 5:30 on Wednesdays somewhere on the south side.
And drank beer. And shamelessly talked bikes and bike-related nerdom without fear of boring each other. It's a lovely thing for bike nerds who are oppressed daily by their "well-rounded" partners, friends, and family.
High priest of the hang, Glen, has submitted a request to hold the hang on Monday nights instead.
There are two key hangers that can't do Mondays unless it's later (post 8 pm).
I know there is no perfect time, but I'm all about inclusion, so I don't want to leave anyone out to hang on their own.
Is Monday post-8pm better than dinner time on Monday or Weds?
Monday, November 8, 2010
Sneak peek
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John Speare
I finally convinced Liza to let me build her up a fast bike.
She prefers a 52cm -ish frame and she likes 26" wheels. She's not a low trail fan, but she likes a quickish front end.
I've been working this deal in the background for a while. It took me some time to find the frame. When I did, it was sound, but not pretty. With some bartering, trading, and just $40 cash, we'll end up with a freshly powder-coated frameset.
Very green apparently.
We'll be picking it up later this week in Seattle.
I've given enough hints for the bike nerds to make a reasonable guess on the frame make/model. So, I won't be a bore and lay it out there.
More to come.
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