The Cowboy. A Christmas fiction story, just for fun.
I hated to take road trips when I was a kid but I liked the stops along the way, I liked to eat new foods and the chances to buy stuff. I wanted “girl watcher” glasses, as my … Continue reading →
Category Archives: daily
Turn and run.
I bought my spin bike when I lived in New York sometime around 2000 or so for $350.00. It sounds like a lot for a torture device but a reasonable price for an piece of exercise equipment. specially if you … Continue reading →
ACUP in my new pants
Until a couple of days ago I hadn’t heard the expressions “You’re in Vermont, do as you want”. Pretty funny. I think it’s pretty much the same here as anywhere else in the states just at a different scale. Vermonters … Continue reading →
Coupons
I started a home-office clean up campaign. I don’t just mean picking up the dust bunnies hanging around the computer. I am talking about unfulfilled commitments in the form or coupons. Saving a little here and there makes a difference … Continue reading →
Totally random and Yeti era stem
If you have been paying attention, you may have noticed on recent previous posts some non-bicycle aluminum “weldments”. I have been working on the project with some fine young people that are some of the shining stars of the future … Continue reading →
Some new material
I like to refer to metal as material. There is always confusion regarding what to call the stuff. I have been working with it most of my life. So much so that I assume that everyone knows what I am … Continue reading →
No beer.
Today (and part of yesterday) I repaired a aluminum Casati road frame. It’s a nice looking bike. Bondo over the welds on this bike. Is that cool? I sort of like the look but don’t really want to sand bondo. … Continue reading →
Red herring
First off, I have no idea what a colored animal has to do with Build a reproduction frame but let me proceed. I accepted a commission to build a repop of a frame I built a long time ago. I … Continue reading →
update
I made a few bikes and worked on some other projects. I finished this solar panel stand project (I may have shown you this before) And got this old truck running to take to the cabin. It’s a 1967 Dodge … Continue reading →