Fuck shifting

SO I wanted to build a sick single speed, and I used my Bontrager to do so, this and the previous post have some good pics of it. I got this bike new in 95 or 96, from University Bicycles in Boulder Co where I worked when I was a middle school kid. 

ENO rear hub, want the front to match at some point
17 tooth rear sexness of WI rear freewheel EPP from REI thank you very much (Never pay retail!!)
new ENO Cranks!! Got them blacked out with a 34 tooth chain ring for the flat lands out here.
Finally went tubeless, good shit too, can run much lower pressure on these even as a fat kid 
Here she is so far. the following list is what I want to upgrade..

Bars, have no name BS bars, want something like the Monkey lite bars (with 30.something clasp)

Fork, have Judy SL, looking for 1 inch SID with longer steertube (email me if you have one)

stem want 140 carbon stem with larger clasp for new bars above.

Front Hub, Blacked out WI ENO Disc hub, XTR is hot but WI ENO matching hubs with front disc would be awesome.

Rear Hub, WI ENO Blacked out, non-flip-flop. Having a bike that can be fixed or free is cool, but it's a little weighty, and really I'd just convert my schwinn s-30 full suspension to the chrome one I have now with the XTR hub up front.... why not :)

YOUR BIKE SUCKS!!!!

OK, so what we have here is one of the final phases of the Bontrager build. as I have enough cash I am prodealing parts from REI. latest is ENO Cranks and White Industries free wheel (17 tooth).

Currently it has the following

Frame     Bontrager Privateer

Fork        Judy SL 

Brakes    Avid Single Digit 7's

Wheels   Salsa Semi

F Hub     XTR 

R Hub     White Industries Eccentric ENO SS hub

R drive   17 tooth fixed cog and 17 tooth WI freewheel

Chain      XTR 8 speed

Saddle    Time Cromo rails

Post        Bontrager OEM

Stem       Tangle 140mm 15 degree rise

bar          no name low rise 

tires        Hutchinson Tubeless Piranha 2.3 (actually measures 2.51)

Other     Stans Tubeless conversion strips and 2 stickers!!!

PanCross

Next project for Mary. I got this bike from a buddies dad back in Colorado, Mary picked up a fork with canti posts, and we are looking for a frame builder that will TIG some rear canti post on the frame, maybe Bob Brown? not sure up for suggestions

This is the TIME from other posts, I love it, but she is hung for the winter, not enough clearance for good enough winter tires. it needs so fit time, and some tuning but all and all one sexy ride. and mom don't worry this one didn't cost as much as it says on the net (about 5500)
Her Time, hotness!! Cross bike, had alot of love this season, enough that it needs to be torn down and gone over, but she still rides to work on this even when the snow is 2+ deep.

These are great hand built carbon bikes, both well under 18 pounds. both race fit bikes. only differences is that I don't race mine! maybe next year.

This is the spare bedroom/shop. we have a few bikes here, about 6. they sleep here, mostly. 
more sleeping giants, the fully suspension bikes up front (3 My Fisher, her Cruz, and my SS Schwinn) there is a few road bikes in there somewhere
top view of the loft for guests, and the snowboards and skis that wait for more snow
better pics of the bikes bed and snow, 
that me on one foot picking up my 1 dollar pay check 

Pics of the projects and apartment

THis is the Jamis winter build with new Time cranks, super heavy bike, super light cranks. still need to get the right spacer for it.
Her Bontrager, got it for her for her birthday, nice bike, she stole the cranks from my Jamis hence the Time crank fitting project,
My Bontrager, unlike Marys this is a true pre-Trek Bontrager. which means 1 inch steertube, and no one makes new forks for it, so the Judy stays. I am going to take it in to B. Rose at shockspital for a rebuild and fat boy overhaul. I just put on some sick White Indy cranks and 17 tooth freewheel for some more bike sex. 

hells bells it's the living room. Mary picked all the furnishings, I put up the bikes, and got to pick the TV :)

More living room, we keep the awesome bikes in the living room
one more pic of a better all around view. this is where I will spend most of my winter when I am not at work.

Jamis Komodo 1x9 complete

here she is, great bike, a little heavier than anticipated but awesome none the less.

1x9 build

OK so here is what is going on! Big D is selling his Jamis HT Komodo, and I sold a bunch of skis to buy, and build it up as a 1x9. no pics yet, but here is the list-O-shit for the build and where it is. 

Part	HAVE/NEED	WHAT	FROM WHERE
Frame	HAVE FRIDAY	JAMIS KOMODO	DON
Fork	HAVE NOW	MANITOU AXEL	LANCE
Headset	ORDERED 2 WEEKS	SARS sealed bear.	EBAY
Rear derailleur	NEED	x9/7 SHORT CAGE	Un-named source
Brakes	HAVE FRIDAY	BB7	DON
Brake Levers	HAVE FRIDAY	BB7	DON
Shifter (rear)	NEED	X.0 OR X9	Un-named source
1 x derailleur cable	NEED	BASIC	Un-named source
2 x brake CABLES	NEED	BASIC	Un-named source
4' derailleur housing	NEED	RED	Un-named source
4' brake housing	NEED	RED	Un-named source
cranks	ORDERED 3-6 wk	ENO 180X 34TOOTH	WHITE IND PRODEAL REI
bottom bracket	HAVE NOW	have 68x113	ONEonONE
pedals	HAVE NOW	TIME XS	OFF SCHWINN
wheels	HAVE FRIDAY	WTB LAZER	DON
cassette	HAVE FRIDAY	XT	DON
chain	NEED	9 SPEED SHRAM	Un-named source
seat post	HAVE FRIDAY	THOMPSON	DON
seat	NEED	time sadle	Un-named source
seat clamp	HAVE FRIDAY	salsa Red	Un-named source
stem	HAVE FRIDAY	THOMPSON	DON
handlebars	HAVE FRIDAY	MONKEYBARS	DON
TUBES	HAVE NOW	BASIC	OFF SCHWINN
TIRES	NEED	Speed King 2.2	Un-named source

TIME to ride

IT'S FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and snow is in the forecast tomorrow.

YES

Tonight at 5:30 I will be building the Time!!! it will be rideable no later than friday. will post new pics ASAP. Also the lost jacket was at the Bar, good luck.

in our apt complex we have grocery carts that everybody uses to be lazy and take crap from their car to their apt. Last night Mary (the GF) brought up a ton of crap in one of these carts. turns out some lady in 105 left her wallet in the cart. so like a good guy I rummaged through the wallet to find her ID, so I could return it (I didn't know yet it was 105's wallet). there was a ton of cash, and gift cards, and I cursed myself for being such a boyscout, but I returned it will all of the contents left where they were. Makes me have to believe in Karma, otherwise I am just a chump.

Long weekend

Friday night, drank with the Dirk for the count of one, then Mary, Megan, Katy, and friends. Maintained until we hit the car, and I felt the need to feed the inner fat kid! McDonalds, bad idea. in the process of the night I bought maybe 10 drinks at Drink Bar, all of which were on special, and well somehow had a tab of 90+ dollars. Note to self stop opening tabs, you never know what butt nugget is drink off you for free. On top of that I got a new Kavu jacket in the mail friday at about 6pm, and I lost it in uptown by 10pm. GRRR! called the bars, and you can't even get a real person. Tried to get in my car to go to the bar and try and recover the jacket, but the car wouldn't start. Work on car for 3+hours, get it to start, give up on finding jacket. Godless Dave, and Jack Mormon Lance come over for dinner. Mary made awesome lamb! when she does well at a race I eat well that night, awesome! eat Halloween candy we never handed out, and fall asleep early watching new CSI. as neil put it I am Lame, missed Homie Fall Fest because I was hungover, and didn't ride Murphy at night because I was lazy. it is time to redeem myself this week. no drinking, quitting chewing, and going to try and ride everyday I don't work at REI!!!!

TIME Commuter

AHHH YEA so this is the TIME Phase 2 T minus like 10 parts and some tuning

I am thinking that the Bars are going to be Time bars if I can manage, and by manage, the GF needs to Warranty hers, and I am going to try and get them, all they have wrong is a little piece needs to be glued back on. 

I still need brakes, and cables and cable housings, but I think that I am trading a pair of skis for them all. Good trade for the guy getting the skis but good for me if I can get on this beast before the snow hits.

Also I have the older Alloy Campy Record levers brake/shifter pods coming from a David M, bad ass biker great guy! he is rebuilding one of the levers and of course I still owe him 140, but well worth it!

This might just be the coolest commuter bike I will ever build.

I suck at this Bloging so far

So I am getting better at updating, but I still suck at Bloging. so I have decided to keep the Time! it is getting Campy Centaurs Rear D, and Record Front D. Shift/Brake pods are the older non-carbon Record, and I have a E-90 Easton Carbon drop bar for it. Time saddle Time Carbon Seat Post. ummmm oh and a Durace rear Cassette (bought the wheels when I was thinking Sram insted of Campy). so also have 2 Carbon bottle holders. Good stuff!! Pics to follow!

What to write what to write. oh my boss quit the other day, because her boss is a giant D-bag. Means more work for me, and well more interacting with said D-bag. thats life, I am currently looking for a finance job or entry level accounting. 

Funny quote

My brothers Gmail status right now is And believe it or not, in every man there's a code written that says, "tackle drunk bitches." I thought everyone should share in the hilarity of that!

SO I wussed out on ridding today. Gotta stop drinking with Dirk. he is in a different league! Still bitter about the Schwinn not fitting me, but thats life. I am also selling my TIME edge first or trying to find someone with a nice cross bike or 29er they want to trade, no takers yet.

This is the bike

NEW BIKE! is to small

damn it all! the bike is to small, not a 19 like the guy said it would be. oh well looks like the Girlfriend gets a new bike.

I hate Ebay!

So here it is.

I Won a frame on ebay, it was a 98 Schwinn Homegrown Full Suspension Frame that had never been built and had fresh powder coat gray. I will admit when I put in my best offer of 100 bucks I didn't think I had a chance at it as that was less than half his reserve on the item, and I had a few beers and said the hell with it and submitted a 100 dollar offer. well I won the damned thing, checked the dudes feedback (all good) and paid through paypal. I sent a message to the guy, and he messaged back about winning it and that he knew I had paid. 2 weeks went by as I messaged him over and over, and I never got a response. I emailed ebay, they provided me his phone number, called numerous times and finally got him to answer after I blocked my number. the guy sounding like he had followed a fart through a bucket full of nails. He then told me that he had been in a bad car crash and was just getting back to work after being in the hospital. I felt bad said I understood and told him I really wanted the frame. He told me he would send it out ASAP, and then email me the tracking information. that was 2 weeks ago. that son of a Biscuit never emailed me anything. I have called and written emails and ebay messages, and finally opened a claim with PayPal. so I was broken hearted and then I saw a craigslist add for an older schwinn S-40. same frame setup same geometry, and the full bike was for 25 bucks. Emailed got it and the pics here are what it looks like after I cut off the fat and made it a single speed. it's about 1/4 cool of the Homegrown but it's a little win for me, and I have seen 4 or 5 of the same bike go for over 300 today, and I got it for 25 bones!!!

Today

So... There I was watching House, waiting on the GF to get home and looking at 3 of my 5 Bikes.

Bikes in order of loved

1. 1996 Bontrager Privateer Fixie (34 19)

2. 2004 Gary Fisher Sugar 2+ (Geared)

3. Raleigh Pursuit SS (~53 17)

4. TIME Edge First Frame set, Carbon TIME Crank set and Fulcrum Wheel (not fully built)

5. Schwinn Homegrown (Pile of parts, waiting on frame from Ebay)

I am happy today, I got to go to work, come home, and see my girl. as far as a day goes that in the 9 range. what can I say I am easy to please.