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.