"Street""Car" of the day 3/4/2008
Okay. It isn't really made for the street and it definitely isn't a car, but it is worth looking at for sure. 1966 Land Rover Defender. Make sure to look at the photo gallery. It has the whole build...
View ArticleWhat do we miss by reading Velonews.com?
Hey peeps! Welcome to your daily dose of spam from me. :D I was marooned in a book store a few days ago and picked up the VeloNudes buyer's guide for the hell of it. I'd gotten away from reading the...
View ArticleStreet Car of the Day 3/7/2008
Holy crap!!! You look at this Lotus 23 and you'd swear this is a post for the Race Car of the day. The only detail putting it in the street category is that THIS THING IS STREET LEGAL!!!!...
View ArticleHere's the starting point of that Locost you've been wanting to build. :D
Okay... the price is a little more than what you'd normally buy for a donor car for a Locost build, but the car is a PERFECT candidate. HERE it is. I've been looking for the perfect example of a...
View ArticleI'm not dead yet!
"You're not fooling anyone!"Dang that whole "Bring out your dead" skit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail is funny. It is also surprisingly applicable to my life. ;)Bob asked what the hell is going...
View ArticleLovely to be back in France again...
Coming to Menton has become a great annual event for us. This year it was much needed for both Laura and I. Laura had been teaching summer school with little time after the school year let out. I had...
View ArticleChild of the 70s
Oy.We went to see Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey last night and it was a blast. Cheap Trick is just awesome. It isn't music of much artistic merit, but it is great to hear fun music performed by a band...
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Back on the mountain bike again.
Greetings human type people. I've been off the mountain bike since last year. I got back on a little bit a few weeks ago and it felt goooood. I built a new single speed and am pretty happy with how it...
View ArticleYou know you're old when....
I just read that the band Foreigner (not a fave of mine... but one that was popular when I was in high school) is going on tour this year. The tour is being sponsored by AARP. Hahahahahahaha"Maybe its...
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Mamasita
Bob asked about my new mountain bike. It is pretty simple. I moved most of the components from my SIR9 over to the new frame. The build is something like this:2008 Salsa Mamasita (Scandium frame with...
View ArticleGreat ride at Fountainhead.
Drew and I headed to Fountainhead for a lap today. I've been sick lately, so I haven't been really riding hard. One lap on a very hot day was a good chance to get out and work my legs a bit. It was a...
View ArticleIs beer a clear, liquid food?
I'm having dietary problems. I'm having some kind of surgical procedure Wednesday and it requires that I can't have anything solid or non-clear to eat for 30 hours before my procedure. Oddly enough, I...
View ArticleDoing our part for the economic recovery...
We've had an interesting summer. As the economy tanks, we've had a bunch of things happen that need fixing around the house. Consequently Laura and I are a two person economic recovery team. Parts to...
View ArticleThe Carrot and the Stick
Great commute this morning. It was surprisingly warm and the trails were wet and covered in leaves. That made it a bit more adventurous.My original plan was to take it easy and ride mellow on the way...
View ArticleNew way to commute...
Oy oy.Doc says I need to spend a little time off the bike. I kinda agree with her. I need a break. Today I started running part way to work and then taking Metro the rest of the way. The run is a hair...
View ArticleRoad frame Search -- Not this again!!!
My deal with myself last year. If I met my weight loss and cycling goals for 2008, I get to buy a new road bike. I thought about a Ti frame, or custom steel. I decided on CF. I'd like something really...
View ArticleWeird bike day.
Yesterday was the day for seeing strange bikes during my commute. I'm not talking about people riding fixies or different paint jobs. We're talking some whacked out shit here! First was nice trike...
View ArticleBack on the Mountain Bike Again... again...
I guess two blog posts this year isn't that bad. I could do worse. ;)I'm now up to 5 mountain bike rides for the year. I had a great ride yesterday on mixed trails... Washington and Old Dominion bike...
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Air is for WIMPS!
Okay. I haven't blogged in a very long time. Something significant needed to happen to make me want to get back to blogging. The death of my Wheels Built Under the Influence is that something.History:...
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Eastern State Penitentiary
I was a tourist today. The tourist site was a little odd though. Eastern State Penitentiary was built in the 1820s and was used as a prison until 1971. It was the first penitentiary. Its goal was...
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