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The last rant (probably) of 2013: You don't value your trails enough
I've personally witnessed the following:-Guy with a $5k+ bike on his roof rack drives into the parking lot at a trailhead.-It's $5 to ride the trails for the day, or $40 or something for an annual...
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Happy holidays, everyone - with pic from Cody
I'm out of town doing holiday family stuff until early January. Still answering emails and occasionally answering the phone but I won't be accomplishing any metalwork until I'm back.Enjoy your...
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Happy new year, everyone!2014 announcements!-Frame prices went up to $1600 as of this morning. If you got caught by surprise by this somehow and can tell me a funny story about your drunken new year's...
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New Years photo compilation
Apparently I was the only one who did not manage a bike ride on New Year's Day. So you all decided to rub it in by sending me pictures... thanks, jerks.
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Whew! Packing and shipping post-holidays
A little sample of what I picked up from the powdercoater yesterday... got 2 packed and shipped so far. Man, reaming and facing bike frames gets old in a hurry. Especially when it's cold and you keep...
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Random stuff for sale, plus: sick family alert
First off, Sarah has a bad cold that has lingered for almost a week, and Bean now has croup (super fun night last night) so work will be slow today.Second, I have some stuff for sale!-Waltworks...
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Bean is going crazy but still had a rough night of congestion so no day care today - and no bike work. Just FYI. I am going stir crazy in the house, so if you want to bug me about your most...
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More evidence...
...that I am actually not the worst photographer on earth."Thanks" to Dave for the pics. Check out his cool frame bags at Nuclear Sunrise if you're in the mood to go explore/suffer on your own...
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Andre - first look
Ritchey breakaway coupled CX/gravel/road bike. Fun stuff. Ritchey is now randomly including the world's crappiest BB shell (it appears to be made from lead) with the kit, bonus...
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File under: Ugh.
"Widespread haze" is UT slang for "good luck seeing downtown from a mile away, enjoy the overpowering smell of exhaust if you walk outside." Park City is calling my name...
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Hero shot
Mary's cool new RAL5014 (not quite as purple IRL as this photo makes it appear) tour/29er. She's one of the first to get the curvy fork blades, too. Hopefully she'll get some complete bike pics for me...
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One for the builders...
I need beer money, and I don't want these parts (I make my own seat cluster coupling). Ritchey seat tube coupler and pre-drilled 68mm English BB shell. $15 shipped, buy me a growler!Oh, wait, you can't...
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News from the smog...
-Sarah and Bean are sick for the 3rd time this year.-Air quality is in the "unhealthy" state pictured and isn't going to improve anytime soon, so they're getting on a plane back to CO tonight for the...
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Fattie for Carey - First Pics
In hindsight "fattie for Carey" is not one of my better choices of post title. Doh.Geometry geekery and more pictures to follow, here's the start of the action.Mitered (mostly)WeldedHead tube for...
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Time flies...
...when you don't have a 2 year old making you put on and take off your hat every 10 seconds. Almost done with Carey's frame this evening (I'm paranoid and am waiting on his cranks and chainring before...
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We've still got 6 weeks or so before the move to Park City but I am working to clear out junk.Without further ado:-King purple SRAM mountain BB, brand new. $95.-King I7 (44mm headtube, for a tapered...
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Random Pictures: Martha's Gravel Grinder in Progress
Presented in no particular order with almost no commentary! Pimpin' might not be easy but blogging surely is.Mitered BB clusterThanks to Meriwether for the jeweler's saw recommendation!Silver brazing...
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Uh, oh - Walt's trying to make something out of wood.
The Bean will be riding in style. Of course, his father only bought enough wood to make one side of the kid box, so it's back to Lowe's in the morning...man, I suck at making stuff with wood! Muchas...
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More photos for Martha
Finished up the fork today. I tried to think of some kind of clever joke involving "stick a fork in it" but my brain isn't working after 2 consecutive nights up with a 2 year old who is very excited...
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You can hate a lot of things about Utah...
...like this, and this, and this.But not this. Sadly, Park City is no place for a desert tortoise, or I'd be on it in a hot minute.
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