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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Mini Bike Winter 6 Stuff
I picked up some kind of cold while in Portland. It was starting to have effect Sunday night/Monday morning. Now it is quite bad with sinus congestion & a bit of a sore throat. It is making me too tired to do my Mini Bike Winter wrap up. So just check my 'photobucket' page for the few pictures I took down there. Plus, a little video clip to entice you, also from MBW6.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Random Ramblings
I went to Critical Mass yesterday. I hadn't been in ages (September), and I was sure in need of some bik-eraderie. I talked to a few people about going to Mini-Bike Winter (trying to persuade them to come). They want to, but as usual most people have concerns about being able to pay rent, and can't always do these things. So we shall see what transpires. I met a first time Critical Masser named Dakota (a silly name unless one is of aboriginal descent from that area).
I have a ton of bike stuff to do. Not just prepping for MBW, but my regular bike stuff. I've been riding my (current) main bike(Brodie Quantum) as a single speed, but not by choice. The derailleurs crapped out just over a month ago, and I'm stuck in 23rd gear. It makes for some tough hill-climbing. The derailleurs are OK, just need some cleaning (a lot for the front one). But the shift cables are fucked. Probably the cable housing too. The brake cables & housing need replacing too. And ditto the chain, chain-rings, and cassette. I have the stuff (got cable housing last night, after Mass, at MEC). I have another Brodie hardtail to rehab. A previous 'owner' painted it dark green over its original dark blue, without masking various parts, so it looks rather scruffy. I want to get rid of the overspray, and ideally all the green paint, without wrecking the blue. That is the smallest job. I still haven't finished the work on my original Brodie.... and then there is the other Brodie hardtail I disassembled to repaint, but only got as far as the primer coat before the weather turned too cold...... and I have a zillion other projects on the go or planned. It's nice and sunny today, so mebbe I'll git sumpin' done.
I have a ton of bike stuff to do. Not just prepping for MBW, but my regular bike stuff. I've been riding my (current) main bike(Brodie Quantum) as a single speed, but not by choice. The derailleurs crapped out just over a month ago, and I'm stuck in 23rd gear. It makes for some tough hill-climbing. The derailleurs are OK, just need some cleaning (a lot for the front one). But the shift cables are fucked. Probably the cable housing too. The brake cables & housing need replacing too. And ditto the chain, chain-rings, and cassette. I have the stuff (got cable housing last night, after Mass, at MEC). I have another Brodie hardtail to rehab. A previous 'owner' painted it dark green over its original dark blue, without masking various parts, so it looks rather scruffy. I want to get rid of the overspray, and ideally all the green paint, without wrecking the blue. That is the smallest job. I still haven't finished the work on my original Brodie.... and then there is the other Brodie hardtail I disassembled to repaint, but only got as far as the primer coat before the weather turned too cold...... and I have a zillion other projects on the go or planned. It's nice and sunny today, so mebbe I'll git sumpin' done.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Random Update
Work is deathly slow theses days (apart from my recent training of a new employee, but that's another story). We're no longer allowed to do any personal internetting on the dispatch computer (since mind November when some idiot 'killed' the computer, the 2nd time in 6 weeks. It had to be taken away by the techie & wasn't returned for about a week.). So I brought in a half-dead laptop recently for internetting. I have to stave off the boredom somehow.
Mini Bike Winter VI is coming soon, so I'll be off to Portland again Feb. 12->16.
On Thursday I picked up a couple of full-faced bike helmets (free), so unless I find a cheap motorcycle FF helmet very soon I'll be using one of them Zoobombing in P-town.
I haven't been to any bike events since the Halloween Alleycat, and it is getting me down. I've missed so many Midnight Masses & Critical Masses. I might not even be ale to attend "Carded" tonight (although that isn't a 'bike' event, alot of the bike crew will be there).
Jan. 20th was "Pengiun Awareness Day", of course people need to be more than 'aware', but if I explored that topic fully I might 'accidentally' contravene a few sections of the C.C.C., so maybe some people ought to 'beware' MWA HA HA HA!!!!!!
Mini Bike Winter VI is coming soon, so I'll be off to Portland again Feb. 12->16.
On Thursday I picked up a couple of full-faced bike helmets (free), so unless I find a cheap motorcycle FF helmet very soon I'll be using one of them Zoobombing in P-town.
I haven't been to any bike events since the Halloween Alleycat, and it is getting me down. I've missed so many Midnight Masses & Critical Masses. I might not even be ale to attend "Carded" tonight (although that isn't a 'bike' event, alot of the bike crew will be there).
Jan. 20th was "Pengiun Awareness Day", of course people need to be more than 'aware', but if I explored that topic fully I might 'accidentally' contravene a few sections of the C.C.C., so maybe some people ought to 'beware' MWA HA HA HA!!!!!!
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