tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300073272024-03-13T15:38:53.974-06:00sweetnourishingbikesGold Medal Winner - Laziest Blog on the Internetjsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-28872939648706285742010-05-29T15:41:00.001-06:002010-05-29T15:42:21.663-06:00Scraper Bikes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rocketboom.com/humanwire-scraper-bikes/"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/TAGJl0JO6nI/AAAAAAAABcE/hXxJoixDrpc/s400/scrapertown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Rocketboom is like Sports Center for internet geeks. And they even seem to <a href="http://www.rocketboom.com/humanwire-scraper-bikes/">like bikes</a>.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-17738957367745282972010-03-31T09:57:00.000-06:002010-03-31T09:57:43.002-06:00Epic pile of scavenged bike parts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/S7NwvvkQC_I/AAAAAAAABSs/LJT0m-8su-c/s1600/mr-biggles-bike-recycling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/S7NwvvkQC_I/AAAAAAAABSs/LJT0m-8su-c/s320/mr-biggles-bike-recycling.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Us bike geeks find few things more beautiful than a big ass pile of bike parts. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/recycled-bikes-video.php">Here is one such pile</a>.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-34733974909657953612010-03-23T08:46:00.000-06:002010-03-23T08:46:22.701-06:00DIy wooden bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/S6jUJnYzAVI/AAAAAAAABSk/Qwhf5CYuaiw/s1600-h/DIYWBC+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/S6jUJnYzAVI/AAAAAAAABSk/Qwhf5CYuaiw/s320/DIYWBC+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://erikbjork.com/newsite/?DIYWBC">DIY wooden bike</a>. Nifty.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-90998108595986576992009-09-16T10:01:00.000-06:002009-09-16T10:01:54.737-06:00Camper Bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SrELUf224iI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/p6ZQJYyGns8/s1600-h/5_camperbikeride2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SrELUf224iI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/p6ZQJYyGns8/s320/5_camperbikeride2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Finally a <a href="http://www.kevincyr.net/index.php?/project/camper-bike/">solution</a> to the dilemma faced by all tree hugging hippies who have always wanted to go low-impact bicycle camping, but not without all the comforts of home!jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-91034964659992000152009-08-30T12:40:00.000-06:002009-08-30T12:40:16.171-06:00Planetary.. wheel!This <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/planetary_gear_old-fashioned_bicycl.html">miniature rapid-prototyped bike</a> is basically awesome. I want one. But big enough to crash - I mean ride.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SprHLbzZljI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/JhiP1fqpZFk/s1600-h/zxt7b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SprHLbzZljI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/JhiP1fqpZFk/s320/zxt7b.jpg" /></a></div>For those of you who have wondered what the inside of a 3-speed hub looks like - it looks basically just like this. Planetary gears they call it, and it's pretty dang nifty.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-84112830365704427052009-08-27T14:17:00.000-06:002009-08-27T14:17:38.985-06:00DIY dynamo lighting<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Contactless-dynamo-powering-bike-safety-lights/">This is awful dang nifty</a>. I love hard drive magnets, and I definitely want one on my bike.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Spbp054seNI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/E8DuLcJF_nw/s1600-h/dynamobikelight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Spbp054seNI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/E8DuLcJF_nw/s320/dynamobikelight.jpg" /></a></div>jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-31489678153269348132009-04-26T05:47:00.001-06:002009-04-26T05:54:26.690-06:00Yikes.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0buhs7vDqso&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0buhs7vDqso&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>kev1nehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10682058698459515303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-71291794332173108192009-01-21T08:36:00.002-07:002009-01-21T08:46:46.394-07:00Dutch Bike MadnessOnline design magazine <a href="http://www.core77.com">Core77</a> has a great <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/photos_search.asp?context_id=2&tag=dream%20bicycles">photo gallery</a> from a large bike exhibition in the Netherlands last year. My favorite is probably the <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/BICYCLE%20EXHIBITION%202008/38.asp?current_image_number=3&current_photo_id=8263&album_id=69&tag=dream+bicycles&context_id=3">20 frame CNC milled from a block of oak</a>.davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895525026189697187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-20826312550635477982008-09-30T22:33:00.005-06:002008-09-30T23:02:42.183-06:00Same as it ever was<div>You might ask yourself, what could possibly be more appropriate for sweetnourishingbikes than <a href="http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/bike_racks/index.php">bicycle racks designed by David Byrne?</a></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sW9IbZwBUA/SOMBVI38cWI/AAAAAAAAAAs/xeIGksVIzG4/s1600-h/photo_The-Jersey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sW9IbZwBUA/SOMBVI38cWI/AAAAAAAAAAs/xeIGksVIzG4/s320/photo_The-Jersey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252043053115142498" /></a><br /><div>Mr. Byrne just played here in Albuquerque, which has prompted me to start reading his web site. There is a veritable crapload of great stuff to be found there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just to spoil the surprise about these bike racks: The City of New York apparently uses some standard size of square tubing to make its bike racks. Since David Byrne wanted his funky designs to still be recognizable as bike racks, he wanted to use the proper tubing. But it was too difficult to bend square tubing in contorted shapes... so they pieced them together out of small, cut, angled sections, welded it all together, and ground the edges down! Voila! Curved tubing.</div><div><br /></div>davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895525026189697187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-23645159867254126902008-08-15T17:44:00.004-06:002008-08-15T18:05:02.755-06:00Drivetrain Challenge<div>We all showed up for a ride a couple of months ago with a new and different drivetrain. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>H brought the homemade singlespeed:</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234896698106305410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/SKYWz65924I/AAAAAAAAAFU/-eHYazqA450/s320/P3010043.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>jsn with the Nexus 8 speed:</div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234898045837879890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/SKYYCXmNqlI/AAAAAAAAAFc/QOHz_wFMx04/s320/P3010042.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Eric with the 1 x 5 (custom stack, friction shifter):</div><div> </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234898080229290818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/SKYYEXtw80I/AAAAAAAAAFs/b1rtOI1mWyg/s320/P3010045.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>Me with 1 x 9:</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234898078064956546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/SKYYEPpv1II/AAAAAAAAAFk/o1M68quNb2o/s320/P3010037.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>After a couple of months of trial use, one bike stayed the same, one got upgraded, one converted (back) to the singlespeed, and one was never ridden again... </div><div></div><br /><br /><div>Stay tuned!</div>bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345990816712439854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-43747753678758054722008-07-14T16:04:00.003-06:002008-07-14T16:09:28.553-06:00Civia Hylander Alfine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SHvNgdgojII/AAAAAAAAAU8/GE0TmQtE3h8/s1600-h/civia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SHvNgdgojII/AAAAAAAAAU8/GE0TmQtE3h8/s320/civia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222994150427233410" /></a><br />I want one.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.civiacycles.com/">Civia</a> Hylander city frame, decked out with a veray sexay black Alfine gruppo. And they are pretty cheap - only 2 grand from JensonUSA.<br /><br />Usually I'm all steel-is-reel and shit, but aluminum kinda makes sense for a city bike since it won't rust, so you can bang the paint off with your lock without feeling like you should apply nail polish.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-37645196355208932092008-06-06T17:15:00.003-06:002008-06-06T17:21:25.422-06:00More Veen-Ho De Bicicletas<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SEnGbeYVSaI/AAAAAAAAAUY/NGmUZknjRLo/s1600-h/bike-foil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SEnGbeYVSaI/AAAAAAAAAUY/NGmUZknjRLo/s200/bike-foil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208912619344578978" /></a><br /><br /><br />Check out this sweet "Pannier" - or Bici-Boulangier, or whatever you call a French dude who sells bread on a bike.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-39177972855806911212008-05-28T14:25:00.002-06:002008-05-28T14:32:30.931-06:00NYC Steez<div>Not sure when bmxers decided against rocking brakes...</div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YX8U3FP5xTk&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YX8U3FP5xTk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>kev1nehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10682058698459515303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-89052252414164661482008-05-06T08:26:00.002-06:002008-05-06T08:31:32.739-06:00Bike Lift in NorwayI'd love to see other simple, elegant solutions to this very common problem.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fresh99.com/bicycle-lift.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CO2afV6hXmI/SCBrlXyzvkI/AAAAAAAAAEA/ZCZR6IUkh7A/s320/bike_lift.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197272259772005954" border="0" /></a>benjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09526065833570781760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-56216099502037642732008-04-28T22:47:00.003-06:002008-04-28T22:51:50.609-06:00Veen-Ho De BicicletasSometimes when you're shopping for a nice bottle of Veen-Ho, you cast aside bouquet, legs, nose, vintage and all that crap, and just buy the bottle that has a naked chick and a bike on it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SBapJRu20II/AAAAAAAAATI/o9eIa3hePDs/s1600-h/gladiator.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SBapJRu20II/AAAAAAAAATI/o9eIa3hePDs/s320/gladiator.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194525197062295682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SBapSxu20JI/AAAAAAAAATQ/pWF78XrJ74Y/s1600-h/gladiator2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SBapSxu20JI/AAAAAAAAATQ/pWF78XrJ74Y/s320/gladiator2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194525360271052946" /></a>jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-27782537925899968852008-04-13T21:23:00.003-06:002008-04-13T21:30:04.604-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SALPOJQWHII/AAAAAAAAAIg/qmAUveKcnGk/s1600-h/hawaii-moto-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SALPOJQWHII/AAAAAAAAAIg/qmAUveKcnGk/s320/hawaii-moto-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188937562593827970" /></a><br />Crazy ass motorized bike seen in Waikiki. Genius!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SALPEpQWHHI/AAAAAAAAAIY/XPdS8aivFCg/s1600-h/hawaii-moto-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/SALPEpQWHHI/AAAAAAAAAIY/XPdS8aivFCg/s320/hawaii-moto-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188937399385070706" /></a><br />OMG it's a fixey! Well actually it had a centrifugal clutch that is basically a freewheel, but still.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-17029719224950286172008-03-07T07:58:00.004-07:002008-03-07T08:08:28.108-07:00Dinosaurs and Robots: Dispatch<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/R9FaYOpU92I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/R0vxcdBIHco/s1600-h/Dispatch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/R9FaYOpU92I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/R0vxcdBIHco/s320/Dispatch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175016819120207714" /></a><br />Those of you who frequent the whole <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/">Make:Blog</a> sector of the bloggosphere have probably seen <a href="http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/">Hooptierides</a>. That is the blog by the dude who made <a href="http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/2007/05/mister-jalopys-urban-guerrilla-movie.html">that drive-in theater projector trike thing</a>. Remember that? Anyway. That same dude has a new project that appeals to all of us garage sale cruising, junk worshipping, tool obsessing, vintage hunting miscreants. He calls it <a href="http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/2008/02/dinosaurs-and-robots-dispatch-new.html">Dinosaurs and Robots: Dispatch</a>, and the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/DinosaursAndRobotsDispatchVolume1">first issue </a>is really nice.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-27212606735359775332008-02-22T18:24:00.003-07:002008-02-22T18:31:54.712-07:00Skibike on MAKE:BlogI love <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/how_to_full_suspension_sk.html">MAKE:Blog</a>. Today they feature the Boozhoundlabs skibike. Aw yeah.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/how_to_full_suspension_sk.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/R793L9SbB8I/AAAAAAAAAII/U8YqUDs1doo/s320/make-skibike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169981944558716866" /></a>jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-38468116965410120642008-02-09T14:27:00.000-07:002008-02-09T14:50:05.274-07:00World's Most Dangerous Bike Birthday (Observed)<div>The latest project: dump-bike fixie.<br /><div><br /><div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165098210837598770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/R64ddPb7EjI/AAAAAAAAAEk/R_IuLRLZK14/s320/P2080002.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Custom J-B Weld track cog should keep everything in place. Right? What could happen?</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165099439198245458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/R64ekvb7ElI/AAAAAAAAAE0/XDg4wRhJBVU/s320/P2080003.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165100019018830434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/R64fGfb7EmI/AAAAAAAAAE8/ZuXv5To3Jyc/s320/P2090021.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div>The finished product.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165098726233674306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/R64d7Pb7EkI/AAAAAAAAAEs/bW2rUNMmR38/s320/P2090027.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>Welcome to the world. Please don't try to kill me like me your friends.</p><p> </p>bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345990816712439854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-21921548517819879952008-02-07T20:19:00.000-07:002008-02-07T20:34:21.458-07:00Future TacoRemember <a href="http://sweetnourishingbikes.blogspot.com/2007/10/catastrophic-failure.html#links">this</a>?<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164444960340077666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/R6vLVDsgbGI/AAAAAAAAAEM/7G9UBgx7pHY/s320/P2070041.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bam! Thanks to jsn for not allowing me to make it a complete death trap... Now it just needs a maiden voyage to break it in. Note one-cross versus radial lacing. A considerable improvement in strength and reliability? Stay tuned.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164445913822817394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/R6vMMjsgbHI/AAAAAAAAAEU/exjYy1jCC4g/s320/P2070044.JPG" border="0" />bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345990816712439854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-3099923781309648792008-02-06T11:59:00.000-07:002008-02-06T12:12:40.326-07:00Sheldon Brown 1944 - 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4sW9IbZwBUA/R6oGfdUswyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3qdBpJeIQtA/s1600-h/scb_eagle.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4sW9IbZwBUA/R6oGfdUswyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3qdBpJeIQtA/s320/scb_eagle.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163947060250854178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I hate to break the sweetnourishingbikes winter dry spell with bad news. More at <a href="http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/">Harris Cyclery</a>.<br /><br />If you like bikes and you've never heard of Sheldon Brown, you absolutely must visit <a href="http://www.sheldonbrown.com/">SheldonBrown.com.</a>davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895525026189697187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-62118926898813326402007-10-24T15:33:00.000-06:002007-10-24T15:37:25.191-06:00Buy Eric's bikeEric is selling this kickass full-suspension frame, and he wants to buy more toys, so someone buy it.<br /><br />2004 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Pro. Size XL (21in)<br />Fox RLC Triad Shock w/Propedal and Lockout (Rebuilt by Push Ind. last year)<br />Seatpost included (Sweet!)<br /> <br />Small ding in the drive side of the down tube and usual wear and tear throughout. Shock and pivots are in great working order.<br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6gZaIskI/AAAAAAAAAHo/wFjnJKIf6Ts/s1600-h/driveside_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6gZaIskI/AAAAAAAAAHo/wFjnJKIf6Ts/s320/driveside_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125019966710002242" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6s5aIsnI/AAAAAAAAAIA/2orFeI1ebfM/s1600-h/shock_link_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6s5aIsnI/AAAAAAAAAIA/2orFeI1ebfM/s320/shock_link_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125020181458367090" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6ppaIsmI/AAAAAAAAAH4/npukqk1mKr4/s1600-h/ding_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6ppaIsmI/AAAAAAAAAH4/npukqk1mKr4/s320/ding_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125020125623792226" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6mJaIslI/AAAAAAAAAHw/nI63SUW45LA/s1600-h/rearview_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/Rx-6mJaIslI/AAAAAAAAAHw/nI63SUW45LA/s320/rearview_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125020065494250066" /></a>jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-32692193735431455242007-10-15T20:33:00.000-06:002007-10-15T20:50:55.484-06:00Rack Test 2 (Anticipation)I was wondering how much weight you could put in a milk crate on the DIY rack featured here:<br /><br /><a href="http://sweetnourishingbikes.blogspot.com/2006/08/rack.html">http://sweetnourishingbikes.blogspot.com/2006/08/rack.html</a><br /><br />This is too much:<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121757763801383426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/RxQjjMj7AgI/AAAAAAAAAEE/iLziH0iIys0/s320/P9220003.JPG" border="0" /><br />The rack didn't fail. But the bike was so unstable I was white-knuckled all the way home fighting the thing. The weight wasn't necessarily the issue - it was the wobbling. I think the rack needs more lateral rigidity or something, because the only way to keep the front wheel from trying to kick out to the side was to keep my own center of gravity as low as possible, eliminating any stand-up pedaling. But the uphill grind home paled in comparison to the urge to reach back and drink the center of gravity down...bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345990816712439854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-54714936414818718822007-10-14T21:33:00.000-06:002007-10-14T21:48:12.089-06:00Catastrophic Failure<div><div>Behold the catastrophic failure of a hub:</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121403789776716258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/RxLhnMj7AeI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1LLqQ-R3C-A/s320/PA140033.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121404507036254706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_2-iSUafvkhk/RxLiQ8j7AfI/AAAAAAAAAD8/wVeHZEp3Yc8/s320/PA140034.JPG" border="0" />About half of the flange on one side just broke completely off. Fortunately, it was right at a switchback, so low speed prevented a serious pile-up. Not so lucky was the resulting ~3 mile walk out of Guaje Canyon. I loosened the spokes as much as possible with the hopes of getting the wheel straight enough to turn inside the fork, but the best I could get was a really annoying rubbing sound every time the wheel came around. With the tire deflated, some persistent pedaling - even downhill, and a high tolerance for a nature-destroying racket for every tire rotation, some riding was possible. Most of the way, however, was on foot. At least it was a nice day.</div>bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345990816712439854noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30007327.post-84958530542627927212007-10-04T11:08:00.001-06:002007-10-04T11:11:03.716-06:00Dave's commuterPhotos of The Commuter.<br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/RwUeOZaIshI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/IXbmM-RRN80/s1600-h/MyPicture_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/RwUeOZaIshI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/IXbmM-RRN80/s320/MyPicture_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117529784263946770" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/RwUeXJaIsiI/AAAAAAAAAHY/dP_mPEIVgnk/s1600-h/MyPicture_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/RwUeXJaIsiI/AAAAAAAAAHY/dP_mPEIVgnk/s320/MyPicture_5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117529934587802146" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/RwUebZaIsjI/AAAAAAAAAHg/D18VdXwejcU/s1600-h/MyPicture_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fFcm6Z3wTOE/RwUebZaIsjI/AAAAAAAAAHg/D18VdXwejcU/s320/MyPicture_6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117530007602246194" /></a><br />Dave sez:<br /><br />I found this frame at the now-out-of-business Albuquerque Bicycle X-<br />change. They mostly sold a lot of fixed-up used bikes. There was a<br />side room full of crap that you could barely get into, and this frame<br />was hanging from the ceiling-- no wheels, seat, or seat post -- with<br />a tag that said "$30 AS IS." Given that this place made its money<br />from fixing up old bikes, I had wonder... as is *what?* But it was a<br />pretty tall road frame, so maybe it wasn't worth their time to build<br />up. So I bit.<br /><br />A few months after I got it, a loud clicking noise started coming<br />from the bottom bracket. I took it to the shop for a new bottom<br />bracket. The repair guy called me later and said that the bottom<br />bracket was fine, but the grease had hardened! It was probably the<br />original grease. But the bearings looked fine, so he just cleaned<br />and repacked.<br /><br />I included a crappy shot of one of the pedals. I put these on this<br />summer. When you're crossing a lot of intersections, its nice not to<br />have to think about where your foot is going to go. Its hard to tell<br />how big the pedals look, but its like a guy in a suit wearing Doc<br />Martens.<br /><br />The Carradice saddle bag is awesome, but I've decided it really needs<br />a quick release of some sort. You have to buckle it to your seat.<br />I'd also like to modify the pannier rack with some <tag>fuel line<br />extensions</tag> to get it up higher.<br /><br />Currently, the brakes are fairly sucky and need an upgrade. Also,<br />the wheels are on long-term loan from my road bike. I'd like new<br />wheels with fatter tires for better cush. Black spokes might look<br />good with this frame! Also, I'm very tempted to get an internal gear<br />rear hub. Something you can shift at a stoplight.jsnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946183244967487380noreply@blogger.com5