Of all the people in the world to have this frame it has to be brown...I have no doubt that overnight service fees will be charged but little hope the same overnight service will be provided. At last check MISFIT PSYCLES had only ONE inbound freight account - that's good. The trouble? Well, Misfit Psycles has no less then 11 import/brokerage accounts. Now despite the best efforts on my ...
Distracted, disgruntled, derelict and damn near disabled by some sort of head-cold viral tantrum of epic proportions in my giant noggin...thusly the lack of activity and insight...not that a personal/corporate blog of nerdly birthing isn't a priority in my reality...seriously, sometimes life gets in the way of the story is all. That does not mean there has been a complete lack of activity...as you can ...
It has been more then 24hrs since a fire ate one of my favorite blocks in Toronto...well one of the only places I still returned to after my many years of moving away. As many know the solitary reason for the visits was the staff and the Institution (not in the nut house license plate manufacturing way either) that is Dukes Cycle and Radio. Ok the radio part, whatever, ...
Brown has been busy...looky what came today...oh yes it is...and some said it wouldn't happen...it couldn't be...they said I wasn't deserving...they said things about Columbo too...and probably other things about Imelda Marcos. Neither of which am I but could be with enough support, guidance and liquid paper. To fast? Yes, I may have blown the surprise a tad early, no build ...
So this fantasy speckled in red is really starting to sound sweet. The Ti Chi Bo build, in all it's two dimensional ink smeared glory, is everything I could imagine it might be. As some of the wee bits and pieces start making their way to the Court of Dingle, the reality, the magnitude and the unfortunate scope of this project is taking shape...and that shape is growing in ...
Certain to pierce the opposing tube wall these are the longest water bottle bolts ever produced. If not ever produced, at least the longest produced since Napoleon was eating French Fries in Leipzig. Ordinarily this kind of setback would be cause for concern, or in the least, a solid shrug of indifference. Despite these ungawdly and bionically bolterific proportions all doubts have since been laid to rest...a detailed visual ...
Now for the much anticipated Winter Challenge Update... Jeff arrived to pick me up as scheduled at 9am. I met him at the door still wearing pajamas with only a bicycle and extra wheels ready to be packed...an hours worth of cramming and packing later we made it chez Lowry (err chez Tom's parents) to load the trailer and climb into the Four-Runner of doom (err Tom's parents Four-Runner ...
As if racing around in a foreign country in sub zero temperatures wasn't enough how about crippling prep time with the bike maintenance that it requires. Yes bike maintenance...big dumb stupid bike repairs...things that other people are supposed to do when they can't afford a new one (bike). The steed I'm using spent the better part of the '07 as a loaner. Nothing crazy, ordinary wear, sensible rider......
Preparations for the great and chilly Winter Challenge continue...last night in complete and utter desperation I laced a set of ghetto 26" wheels for the Friday Night Ice-Criterium. I'll be damned if I couldn't get proper 29er studded tires...no, I wasn't going to sit'n'drill...yes, I did to try to buy some, I tried with at least 4 or 5 clicks and was willing to spend 35$ a piece. My search through ...
In the beginning it was about conversions, ghetto speeds, bulky swooping bars, matte black paint and one-gear shenanigans. Life was simple. Fueled only by beer, bravado and necessity (read: poverty) we reveled in the commonality, the blandness...twiddle dee. So what happened, cause, something happened... Why do 2008 build kits contain stringy woolen fibers laminated with corn syrup...sold as 'miracle materials' molded into component-like shapes... Why do I find myself ...
In an attempt to further burden the internet with greater amounts of inane bile and personal propaganda I dredged through over 5 years of digital photos this weekend. Twenty some minutes later I had a small snapshot of all things cycling....a brief pictographical history of Misfit Psycles in fact. It was confusing, lacked fluidity, was devoid of focus and upon final review, it appears to have gone exactly as planned. ...
10 by twenty is a staggering 200 feet square...massive. That is until you try to locate 30 photos, 2 posters, 5 bikes, 4 bars and other stuffs on the walls...all the while attempting to maintain the guise(s) of luxury, simplicity and haute couteur. Haute Couteur is French for something pretensious and the impromptu reference here was to allow loyal groupies to revel in my verbal prouesse, however, I was unaware that the term ...