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I have nothing finished to show, but I have progress on the deck, cargo bike, and my bicycle jig. The deck is half done. We were hoping to finish it this weekend but the 90F weather kept us off of the roof. We're also waiting on 5 more boards to be...
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After my couple of days in Spokane I visited Salt Lake City and Tuscarora, NV with my mom (who lives in DC). That was a great trip and I'll write about Tuscarora in a future blog post. I was more impressed with Salt Lake City than I expected to be...
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Last Saturday was my favorite kind of Seattle Saturday morning. I left the house around 8:30 armed with a moderate sized shopping list and a bike trailer. In the next three hours I visited an interesting garage sale (noted because they listed a lathe...
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I'm visiting with John Speare for a couple of days and last night we did one of his favorite S24O's out to Badger Lake. It's a great ride, with the way out having a mix of gravel and paved rail trails and old dirt/grass roads and the way back...
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We're replacing the roof deck that is off of our bedroom. It's about 15 years old and most the cedar was starting to rot away. This blog entry is mostly to show that I'm sometimes busy with something that isn't a bicycle. This is what...
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A year or two ago I drew up this design for a 20" front, 26" rear wheeled cargo bike and posted about it on this blog. This basic design is often called a cycletruck after the classic Schwinn sold around WW2. The idea is that a smaller front...
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I've blogged about many of the Seattle Cargo Bike Rides. They happen on holidays and usually involve 20-30 people loading up their bikes with BBQ equipment, food, and beverages and heading out to a park for an enjoyable afternoon. They happen rain...
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(photo by Alistair Spence, from his flickr site ) A couple of weeks ago I posted a message on the framebuilders list inviting amateur and hobbyist builders to come over to my house for some beers, chips, and to talk about building bikes. Yesterday was...
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Today is Bike to Work Day in Seattle. However I didn't bike to work. I did my normal commute: bike about 3 miles to a bus stop, bus about 10 miles to a transit center, then bike another 1/2 mile or so to my office. I will be biking home over I90,...
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Yesterday we had some friends over for dinner and put on a CD. A couple of minutes later the stereo let out a quiet pop and a large cloud of nasty dark blue smoke. It was nasty stuff. I turned everything off and figured out a backup plan for...
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I bought a 1949 South Bend 9" lathe. It came with a cool but large and heavy (400-500lbs) stand built by the previous owner. We couldn't figure out a way to get it into my basement until the seller thought of hiring a friend with...
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We've had a weekend of exploring the zoos and gardens. On Friday we went to the Wild Animal Park which is about 30 miles outside of San Diego. It is run by the San Diego Zoo and I think it is what many people think of when they...
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Christine dropped me off a little outside of Seaworld. My goal -- Ride to our hotel in La Jolla. I had no map, but it seemed like it would be easy since the bike routes were well marked and La Jolla was only about 8 miles north. As long...
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San Diego has an interesting layout. The airport is right in the center of the city (literally a 10 minute bike ride from downtown). Balboa Park is also downtown. Standing at the corner of 6th and Laurel it feels like you can reach up...
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I'm in San Diego this week for a conference and brought my folding bike. Yesterday morning I exploring town and the friendly folks at Mission Hill Bikes told me that the San Diego Velodrome has racing on Tuesday nights. I finished up work...