But after an $87 trip to the bike shop and an hour or so of work, I’ve got a brand new steed. It rides like one of those dreams that I wake up from at 3am, asking myself, “what in the hell just happened?” A dream, sure, but not one that leaves me with anContinue reading “No such thing as a free bike”
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Getting what I paid for
At the end of the month (so in about a week) I’ll be moving to a new residence. I say residence because I’m not fully set yet on what to call it. It’s not an apartment, not really a house, I’m still renting, etc. So it’s a residence for now. I was pretty productive today,Continue reading “Getting what I paid for”
The Year of the Half-Framie
The second half of 2023 has been a time in which I’ve accomplished little in the design/build realm, relative to my general hopes for myself and the quantity of projects I want to produce. A longer meditation on that will follow this post, and I won’t blame anybody for skipping that. But in this post,Continue reading “The Year of the Half-Framie”
Krysta’s bar bag
aka a stretch and some new skills A friend recently posted that she had started making themed bracelets as an outlet for creative energy. I’d recently been in a bit of a creative slump (read: unmotivated), so I messaged her to ask if she’d like to do a swap. Bar bag for bracelet. She saidContinue reading “Krysta’s bar bag”
Woodlands
Nobody needs more than one bike, realistically. Get one that can handle the worst stuff you ride over and use it for everything. In practice, this isn’t always super fun. I did buy and rebuild this bike to be able to handle the worst stuff I ride over, but I don’t plan on selling myContinue reading “Woodlands”
A bar bag for Korbi
A good friend of mine has the coolest full name I’ve ever come across. I won’t type it all out here, because I’m not sure that he wants his info all over the internet, but I feel like “Korbi” is a good teaser. And it’s what he goes by anyway. Some exposition: Korbi was theContinue reading “A bar bag for Korbi”
Dirt bike frame bag update
You may have seen my first ever post, detailing ideas I had for a frame bag to put on my bicycle. It’s been over a year and a half since that post, and I have not kept up the frequency of posting I had planned initially. Who would’ve guessed. I now find myself looking atContinue reading “Dirt bike frame bag update”
My Gravel Bike *eye roll*
I’m well aware that everybody and their hamster has a gravel bike at this point, and I generally try to stay away from things that are SUPER trendy. But I needed a quarantine project for the spring of 2020 and I spend a lot of time in northern Minnesota where the dirt roads far outnumber the paved ones, and can lead you to far more interesting places besides.
Gravel Bike Frame Bag
This frame bag must be able to do the following:
– Mount snugly within the front triangle of my gravel bike (I’ll write a post on the bike soon)
– Hold snacks & food for 60+ miles, arm warmers/rain jacket, external battery pack for lights & phone, maybe some tools as well
– Be able to be unzipped and re-zipped with one hand while riding
– Be mostly water/weatherproof
– Allow me to access my water bottles
Elliot DH 