repaired orbea and 29er single speed wheel for sale

i replaced the top tube in this orbea frame and now its time for me to let it go from my life. $350
the 700c wheel has a paul word single speed hub and torelli rim. never ridden.
$125

track frame back from paint.

just got this bike back from tommy over at universal collision. he does a mean paint job.
this is my personal track frame. the lugs are schwinn paramount from pacenti cycles, 3rensho fork crown and dedacciai oversize tubing. beyond the copper accents, it has a sturmey archer drum brake front hub, campagnolo headset, cranks and bottom bracket,and profile track rear hub.

bicycle hats

made these hats last night and this morning. there are 6 of the full winter hats in various combinations of gray and black, a few normal 3 panel cycling hats with the same fabric, the rest are various patterned fabrics like the photos. some of them have retro reflective bits. i tried to take pictures of me wearing one of the winter hats, these were the only ones i got with the whole hat in the picture

derosa repair

i have no idea how this bike was damaged. somehow only the non driveside seat stay was damaged at all and the dents were on the top of the tube. i first cut the stay into 3 pieces so it was easier to heat and remove. when i cut the bottom section the section of tube with the dent sprang up about 2 cm. i heated the joints to melt the brass and then remove the tubes(did this outside so as not to breath the fumes from the paint)
i then cleaned off the excess brass and paint so i could match the stay.
i checked the dropout alignment before cutting and matching the stay. once the stay was matched to the other, i checked the alignment again before brazing in the new stay.

joselle's 26" touring bike.

just back from getting powder coated. this custom frame was the prize for the first female winner in the Tall-o-ween 5 bicycle race. joselle wanted a touring bike that she can also use as her daily commuter ride.

here is michael pedron's 650b touring bicycle built up. the lugs are very simple, the seat stays are bent in my fork blade bender.
it was painted at Villin Cycles in gainesville florida.

B is for Boston

just spent a week in Boston visiting Katie and Aaron. they are summering in Jamaica Plains staying at a co-op house. the exterior is surrounded by sunflowers, while the inside is filled with 9 people. in order to accommodate this many people, they have a kitchen with two ovens, 2 refrigerators, and a large pantry along with a well working system for meals, shopping and cleaning. the basement has bike hooks with what seems like more than 1 bike per person(and at least a couple bikes for guests).
on my first day, Aaron, Erica and i rented a sail boat at the lake across the street. we had to convince the boat house keeper(aka merman) that we could sail(we dont know how to sail). we did a bunch of laps around the lake(i guess we kinda do know how to sail). i am now itching to get home to fix up my brothers hobie cat so we can take it out.
that same night we went out contra dancing in a small town outside the city. i thought i knew a thing or two about contra dancing, it turns out that i am better at sailing than i am at contra dancing(this is not saying very much).
day 2 was filled with rain and the most exciting thing we did was go to the Bikes Not Bombs storefront which is right down the street from the house. the shop sells new and used bikes and all the profits go to fund the BNB community projects. day three Aaron and i rode around boston. in boston common we saw some really awesome pedal powered paddle boats. the sat probably 20 people and the driver sat in a large swan. that night we went to a party at katie's work and ate free Turkish food till we couldnt move.
other highlights of the trip:
we went on 2 very nice rides in the boston area. the first one we rode up to Lynn, not the most exciting town, but its right one water, so that was nice.
the second ride was out to Holliston to visit A.N.T. Bicycles. Mike Flanigan's bikes really inspire me. they are simple, beautiful and utilitarian. they have a dutch city bike look, but are still very unique. his shop is in an old shoe factory. he was nice enough to show us his shop, let us see and ride one of his bikes(his personal dutch style bike) and then had lunch with us at a local cafe.(mike, thanks again for the drum brake boss, it will go on the next fork i build).
after 3 hours we were back on the road to boston.
im not going to post all the pictures on here, click this image to see more.


so, here are some statistics from my trip so far:

minimum number of miles ridden on a bike thus far: 200(hmm, should be more)

number of bikes ridden: 5

number of dead rats: boston 5
philly 2
nyc 0(huh?)
number of live rats: boston 0
philly 2
nyc 4
number of bus rides: 5 (2 more to go)

vegan ice cream shops visited: 2

of those, how many actually open for business: 1

# of collectively run vegan pizza joints that i tried to visit but were no longer in business: 1

Vietnamese veggie sandwiches eaten:5 (the ones in philly are the best so far)

total cost: $15

famous people i had to move out of the way of? 3

city were i spent the most money: new york