Better Late(& Lame), Than Never

I was going through my Picasa stuff, and came across the only 2 pics I managed to get from Colorado CX States.  First one is the parking lot view...now everyone say ooooooooooooooh, aaaaaaaaaaaah.  The second one, is a bit more of a true bike related/involved photo, and is from the pits, where I did most of my hanging out.  The other place I hung out was the free Frites spot.  There was no food for sale "allowed", due to a last minute bit of contraversy that only allowed the hosting site(a local high school) to serve food as a "fund raiser".  Well, nonetheless, they failed to do research on what their clientele would eat, and failed to sell much, if anything.  Then this guy shows up Sunday with FREE FRITES, and Mayo.  There was a line for them, and I must admit, I enjoyed a bit of the lopsidedness in the situation.  Anywho...I digress.  Here are the pics...

quite the view I know

at least there are bikes in this picture

Something's Missing

Where's the rest of the rider...insert bad joke drum roll

It Doesnt Take Much

All you have to do is clean ur stuff.  In some cases, its tough, for example, the pics below.  Brand new wheels(1st season), handfull of Cyclocross races under his belt, and this is what the internals on his "sealed" hub look like.

After cleaning everything, and applying some Dumonde Tech Freehub lube, he was rolling in style, and coincidentally had some podium finishes.

it wasnt even that messy of a season at this point

he's all better now

i love my Dumonde Tech oils/lubes

Wheel That Got Built...

After the onslaught today of the eager beavers going through the tools that were for sale at the shop, I got the chance to sit down and unwind.  One of my good customers got a new wheel today, via his current Powertap hub, and new rim and spokes.  I took a basic progression of shots, as its kind of hard to hold the camera and get "action" shots while building a wheel. Enjoy...

Prepping the spokes with Linseed Oil...its perfect for wheels

1st set of spokes, dropped in non-drive side

2nd set in a progressive pattern dropped in the drive side

3rd set, 2 cross pattern begins

4th set is in, and now its ready to be tensioned/dished

Its the little touches...making sure its lined up

The completed project.