JRA

On 11/26/2018 at 4:01 PM, olddbrider said:

Yeah, I've whittled it down over the years since I closed my shop.  A lot of that stuff on the wall doesn't see much (if any) use any more, but I hang onto it on the off chance a friend or neighbor has an old bike that needs some wrenchin'.

Never sell tools, ever.

Conyers was a hoot.

Lubbock or leave it.

18 hours ago, June Bug said:

Buck's Bikes has also been around forever; weren't they originally up in Round Rock?  Anyway, they carry Giant and I can't remember what else.  Giant has a light, inexpensive flat pedal that I like and I got mine there.  Also, some of these shops carry inexpensive bikes and are more like neighborhood stores.  Buck's is somewhat in the middle of a bike-shop desert. 

They also used to have a store on Springdale just north of MLK.

3 hours ago, Yosmithy said:

The few times I went into either of the PB shops, they were totally void of customers and I always wondered what kept them open. I had no bad experience with them, just couldn't figure out how they stayed in business with no customers.

 

 While we're on the subject about bike shops. Another shop that I never heard talked about is Bucks Bikes. I've been in the shop on 183 a few times and the same thing, the place was empty. No bad experience for me, it's just always made me wonder since I never hear anyone mention them.

They own the building.

1 hour ago, Cafeend said:

 

 

Joe is awesome..highly recommend the Monkeys

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Ulisses and Michael are top notch bike people also

I'll miss their cheap Shimano parts. I always thought the south store had a better selection of everything and was better organized and staffed. I usually walk out of the north store nifted for 1 reason or another. Obviously, I wouldn't let them touch any of my bikes.

4 minutes ago, Ridenfool said:

Maybe they could be used as trail decoration somewhere ... after a Shinerider modification procedure is performed.

They have his name on them.

Prime example here of carbon bars ready to shit the bed. Look to be in good shape at first glance and then I put my glasses on. They have been over clamped at both ends and at the stem. The cloudy spots look to be some separation going on. Put these on your bike and you'll have Weyless teeth.

1 hour ago, AntonioGG said:

Nice JRA!.  My pro stand is missing the pin and latch for some reason.  I had an extra bolt I have in there that works fine, but it's bugging me.

All the replacement parts you need are available. Probably might find a whole used clamp assembly in good shape on ebay.

Upped my capacity a little bit too. Now I can work on 3 bikes at the same time and use my portable as a dedicated wash stand.

Something had to be done. Still need to put a shelf or 2 on the inside but it's a major improvement as it is. Was wasting too much time grabbing stuff out of my box. Now I can keep all the essentials on the bench not in a pile.

I wipe seals clean and lube them lightly with a little fork oil on a Qtip, keeps them happy. I do this before every ride, 2 minutes well spent.

23 hours ago, Shinerider said:

Heavy metal deformation.

Jeeeeeeeeeez, that's every chain you ride.

Every garage needs one of these

On 11/1/2018 at 6:57 AM, Chief said:

Looks like the top of my tool box after I've been working on things. I'll clean and organize my tool box and within days it looks like that again. It's a phenomenon that happens in any working shop. Spent 25 years in body shops, any horizontal surface becomes a sh*t stacker. Including vehicles that stayed in one place too long.

It's a 2 or 3 day cycle that goes from spotless to crap back to spotless.

On 11/1/2018 at 8:16 AM, attaboy said:

heading there over txgiving. where is swopes? last year rode shawnee mission park and really liked that place.

Swope Park is right at 435 and Gregory, keep going left after entering the park and the trail head will be on the left before the golf course.

Sorry the pic offends. I've been busy getting shit done, not storing and organizing.

I know exactly where everything is buried.

Heading up to Kansas City early tomorrow morning. Thinking about a picnic and a little All American to stretch out and hit the road again. Wish I had more time. Buddy that I'm visiting up in KC lives a mile from Swope Park, It's kind of the Walnut Creek of KC with a lot more climbing, probably 18-20 miles worth of trails built and maintained by the local club.

3 hours ago, Shinerider said:

Take a more recent picture!  A little more going on now!.  And that is my Pivot 429, so this is several months old!

3 hours ago, Teamsloan said:

Nice shop accessory in front of the bench grinder. 😉

Can't do a good job without the proper tools.

Read somewhere in a trade rag recently that ebikes accounted for 35% of bike sales in Europe last year. I'm all for them on the streets, trails not so much.