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November is in the air, and project W is going “full swing” now. The wheel set on this rig is DT180, which means very little to those who don’t really care, but I will give them a description: expensive, carbon, ceramic roller bearings, and a beautiful hub engagement that is loud and obnoxious...

Yes. The lift is really nice, and while there are a few items that I would like to change slightly on the lift, I think that this is a good value (even though it is a bit more expensive than the competitive options).

Between hanging my youngster, work, workouts, and ride/training, I was able to get the brakes on the OTSO. I have not installed the hydraulic lines to the brake levers yet, because I am still trying to lock down my bar wrap strategy. I have a few options, a couple black tapes and a slime-green...

Training efforts are ramping up over here with Iceman about 3 weeks out, we’ve set a goal and started executing that training plan that sounds like work to some, but fun to others. Luckily, I belong in the later of those classifications. Anyhow, while I am able, I have been tossing parts at...

@manbike26 — I am a big fan of ridewrap kits. I used a ridewrap kit on the SPOT before I built it up a couple years back, and their kits are really nice. I did one on my Fox fork that did not turn out as nice, but I believe that this was user error more than kit trouble. I will be reaching...

Wow. That Marin is a time-capsule, as if we are now allowed to call things from the 90s ‘historic’. In that era, I rode (the absolute **** out of) a Specialized RockHopper Comp, and it had a Judy fork, and a whole lot of similar stuff that is on that Marin. However, as I have been learning -...

With the summer behind us, and the weather change being kind of imminent- we’ve decided to get started on “project W” — I decided to start building up the new gravel bike. First item on THAT agenda (after buying parts) was to put a full wrap on it. After putting a few nights into it, I will...

@madison069 — I’ve worked on top loaders, the principle(s) are largely the same. The biggest exception is that you’re not “fighting” gravity with the drive line, and the water/drain. One of the top-loader set that I worked on was a direct drive Fisher and Paykel (spelling?) that I had to...

Labor Day wrapped up with the FL washer project. To be clear, this wasn’t that hard of a job, but it was a lot of stuff that needed to be removed to get to the seal and bearings to complete the mission. When I pulled the rotor off the back of the machine, I wished that I did not know as much...

@burger - thank you for staying tuned in! The arm healed, but it still is pretty tender and has quite a sweet scar left behind. @manbike26 - thank you for dropping in again - that otso is gonna get started soon; first thing to be addressed is putting on the frame protection so that I can...

The BB season came to a close, and while I was able to get a little bit done on the garage, there is a little punch list worth of stuff to take care of in the garage, in the laundry area and the mud room area. While my list is being assembled, I will share a couple snaps of the last project...

It has been a strange weather week — we had 3 games scheduled for BB, and (unfortunately) we’ve only been able to play one. While the weather gods like to keep me on my toes, I figured it would allow me to put a couple more hours into getting the garage tip-top. I have attached a couple pics...

Pima - thank you for dropping by. To be clear, we don’t really have a mouse problem right now, but I figure it is good to be proactive in that department, which is why I put the ridiculous amount of over-thought and execution into that baseboard. However, all points are correct. Rodentia is a...

Happy belated 4oJ to y’all. It’s been a busy (and reasonably productive) week here at the house, where I was able to get the baseboard down and knock out the final cleaning elements on the garage. Unfortunately, I suffered a bit of an accident on Monday where I had to run to the ER to get...

@burger —- thank you for staying with me for the ride! Yea, so — the garage door guys notched the 2x4 at the bottom for some reason so that there was a little square that would be a perfect little area that would be impossible to cover with anything like drywall — I do not know why they did...

Time for a small weekend update. Sadly, this weekend has been a bit of a washout, and as a result the pre-4ofJ holiday gatherings have been kind of the indoor type. Anyhow, I’ve been working on my mouse barrier before putting down some cove base molding to finish off the look. The careful...

The clean-up process has begun, and I have some plans assembled for the baseboard. What I am doing is cutting up some leftover HVAC aluminum into 3 inch strips, and putting it against the wall that is adjacent to the house (intentions are to keep the mice from finding a route in). Then, once...

I understand the Gambrel type of roof line, I just thought there was a deeper play on words here. Nevertheless, I am enjoying the ride so far!

Nice little slice ya got there. …. May I ask - why “gambrel”? Will that be the name long term?

AhaahhAaaa…. that is a good plan for attack next time we bounce for a vacation.