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B-Tan's New Wheels

After a long week of investigating and checking and driving and getting filthy grime under my nails, I finally have a BICYCLE!  I'd tell you what brand it is, but it is a "mut".  It is a composite of about 4 bikes.  What a lucky guy I am to have access to so many junky bikes from around Provo and a lot of spare time.



Wednesday was pretty-much spent on my front porch vicinity, fiddling around with ratchets and gears and spokes until I got everything to work together.  The hardest part was the brakes.  I'm positive there is an order to adjust the brakes so that it all works together nicely, however, I obviously didn't play enough video games to develop the problem solving skills to figure that out.  At any rate, here she is!

(No name yet; recommendations welcome.)

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  1. NoelleMon Sep 24, 06:22:00 AM MDT

    Sweet ride B.masta.flex! I'm really happy you've decided to start a blog, this is going to be highly entertaining. :) (I didn't know you knew how to make bikes from scratch! That must have come from the days of your eagle scout project...)

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  2. HeatherMon Sep 24, 11:57:00 AM MDT

    "You AMAZE me!" I didn't know you had the workings of a mechanical genius - I could never cobble together a bike. You da junkyard man! I love your blog - thanks for giving into the fad!

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  3. HeatherMon Sep 24, 12:01:00 PM MDT

    Oh yeah, my name suggestion is
    "Stewpot"

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  4. Julie TWed Sep 26, 09:13:00 AM MDT

    I was going to suggest "Pieces of Eight" after the manner of the pirate in ye, but I do actually like Stewpot a lot, especially since you played him so well in your South Pacific scene with Heather. Congratulations on being able to combine varied skills and then having the patience to make it all go forward...and stop too!

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  5. gwtWed Sep 26, 11:19:00 PM MDT

    It was great to catch up today. Thanks for blogging so we can have a window into your world. I will try to drop a comment once in a while. I am glad you have a sweet ride B-Ryan - master mechanic.

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