Iran is now second fiddle to China...

Any day now McCain is going to deliver a speech proclaiming China as the new menace that could harm are freedom. China is the new Iran.

I had a party...

Guess who?

I have some more stuff to post.

I am not your girlfriend!!

I am a bicycle mechanic! Not your girlfriend.

I don’t believe the customer is always right; if that was the case I would be bringing my fork to you.

Today I realized something...

I have never had enough hotdogs. I can't remember ever thinking, "wow I couldn't eat another". After a hotdog I have always thought wow another one would be great.

I wonder what it is like to have an un ending supply of hotdogs, that would be true bliss.

A small reminder

This Saturday! Spread the word!

5pm till whenever.

Come on down,

If you feel the need to bring something you can bring;

• Sausage buns,
• ice,
• firewood
• food (we expect around 400 people)
• yourselves

I can guarantee a floor to sleep on for those making a long trip.

funny

Me:  Do you believe in the hereafter?

Her: Uh yes.

Me: Then you know what I am her after!

Is is polite to say something?

There are a lot of stolen bikes lately

"My son made the nearly fatal mistake of not listening to Mom when she told him to bring his bike in the other night...he didn’t...the bike is gone...and Mom almost killed him the next morning...
I’d like to get this bike back as it was the first bike I gave my lady, and it wasn’t really his to ‘give away’.
Surly 1 x 1, white color, rigid with original white fork. 14” frame size.
Singlespeed: bolt-on rear wheel, QR front wheel. I believe the front hub is silver Shimano Deore. Wide Kenda city tires. Black Avid V-brakes. Black Avid brake levers. Black crank arms. Flat Winwood type pedals. Black Kalloy seatpost with some heavy scratches near the frame. WTB women’s saddle. Salsa Moto Ace stem. Salsa Moto Ace riser bar.
Find the bike for me and I’ll give you a financial reward. Forward this to your shop friends please.
Bike was stolen Thursday night in Robbinsdale. I will be visiting a nearby pawn shop tomorrow and talking to the local rowdy youth tonight.
Thanks for your assistance.
Miker"

If you learn anything just contact me and I will pass the info along to MikeR.

I stole this from Carl's Flicker page.

 

View girl Carl's map

Taken in a place with no name (See more photos or videos here)

Some little criminals stole my bike on Sunday. Two days later Adam, Dan, Ben, B-brad, Toby, and John Cody had just finished riding Theo Wirth and were at the garage by the 331. They started riding toward 14th and 6th St as soon as I got the email from Anneka saying she had seen 2 boys with my bike - one on the handlebars. I joined the guys and we started riding around the neighborhood. Dan widened his circle more than the rest of us and saw some kid riding it with a couple other kids. He followed them to 23rd and Monroe and told them to give him the bike. He said he knew the owner and they could give it to him or he could call the cops. Dan called Adam and we all showed up. There were 7 older teenage kids on the lawn in front of the house and they told us Dan was headed south. They looked worried. We caught up with Dan a few blocks later. He had my bike over his shoulder. It was totally dramatic and Dan is my hero. 

1st order of Business...

Goathork awards the order of the cross of golden horns to comrade Julie Rose. This is Goathork's highest civilian honor.

• For the marathon sausage stuffing session that will make our party possible.
• For being the rock of my scattered existence.
• And for "getting it" more than any other person I know.
• And for being a minx in the sack.

!Stolen Bike!

Today Girl Carl's bike was stolen. Keep an eye out for it. Contact one of us at CRC (612-822-4130) if you see it anywhere without a hot blonde attached.

You asked for it, now quit asking!!!

Stolen post from Shockspital, The Cast of Characters...

 Cyril

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This kid has got it all; plays the violin and knows Karate. He is the real Steven Seagull. But hands off ladies, he is ours.

Sara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Intern" , she can fire an M-16 and operate a forklift. A killer instinct and a killer smile.

Marlin

Vagabond Extroirdinaire, plays the uke and fixes the fork. He is number 2 in the shop and number 1 in our hearts.

B Rose

Master of my own domain and master of your forks future!

An Emergency Run to Ikea for some Needed Shelves

The new shop is almost done!! I will finally be able to sleep at night!

Work Bench Delivery

  Totally green, petrol free delivery service. The house on the corner with the pine tree is mine. This bench went from there to the new shop via a piano dolly.

  The bench itself is rumored to be QBP's first packing table. I rescued it from the garbage when I still worked there. It weighs about 250lb and it doesn't give a damn!!

Shockspital Delivery

Marlin is running to Fedex with today's outgoing forks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Shockspital Blog...

  This is a partial picture of all the product, parts, tools, gear and repairs that I have shoe horned into my tiny shop.  Things are a total mess right now, you want to know why? Cause we are move'n!  Just about 6o feet south and 4 feet deeper. As soon as we progress a little further I will give you more information on our new location.

  Also Marlin is back from Mexico! He is helping with the move and keeping the repairs moving in a positive (out the door) direction.  Because Shockspital is busy as heck right now.

  Shockspital is also going to bringing in Carver Bikes so keep an eye out for that.

   And you can see I am as stylish as ever in my new "One Less Car" sweatshirt.

  It is crazy here but I have to say, I love my job.

  Stay tuned for pics of the new shop and a true "pirate/x marks the spot style map" to get you there!

My Buddy, My Buddy, My Buddy and meeee...

Me and M.E. at Frostbike in February. The funny thing is I never knew I had a tattoo on my neck till I saw this picture.

Cheap Post

Just a reminder

International Treaties are National Law according to our constitution.

Here...

Frick Park PA.... Home sweet home...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stolen Bike in MPLS, keep an eye out for this one!

 

 

 

 

 

It is a Chrome Bianchi S.A.S.S., it disappeared from a garage in Robbinsdale sometime this past weekend. It has a Manitou Black Fork with mismatched disc brakes; Avid on the front and Shimano on the rear.

I have worked on this bike in the past and I would really like to get it back for the owner. You can send me any information here...

Eyes without a face...

Work is interfering with my time to blog...

But to try and make it up to you I give you this image... Julie Rose and Jack S.

It was Glorious!!

No... you listen! I got a lot to say.

  First, I love March! I love the snow in March, it is the best snow of the year. It is the last month where I can still expect it to snow. And it snows every year in March, and people still get surprised by it and complain about it. March is historically the second snowiest month of the year in Minneapolis, get used to it.

  Tipping, it ain't no city in China sucka! Sometimes people don't tip, that is ok. Sometimes people are a total pain in the ass and don't tip; that sucks. Thinks like, "I just want a house coffee, and can you add some steamed milk to that?"; that order requires a tip. Or "can you heat this cookie up in the oven for me?", the correct answer is FUCK NO (heat up the oven to warm your cookie? How inconvenient can you be?), but if I was feeling generous and did it for you then you should tip me for it. But  today an older man got a drink that came to $1.87, he got $.13 back in change. He was really sweet and had a British accent; he left $0.02 in my tip jar and it was the best tip I got all day. Because what mattered was he cared and he was nice, not how much he tipped.

"Bikers all --

            Listen to what Sierra Club's national magazine says about us:

    "A human on a bicycle is more efficient (in calories expended per pound and per mile) than a train, truck, airplane, boat, automobile, motorcycle, skateboard, canoe, or jet pack.  Cycling is more efficient than walking, which takes three times as many calories per mile.  Pound for pound, a person riding a bike can go farther on a calorie of food than a gazelle can running, a salmon swimming, or an eagle flying."  - Sierra, March/April 2008, p. 49.

            Take heart, next time you're sweating up a slope!

                        Stan"

Spot the Hurl...

Intervention...

  Matt, we care about you. When I see you playing World of Warcraft it makes me feel like you are withdrawing from society. It hurts me because you value you Night Elf and orcish friends more than the real people around you; your spells and your swords mean more to you than us. You are going to trade all the people that love and care about you for a couple gold and some regenerating armor. It is time to leave the guild... You can level up with your real friends.

Erik has finally gone and done it...

  Peacock Groove has finally created a blog...

The sexy Sattinger girls...