o r a n g e is p r e m i u m

h e a r t s

I love bikes, and this bike loves me back.

check the befores.

spring is here again

this blog might be a year old now. crazy to think it's garage sell weather again. A year ago I found my blessed frame and bought it for only 5$. That is amazing.

Luck struck again about a month ago when a good friend called me up and said that there was a bike abandoned at the dumpster downtown. I went to look at it that night and threw it in the back of the truck. I'll post a picture soon, it's perfect. So that it is my newest project... building a bike for miss perkins.

I hope to find many more garage sell jewels this season, and hopefully make/convert more bikes. There is something so rewarding about giving these bikes a second life. Plus it's fun taking stuff apart and putting it back together.

So far life on my fixed gear is awesome. I bike it to work as much as possible. I love it. As soon as I take some good picture of the finished product I will post them, it turned out so great. I love my bike so much.

For those of you who aren't in the know, I found the coolest thing surfing blogs the other day: yard sale treasure map powered by mapquest and craigslist.

wa la:

plan your yard sell trip so you know exactly where to go. Just download the garage sells in your area from craigslist... and the work is done for you! So cool. So so cool. Thank you internet Gods!

art

found this print, I love it

ooohhh, my bike is almost done

so let's see, it was back in May when I bought my bike to fix. It's now October, and my bike is a day away from being completed. Thankfully, my friend Mary told me about some of her friends that run this fantastic bike shop in orem called urban downfall. They did her bike for her, and since I am not really working on my own bike, I decided to turn it over to them. Jamison just called me and told me the paint job is done, and they will start assembling soon. I honestly can't wait, and have been waking up to dreams of my completed fixed gear bike all week long. Then in my inbox today REI had sent me 5 reasons why I should bike instead of drive:

1. the average Joe loses 13 lbs by biking

2. pedaling is better for the planet

3. you'll save major cash on gas

4. parking is free, so no more tickets

5. fresh air is the ultimate rush

So, yes, it's october, but I still plan on biking as much as possible, even as the weather gets cold. I love riding bikes. 

Utah Tour de Donut

Utah Tour de Donut