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Pipebomb Current

Eric — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:34:23 +0000

Here’s my bicycle right now… took quite a bit of work to get to this point. I decided the HED3 I had was too flashy and not needed for something on the street, so I sold it and got a H Plus Son rim built to a Phil Low Flange hub. Since I rode in the rain a few times previously, it made a couple things “click.” I had the bottom bracket retightened, and then I took off the pedals and chainring bolts to regrease them. This solved the clicking issue, but then my rear wheel started clicking not long after. I found out the spokes were getting detensioned, so I had the local bike shop fix that.

I had been riding on Riser bars for close to 2 years by now, and decided it was time to get drops a try. I picked up some 39CM Nitto B123AAs, but didn’t like how my old stem pointed so far upward. So I had to buy the exact same stem, but at a steeper drop (15 degrees). Then I decided to lower down the stem on the steerer tube, so I got that chopped down as well. It was a long journey with this new frame, but finally it’s at a satisfactory point and rides excellent.

HellaFlush Pictures

Eric — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:49:32 +0000

Last weekend there was a Charity Car Show locally, so I rolled through. After donating a toy, I was given a number for my car to enter in the “show.” Well, since I didn’t want to go up the driveway into the parking lot and scrape my bumper, I parked across the street. This was my first time really getting a chance to drive the car somewhere after all the work, and it was great to see the attention the car got even for being out on the street. Some dudes from HellaFlush were there and took some pictures and ended up getting on the website. The funny thing is, this was actually my second time getting featured. Here’s the first time, and here’s the second time, guess it shows how FDs are more or less rare amongst all the civics and Zs out there.

These are the pictures taken by photographer Tom Nguyen.

First Day Pics

Eric — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:11:14 +0000

Here are some shots of the car being loaded up for transport in Colorado.

Now Fast-forward a few days, here are some pictures of the car moments after delivery. Notice how much dirt it collected in the back of the open trailer…

Here’s two of my old Z (more on that later…) and the FD together.