My lab assistant's offspring and part-time minion (when she's not in college) was able to procure these two lovelies for me, for only $16 for them both.
Showing posts with label greed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greed. Show all posts
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Recent Acquisitions
This past friday I was able to take delivery of two of three items I've been waiting a couple months to receive.
My lab assistant's offspring and part-time minion (when she's not in college) was able to procure these two lovelies for me, for only $16 for them both.
My lab assistant's offspring and part-time minion (when she's not in college) was able to procure these two lovelies for me, for only $16 for them both.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Bah, Humbug...
This as close to a holiday special as you'll find here, folks.
Liberated from http://www.yirmumah.com/.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Alleged Van.
The Alleged Van
Ok, looks like my alleged van is dying a slow painful death, between the transmission that was never right to begin with, the fact that it now needs a brake rebuild that'll cost more than was originally paid for the blasted thing, I'm down to the point of having to use the parking brake to stop the damned thing.
I'm on the lookout for something cheap (as in way way under a grand) and in decent enough shape to pass state inspection.
Craigslist is proving to be as useless as usual, so if anyone in the Northern New Jersey area knows of someone trying to offload a cheap van, mini or otherwise, pickup with a cap, or even a station wagon, or pretty much anything that will run, stop, & hold a bit of cargo like a couple bikes, please shoot me an e-mail, especially if they'd be willing to let us pay it off over a couple months. (Yeah, I know that sounds lame but my options are just that limited right now)
I need something cheap and I need it relatively fast.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
New Banner! (With apologies to Charles Schulz)
As I'm sure you've noticed by now, I've recently been provided with a shiny new banner graphic for this blog whatsit by the amazing Spiderfox.
I've been wanting a pic like this pretty much since I started this blog thing and now, thanks to Spiderfox and a small amount of begging, I have it.
Watch the skies... for you never know when The Black Baron shall strike!
I've been wanting a pic like this pretty much since I started this blog thing and now, thanks to Spiderfox and a small amount of begging, I have it.
Watch the skies... for you never know when The Black Baron shall strike!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Looking to Trade Sharp & Shinys for Bike Goodies
Ok, I have a set of these still in their boxes, I bought them a few years ago and now I'm looking to trade them...
...for these, which I would have more use for at this point in time.
If you do the math, doing it this way will get you the set for about $30 cheaper than buying it from the site and I'll cover shipping.
If anyone is interested, let me know here or in the Shoutbox on the right and we'll set something up.
...for these, which I would have more use for at this point in time.
If you do the math, doing it this way will get you the set for about $30 cheaper than buying it from the site and I'll cover shipping.
If anyone is interested, let me know here or in the Shoutbox on the right and we'll set something up.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
The Flying Pigeon has landed in NYC
Some time ago I read a post in another blog about someone taking a tour of the Flying Pigeon factory.
The Flying Pigeon or Fei Ge is the ubiquitous bicycle you see in China, almost everyone seems to have one and they've been making the almost the same way since 1949, right down to the sprung seat and rod actuated brakes... Talk about a blast from the past.
Ever since I saw these posts I was smitten with the bicycles, but there was no easy way to get one since they were usually only available in China and getting one exported was abysmally expensive.
That is until recently when I discovered that The Flying Pigeon is now available from a distributor in New York City, and for a price that's low enough to be surprising.
The Flying Pigeon or Fei Ge is the ubiquitous bicycle you see in China, almost everyone seems to have one and they've been making the almost the same way since 1949, right down to the sprung seat and rod actuated brakes... Talk about a blast from the past.
Ever since I saw these posts I was smitten with the bicycles, but there was no easy way to get one since they were usually only available in China and getting one exported was abysmally expensive.
That is until recently when I discovered that The Flying Pigeon is now available from a distributor in New York City, and for a price that's low enough to be surprising.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The Black Baron's Wish List
Because, as you all know, I am a greedy bastard after all... and I'm hoping some folks may feel generous even after I killed my part time gig.
First, the Banjo Brothers Commuter Backpack to replace the freebie pack I have that's coming apart:
An Ortlieb Bike Box 2 in black, a lockable hard-shelled replacement to the tatty nylon trunk bag I use now:
A Kryptonite Evolution U-lock and another 7' Kryptoflex Cable to protect my ride and trailer:
Guardian Dual-function Safety Lights, the red and white would be most useful and one of the green ones because I like green:
A new bag, in black of course, for hauling stuff in the trailer, in my opinion this would be better suited than the DrySak that came with it:
A Large pair of these in black would also be greatly appreciated since no matter what I do with my hand position on the bars my fingers still go numb:
And, finally, a Specialized Instinct helmet in black to protect what few brains I have left:
It's just stuff to help make using my bike a bit safer & easier to use, and harder to steal, I don't really expect anyone to buy me all this stuff, I just felt like posting something other than complaints.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot tools, I'm woefully under equipped to work on my bike and need tools desperately... I mean, the other day I had to remove a pedal crank with a hammer and a large screwdriver and use a pair of channel locks to tighten my bottom bracket for crying out loud.
First, the Banjo Brothers Commuter Backpack to replace the freebie pack I have that's coming apart:
An Ortlieb Bike Box 2 in black, a lockable hard-shelled replacement to the tatty nylon trunk bag I use now:
A Kryptonite Evolution U-lock and another 7' Kryptoflex Cable to protect my ride and trailer:
Guardian Dual-function Safety Lights, the red and white would be most useful and one of the green ones because I like green:
A new bag, in black of course, for hauling stuff in the trailer, in my opinion this would be better suited than the DrySak that came with it:
A Large pair of these in black would also be greatly appreciated since no matter what I do with my hand position on the bars my fingers still go numb:
And, finally, a Specialized Instinct helmet in black to protect what few brains I have left:
It's just stuff to help make using my bike a bit safer & easier to use, and harder to steal, I don't really expect anyone to buy me all this stuff, I just felt like posting something other than complaints.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot tools, I'm woefully under equipped to work on my bike and need tools desperately... I mean, the other day I had to remove a pedal crank with a hammer and a large screwdriver and use a pair of channel locks to tighten my bottom bracket for crying out loud.
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