Sewed a custom frame bag in a weekend workshop at Swift Industries up in Seattle. An impractically-small one, for the partial triangle on one of my bikes. Hey, I think it looks nice, and it can hold a pump, snacks, money, keys, and a light jacket… ...
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The bike-mounted cooler I made rides again, this time carrying 2 lbs of marinated beef, tubs of pickles, and beer, to a camping trip…
New spoke cards for old rides
About 30 minutes to pack the first time (including reading instructions), about 20 minutes to unpack and assemble:
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Made laminated spoke cards of three memorable 2011 group rides, just for fun: Montara lighthouse overnight, the Point Reyes camping & oyster trip, and 100 miles of loops around the park.
Beer Growlers by bike. Sure, it would be easy to just carry them in panniers or mesh bags… but for the heck of it, I made some minimal webbing-and-elastic structures custom fit to Speakeasy growlers, and which clip to a rack with three-point restraint so they don’t bounce around. Started a few weeks ago, but finally found time to finish (and test!) them. People at the brewery were amused. And the coffee porter made it to a friend’s party without getting too shaken up.
Just finished a custom bike-mounted growler-carrying sling.
A friend (and occasional bikeit rider) built herself a custom bamboo-and-carbon-fiber bike. Awesome.