💸Captain Awesomes Fresh Finds/General Ramblings

[ingola]

I was at one of our facilities the other day doing a security review and made comments about some of the parts they make being cool to incorporate into a build

Today some packages showed up. All stainless, chrome, and other cool stuff. Got about a dozen or more of each of these stainless brackets and covers. Some big delrin washers too

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Stainless support rods, adjustable length ones too. Also these chrome accessory mirror pans that are chromed. Look like floorboards. Sent me 6 of each

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Looks like wheelie bars to me

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Also a whole box of stainless torx head fasteners and nuts

Love finding stuff at work we destroy things, I have a stearing wheel from a tank I've been itching to use

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[ingola]

What is that and how many kids would I have to sell to get one

 

[Captain Awesome]

What is that and how many kids would I have to sell to get one

Titanium goodness

All of them. Possibly some that aren’t even yours

 

[ingola]

Titanium goodness

All of them. Possibly some that aren’t even yours

@MattiThundrrr can I borrow some kids

 

[Son of Kradus]

WOW @ those adjustable chrome rods, and those plates you said could be floor boards, I rekon they would make good highway pegs on an electric bike, just something different!

 

[Captain Awesome]

And suspense too...
When you going to show us who's getting the shine up?

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Finally had some time @MattiThundrrr

New tubes, tires, chain, cranks, bb, chainring, bottle cages, carbon seat, carbon bars (same as old ones just 40mm wider), and grips

Even mounted my computer from the gravel bike for upcoming trip. Ugly stem mount has gotta go so I ordered a carbon fiber one from China

 

[MattiThundrrr]

What is that and how many kids would I have to sell to get one

Chumba Sendero... Handmade in the US, very good stuff.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Skiptooth - the next generation

 

[Captain Awesome]

Oof dah

 

[ingola]

Oof dah

I'd love to try sand blasting a logo like that I have some 3m vinyl. I've done it on glass I don't imagine the process would be that different

 

[Ulu]

You don’t even need a sand blaster. If you’re very careful you can do it all with sandpaper and your finger.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Skiptooth - the next generation

I'm not allowed on insta so I had to look that up. Some cool innovation at work here. Interested to see whether this works out well enough to trickle down to us doofuses on old bikes
https://www.velobike.co.nz/products/enduo™-track-sprocket

 

[Ulu]

Nobody would sign up for Instagram if they actually read and understood the contract first.

 

[Captain Awesome]

I'm not allowed on insta so I had to look that up. Some cool innovation at work here. Interested to see whether this works out well enough to trickle down to us doofuses on old bikes
https://www.velobike.co.nz/products/enduo™-track-sprocket

It’s pretty interesting to read their science behind it

 

[curtisfox]

I can remember back in the 50's they use to call the chain Power or speed chain, that would be the skip tooth or regular, don't remember witch, but now reading this, skip tooth would be faster?? LOL lot of years ago........Curt

 

[Captain Awesome]

My current morbid fascination

Must acquire an old Volvo Valp of my own

https://expeditionportal.com/featured-vehicle-1968-volvo-valp/

I'm going to tell Mrs Awesome this would be an ideal vehicle for our NC mountain property

 

[ingola]

My current morbid fascination

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Must acquire an old Volvo Valp of my own

https://expeditionportal.com/featured-vehicle-1968-volvo-valp/

I'm going to tell Mrs Awesome this would be an ideal vehicle for our NC mountain property

How could she not see that..

 

[Captain Awesome]

How could she not see that..

I know, right?

 

[ingola]

I know, right?

I almost bought a city bus to live in