My first digital camera, which was eight years old at the time, met its demise two years ago. The strap got caught on my hand while I was handing it to someone and it fell face first on the ground while powered on, smashing the lens in.
I also had this bike headlight that my dad bought years ago and somehow, something stopped working after I used it twice. The outer shell was also very cheap and falling apart.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
Tearing It All Apart: Varsity Restoration Day 1
With final exams coming to an end on Wednesday night, I was finally able to start working on my friend's '76 Schwinn Varsity yesterday. I did not hesitate one second to blow the entire thing apart.
Photo from when I first got it
Saturday, December 6, 2014
It Might Be Done, Part 2: '79 Ross Gran Tour
A little over a week ago, I finished adding the components to my road bike and took it for a ride. Everything worked very nicely for what it was. I knew that even though the bike was now fully functional, it was not done yet. I still had to work out the issue with the winter tires.
So, days after the ride, or maybe even the morning after, I saw that the rear summer tire was about to let go in multiple places. Alrighty, then ...
Thursday, December 4, 2014
A Sharpie in a Sharpie
Alright, so the pun in the title wasn't original to me. A friend said it was a "sharp Sharpie" when I showed it to her. I couldn't believe that I missed the chance at making that pun. "Yo dawg, I heard you like Sharpies, so I put a sharpie in your Sharpie so you could ... " No? Okay.
It's not actually as stealthy as it looks here.
It's not actually as stealthy as it looks here.
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