Yo La Tengo is eating me from the inside out.

Suntour Superbe Pro

Someone donated two wheelsets to our shop, after some closer inspection I decided to keep one set and clean it up.  The hubs are clean but the eyelets on the rims are rusted so i decided to hit them with some fine sandpaper and very gently with a scotch pad:

What we have here are 1985 Suntour Superbe Pro front and rear hubs with Mavic G40 rim hoops.  Superbe Pro was the top of the line Suntour groupo during the early/mid 80's until Shimano blew them out of the water.  The rear hub has a 7-speed Sachs freewheel screwed on and both hubs are incredibly smooth.  Along with the rust removal on the eyelets I replaced the old nipples with new Sapim nipples.  Did i mention the double butted spokes on the front wheel.  Can't wait to get this wheelset matched up with the proper frame and ride the crap out of it.

We lost

New rig

Landon hooked it up with two bicycles today.  One went to charity, the other got an overhaul.  Here is the finished product.

I remember when i first discovered Blackies, I couldn't believe how perfect that wave broke.  I also remember the first couple times i watched Troy surf, he was good then and he's even better now.  Borrowed this excellent clip from the Dano Surfboards blog.

Troy Elmore from Jack Belli on Vimeo.

Buena Vista Social Club

Listen Here

fucking maniac

(sorry the video is sideways)

elephant, trim

...wanting good government in their states, they first established order in their own families; wanting order in the home, they first disciplined themselves...

Aaron was kind enough to lend me his old Rebel XT,  thanks again dude.

Leonard Cohen

Polaroid

Circa 2004