SUPER RAT MACHINE WORKS

merle haggard shows up on the ipod the other day and and i was stoked! little ol’ wine drinker me caught my attention especially since i’ve been experimenting with these dust caps on the pedals: (these are the pedals off my bike, being disassembled for inspection. everything looks good.)

it seems that this tune was done by dean martin earlier on and i couldn’t seem to find merle’s version on youtube but i did find this version:

the prototypes are re-purposed wine corks but the “production” version will be a commercially available version. i suppose this could be considered part of the eco-friendliness of the things we’re making but really it’s part of the DIY style and i think it looks cool, it’s a bonus that cork is a renewable resource and is not typically used on bicycle parts, thus a bit unique. i guess at this point cork is an option, it’s reusable after being removed via corkscrew and functions as it should.

for what it’s worth our grocery store carries a particular brand, tisdale, that is $2.99 a bottle! i’m no sommelier but it seems good? i prefer the shiraz although the cabernet sauvignon is tasty as well.

we’ve got some other interesting projects that we’ve been working on that i’ll be posting pics of over the next few days. as well as the ever tedious anodizing samples…