lord mandrake has escaped! (the mouse) one minute thin lizzy is jammin’ on the ipod the next minute mandrake was gone. this is probably what was going through his little mouse brain as he scaled the fish tank on his way to freedom in the cave: out of the frying pan and into the fire [...]
after a rough weekend that started friday by repairing a plumbing disaster at home, (nothing like working on a bathroom for 3 weeks then turning the water on only to see a healthy stream making it’s way out the light fixtures in the kitchen at 3am) luckily we got that beast under control. just in [...]
well, the mystery has been solved. i’ll spare the details to save some emabarrasment to myself… in my defense the phone has had trouble and i missed more than one message. particularly one about the mystery sprocket. problem solved, disaster averted, twas a good day. (thanks brad…)
we recieved a sprocket in the mail the other day from david hoganson, marquette, mi (as per return label) with only a thanks and return address attached? if you’re out there david (or if you know david) shoot us an e-mail and let us know what we can do to warrant the kudos!
kyle had a little incident on his bike the other day that has left him with some time to think about life and… flatland? here he is making sure sam’s sprockets look good all the while trying to finalize a revolutionary freecoaster hub design. i heard him mumbling something about magnets and a thumb switch… [...]
dave and tammy sent over some updated pics of the current set-up. these were taken at about 1:00pm so it looks to be a wise decision to move the jam to next weekend. it was quite fun previously but with the addition of the new quarter and sub-rail there is a whole new realm of [...]
well, the weather has forced us to postpone the best bmx get together ever till OCTOBER.28.2006. hopefully the weather will cooperate this time… if anyone is interested you can meet here at super rat machine to consolidate vehicles and or caravan down there. HEY STEVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MOVING THE JAM??? here are [...]
DMC just got back from china and was all set to attend the jammy jam at northpark but his bike didn’t arrive at the airport at the same time… however he shot over this pic of him, a famous chinese rider and a couple of fine looking bikes!(shameless plug i know) congrats to DMC taking [...]
the big news of the day or the year for that matter,is that courtney and i are engaged!!! yes, i finally put it all together and asked her, she said yes (although i waited for a couple of weeks before i made an annoucement, to make sure she wasn’t going to get cold feet!!!) in [...]
there has been a thing or two moving through the shop lately. to the amazement of all the solid stems v4.1 are being run as we speak, hotter than ever. more machining on the inside= less weight… these bad boys are hot! the man on the move, kyle has been keeping things rolling down here [...]
This stem is the next generation of the classic SOLID BIKES stem. We’ve added the slot that accepts the FBM Gyro plate and the relief on the sides.
something along the lines of necessity being the mother of all invention, although is should read necessity is what leads to questionable activities… on a side note this was justins doing, and after seeing new albany josh perched up in a tree stringing up lights last weekend i must say this looked fairly safe! yes, [...]
kazu has been coming over to help out as an internationl diplomat. he’s from japan and is going to school at KU. he hails from tokyo, he likes to drink this “tea” called mugicha. that smells and tastes somewhat like coffee… he brought some over to the shop today! here’s the instructions for how to [...]
I poached a few pictures from George over at Knight Bike Co. of the latest batch of goodies. his pics are much nicer than the ones i had! i also poached one from sam. have a peek in the “projects”. –phil
well, it’s mother’s day and i – being the son that i am – have been in the cave working all day. but i found this picture of courtney, myself, dennon, and my mother! from a past 3-d movie night. i would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks and gratitude to my [...]
a friend sent this link over, it’s interesting… it’s a good way to occupy a rainy day, or any other day for that matter… . bestbuy
it’s been quite busy around these parts! here are a few pics of the happenings lately. tree sprockets on the haas… solid sprockets awaiting delivery… justin’s prom garb… and kevin doing a bit of “engine turning” on the firewall of the hotrod… even though some may think i’m screening calls, i’ve turned the ringer off [...]
the cave party came and went. we had a great time down here despite the fact that the cave smelled awful since they’ve been laying asphalt without proper ventilation. not only does it smell great it adds about 15 degrees to our balmy underground paradise. my uncle Rob came up to see the place, which [...]
this saturday at 5:30 pm. woode is having a grand opening for blackstar bmx shop thus in conjunction we’re having an open house so to speak, with a short demo on the haas. i think there is going to be bbq and beverages? and at 7:30 is the showing of joe kid on a stingray. [...]
literally, the cave flooded! i was trapped! sometimes i get paranoid being down here and knowing there is only one way out doesn’t help calm my nerves. here is what the entrance looked like after a truck ran into the water main: luckily i remembered to bring my life preserver that day… after this whole [...]
this is liz, i’ve known her for quite a long time since the joplin days… she has been living with her man (lance) in columbia, mo and rockin’ in a band. i have yet to see them play live and was looking forward to a visit and to see the redneck manifesto play. that’s not [...]
courtney and i spent valentines day morning at the zoo! most of it was closed but “australia” was open although corey bohan was nowhere to be seen… we did get to feed the sheep. once courtney put a quarter in the machine to recieve the food pellets, the sheep came out of the woodwork and [...]
viva la’ belton… new sprockets from MidNite Bikes, they have yet to be anodized and engraved but you get the idea. justin gently cradles this gem, 25 or 28 teeth 3/16″ or 1/4″ thick. when they are complete you can get you mitts on one from the online store that is coming soon. boy i [...]
of course i’m late on this one but you know… a certain website builder/moderator had a birthday in the last few days. i’m not sure how old he is but i’m sure he is an official geezer now. i’ve been warned about revealing too much of his identity to the public but i can’t refuse [...]
here are a few items we are working on: a fresh batch of 52mm stems for FBM. Knight Bikes chain tensioners and bar ends on a new fixture that i built this week. Ewa Beach Dave sent over some authinentic hawaiian coffee. thanks! i’m saving that for a special occasion or till i can’t wait [...]
here is a pic of thad as he determines his next move… been a busy week for all, i think i contracted the west sars pandemic, treacherous indeed. i survived. thad has begun to take over the world, virtually, with www.detachedbmx.com this looks to be a prominant fixture on the web for bmx related ideas [...]
it’s late on monday night and i think i’m getting a cold. courtney is out of town for a few days and has strategically left martha stewart wedding magazines around the house. of course, no pressure… i poached this photo off the lawrence (kansas) journal world website, from the caption i gather it was shot [...]
apparently it’s 2006! hope everyone had a good weekend. we spent the new years eve in nebraska and i must say it was a good time! we’ve got some new projects in the works i’m not sure how secret they are but i’ll post some pics fairly soon…
i know i’m a bit late on this one but i would like to thank mr. kevin lee for creating a wonderful logo for the shop and website. quick story about corporate kev, once i accompanied him to pick up the hot rod from a car show at bartle hall in downtown kc. we pulled [...]
communication has been a feat these days. the cave (shop) phone is shot for some reason? the phone company says it’ll be back in order by tonight. we’ll see. and my celly is on hiatus. merry christmas everyone!
i’m not sure if all coffee shops operate in this manner but over here at broadway cafe if you purchase any espresso drink you get a brewed coffee, size of your choice to go. i always undestood that to mean your latte’, mocha, capuccino- drinks in that vein… but to my delight george the blacksmith [...]
well, the HAAS has gotten here and into the shop with little incident. i really am surprised, there was only about 6 inches of clearance between the machine and the roof of the cave! and once it was on the dock there may have been about 1 inch of clearance to get the thing in [...]
-rally car, built out of a civic, stripped and chopped -googles -beer out in the country there’s really no reason not to induldge in the finer aspects of life. couple that with the bachelor party of a good buddy, matt alexander(pictured with goggles and driving) and things just don’t get any better. we shot clays [...]
steve (my brother) found an interesting article that led to this treat, it may be of particular interest to anyone with ties to middle america. quite the discovery !
i met with the salesman for Valenite tools today and worked up a small tooling package for the haas. it’s amazing how fast a budget can be eaten up buying tools! it’s looking good though. other random news, i rode the fixed gear to the shop a few days ago and decided that was enough [...]
thad has reconfigured the website to jive with some new techno gadgetry, here’s what he had to say about it: ” we’ve implemented an algorithm that utilizes a model of the lead screw, and estimates heating of the screw based on the distance traveled and the torque applied to the motor. Heat is represented by [...]
I spent the latter half of last week in las vegas where the interbike tradeshow was going on. FBM had the stem/gyro plate on display and was quite well recieved, a few small changes will be made and production of the first batch is set to begin very soon.
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