#20 – Beeswax and Bottle Openers




Spokes and Words show

Summary: ...in which we learn how Mike pronounces his surname, and Randy huffs paint thinner on his way to work. More on stolen and abandoned bicycles.  Mike made a photo gallery of bikes he found one day in Winnipeg, and mentioned an article about bike locks (and bike thieves). Randy continues to lust after the fancy Surly trailer hitch. Adventures in wheel truing, or "How does one free a frozen (spoke) nipple?" Chain tensioners that don't fit, and cleverly-angled dropouts. Changing chainrings, or "How does that chainring nut wrench work?" Basically, we're having trouble with threads getting stuck this week. The "LESS CAR, MORE GO" Kickstarter has been funded! A lightweight fat bike?