tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25242265.post7420059201980535375..comments2008-07-30T17:33:42.030-04:00Speedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195029210217763935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25242265.post-20527389353630000532008-07-23T22:01:00.000-04:002008-07-23T22:01:00.000-04:00Hey there Speedo,<BR/><BR/>BICAS here in Tucson makes lots of art with unusable bike parts. http://www.bicas.org/art.cfm They have an auction every year and some of the stuff they create is truly astonishing. They used to have photos of this stuff on their website but I cannot find that page any longer. There is currently a 15-foot tall saguaro cactus made from flattened and welded steel bike rims standing in their driveway, just to give you an idea.<BR/><BR/>And why do you start to worry after three patches? As they say at the BICAS classes, a patch forms a chemical bond with the tube. A properly patched tube is just as good as a new tube. Most of my tubes have way more than three patches. I discard them when the valve finally peels off!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Eriktucsonbikelawyer.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947825393284168643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25242265.post-64188141906231052722008-06-23T11:12:30.082-04:002008-06-23T11:12:30.082-04:00Doing well Ed. Missed you guys at the Mission trails by 5 minutes Sunday.Speedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195029210217763935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25242265.post-54496386875698543322008-06-23T10:40:00.000-04:002008-06-23T10:40:00.000-04:00been a while since i dropped by you blog, how you doing c? hope all is well..Eddie A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13193725142016062792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25242265.post-44049572600345689602008-06-22T21:03:00.000-04:002008-06-22T21:03:00.000-04:00It would be interesting to know exactly how much fossil fuel it takes to build a bike frame from the various available materials. I haven't got a clue which would require the most energy to produce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25242265.post-43260472261202355692008-06-21T22:33:00.000-04:002008-06-21T22:33:00.000-04:00I've seen a lot of folks reusing bike parts for art and product. I think www.flat-bags.com is one of the most interesting (no affiliation, but feel free to delete if you don't want their site 'advertised' here).<BR/><BR/>Lastly -- I've seen a lot of empty gel packets flying on the team rides. Even the dark brown mocha stains from an empty leaker can be 'shouted out' of a jersey. I speak from experience.331 Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873628454116957013noreply@blogger.com