Recent content by NYEngineer

Cinnamon PopTarts and coffee.

https://www.parktool.com/product/home-mechanic-wheel-truing-stand-ts-8?category=Wheel%20Truing%20Stands Like this.

Wheels take practice and patience. You'd be best off getting one of the entry level truing stands and a spoke tensioner so you have a good starting point. https://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html This is an excellent read. Even if you're only truing.

I normally build custom bikes and wheels but there are just about zero frames available. I've been making a killing doing tuneups on people's older bikes. It's a shame, actually. People have really nice quality bikes sitting around unused. They come to me, ask about a new build, I say...

A few days after I had participated in this thread, my dog got sick and had to go to the vet. I was freaking out. Could it have been raisins? Long story short, I asked the vet if this possibly could have been from a few raisins. He said no. After blood testing, he had some sickness from a...

Awesome bang for the buck. Good hubs.

II installed new Bilstien shocks in my Suburban this past weekend. The shock/strut assembly comes out of the truck in minutes. I compressed the spring and then realized I had nothing to reach in and get the nut that retains the spring. Trip the store for a Lisle shock tool, back home, swapped...

Nope. I still use it. I stick with something when it works for me. Plus, I have a really big bottle of it.

I have a photo file of all of my tools for my homeowners insurance. Who would believe I have all of this stuff? It rivals the value of my house.

I have quite a few sets of old school Vise Grips. Glad I got em when I did. Never cared for anything that came later. I will probably grab some of these. I have a couple of welding projects coming up soon.

My skinny tire bike has 3 inch wide tires on 40mm rims. Once I got a taste of fat bikes in 2011, I never looked back.

My wife, no matter where she is, always says she's right down the street. Rarely, is she right down the street. If I call her (and IF she answers, I'll ask how long til you get home? I'm right down the street. Usually she's back in 20-30 minutes). One night, on my way home from work, the...

HAHAHAHAHA!! I have actually done zip tie stitches. Chick I barely knew came to me with the front bumper all busted up dragging on the ground. It needed to replaced anyway so I went to town on it. Worked mint.

VERY cool. I have an old Fuji Del Ray in about the same condition but not nearly as cool.

I have a set of four Cornwell cabinet screwdrivers. Two phillips and two flat. I have them mostly for working inside transfer switches. Excellent tools. Every time I break them out I hold one up and say to my brother The doctor told me to stay away from work. After 25 years of that he...