Could be to make use of the leftover pieces when they cut the 8' uprights out of 10' lengths of EMT

Pretty sure I've lost all nerve endings on my backside from my regular bike, but we'll see how a week of playa dust + sun folds into this!! With normal, strenuous riding, the downward force of your legs takes much of the weight off your butt, and even a skinny saddle is comfortable. When cruising a...

I made a couple of those last year, but beefed up: 1 1/2 horizontal, 3/4 legs. It could hold a least one person hanging in the center. If you're still concerned, cut the horizontal piece down from 10 ft to 8 ft long. To make drilling the leg holes easier, I got a coupling for each end and drilled th...

I missed you last year. About where will you be placed?

Update: This year Cranky and Sons will be located within the EBB and Glow Village, on C at 3:15 (although we will likely be on the D side of the village). We'll be open from 9am to 1pm, with DIY tools available other hours. We could always use more help! If you know how to fix bikes (or you're mecha...

This year Cranky and Sons Bike Repair will be located within the EBB and Glow Village on C at 3:15 (although we might actually be sitting on D at 3:15). We'll be open from 9 to 1, with DIY tools available other hours. If you're a morning person and know how to fix bikes (or patch flats, or are mecha...

Pollylop, Glad to hear things are falling in place for you guys. Definitely time to get excited, This year Cranky and Sons will be part of the EBB and Glow village (as in East Bay Burners, frm San Francisco's East Bay region). We'll likely be around 7:30 and C. I'll post the exact location when it's...

And congrats on the wedding!

I'm a big fan of polyurethane-based adhesives - much tougher thsn silicones. I used clear Shoe Goo to attach EL wire to my aluminum bike frame, and black Shoe Goo for retreading the tires (and medical grade PU adhesives in the default world). If you need a lot (which you might for the upholstery) a ...

What are you trying to bond (material, configuration, etc)?

I use a 1/2" drive ratchet wrench about 10" long, so the torque is getting up towards that range. It just seems that if the crank has been ridden while loose and the tapered hole has gotten mushed out, no amount of torquing will keep it from eventually loosening again. BTW, I meant to say PBR (PBS i...

I've found that wrapping a strip of soft aluminum (cut from a beer can) around the square taper before pounding on the crank will make the crank stay on for days instead of just hours. I maintain that a piece cut from a Fat Tire Ale can works best, but #1 Son insists on PBS. Go figure...

Cranky

Pollylop, Thanks so much for the offer - we could definitely use your help! We'll have a few Brits and Aussies helping out, so you should feel right at home. Eventually this thread will include our location. Come on by after you get settled on the Playa, and we'll get acquainted and get to work. As ...

A minute of panic when the profile wouldn't update - jumped to tickets.burningman.org (faster than looking for the email) and got right in line. Smooth sailing from there. Many thanks to the ticket team for making it happen!

I'm pleased to announce that Cranky and Sons Bike Repair will be returning to the Playa in 2015. :D Typically located on C near 5:00, we’re a small, family operation. Since I’m a morning person, we’ll officially be open from around 9am until 1pm. Other hours, we’ll have tools and tubes available for...

Elliot,

Glad to hear you're going for Theme Camp status. Last year, Center Camp Info directed every ailing bike on the playa to us - we're happy to spread the joy.

Re. the original topic - my wife plays piano. We'll be sure to swing by for a shift at the keyboard.

Cranky

Elliot, BoyScoutGirl,

After all the time on ePlaya, it was great meeting you in person. Another banner year for desert bike repair!

Cheers,

Cranky

Elliot,

Have a safe journey. We'll be arriving on Saturday. If we get set up before dark, I'll swing by with some goodies for you.

Cranky

GreyCoyote wrote:Wait a sec: Being Cranky in the early AM is now a theme camp?

It's not just a morning thing. When people show up after lunch, they still ask me "Are you Cranky?".

Elliot, If you do have a surplus of volunteers, or if any of your itinerant mechanics want to get an early start wrenching (or prefer espresso to beer), feel free to send them up the street to Cranky's. I'm sure we'll be able to use their help. I'll direct them back to the Saddlery at 1pm when we cl...

To anyone who did receive a "the tickets are in the mail" email:
did the email come from Ticketfly or USPS?

I've always wondered why we fix so many flats, given the scarcity of thorns and broken glass on the playa. Well, I just inventoried the tub of flat tubes we hauled home from our lat burn. Maybe 20% had punctures. Half the rest had no leak at all (!) and the rest had tears at the valve stem. This see...

Smilemore,

Do you do custom orders? My bike wheel wants a bespoke scarf...

Cranky and Sons Bike Repair has been placed at Cinnamon and 5:15, close to where we were in 2012. (We missed the last burn because of son NotJoe's wedding.) We're officially open from first coffee until 1pm, with tools for DIY repairs other times. We’d be delighted if any free-lance bike mechanics d...

Does anyone have any experience using Lumicord for marking guy-wires or other camp hazards? Specifically, does it retain sufficient brightness through the wee hours?

The proximity is coincidental. Our closing time was, in part, intentionally set to dovetail with the opening of Elliot's Emporium. (The other part is related to the half-life of my morning espresso...)

The news: we've been placed, at Cinnamon near 5:15. We'll be formally open mornings until 1pm. Tools and DIY instructions always available. Anyone who would like to help out, mornings or other times, is more than welcome!

Being the impatient type, I started clicking my email link every 10 seconds about a minute before noon, getting the Invalid code message each time until the first click after noon. Three minutes of the browser waiting-to-connect, then directly into the Ticketfly purchase page. Last I heard from the ...

Elliot,

Perhaps you'd feel more comfortable on this?
You're in good hands...

Another good two-minute topic would be lubricants: what you should put on your chain, where you should use WD-40, how to revive a skipping freewheel, etc.