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The mystery Kink. Mystery solved...
Midschoolfool:
Strange story about the towers... My fiancee then wife Jen had a aunt called Jennifer. Jennifer was HOT. Early 30s, high flyer. She lived one block from Wall St where she worked. She would go away to arab countries etc, and she let us have the apartment for 3 days each fall. Mostly for Macy's Day Parade. This apartment in 2000 was $7000 a month. And it was smaller than my flat now. I dread to think what that is costing her now. $20k a month? still, when you earn what she does I guess you don't care. Her friend died in the attack. It was her we were shitting it about, but thankfully she was in the UAE at the time...
Going back to the towers? they made me feel ill. Like, IDK if you ever stood at the bottom at ground level and looked up? yeah, I was like "fook that". My mother in law quipped "Oh, so you don't want to take the express and then go to the top?" I said "Hell no !, that place gives me the heeby jeebies !". A year later they were gone. Now what I did not know was the bomb attack which happened some years prior. I just got this inexplicable feeling standing there, and wanted to get away as soon as possible. I didn't get that feeling anywhere else in NY. Even the Empire State etc. Just those towers man.
One day I will drag out all of the pics. I've kinda hidden them away because breaking up with my first wife almost destroyed me.
Midschoolfool:
Really wanted a 25t on this. What do I have? three 28t. Bloody typical. I don't even have a 25t I can pinch, as it's not being pinched from the Metal. So I started looking. Then I found this.
Which I liked. It was also pretty reasonably priced compared to most. Some of them are like 60 quid ffs. It brings back happy memories of that moment in time.
Midschoolfool:
Right, the good and the bad.
Good - the frame is OK.
Good - the parts I got are awesome. The hub is in really nice condition (the front one)
Good - got the Empire decals, they are fantastic.
Bad - Alan's sent me the wrong decal set, and apparently the ones I ordered are no longer available.
Bad - I ordered this.
And got this. It's tiny.
Bad - The rear spokes I have are not long enough. Five hours of trying wondering whether I had got it wrong and nope. You get half way around the last spokes and they just don't reach. So I need to order some. No biggy, apart from my back being destroyed :LolLolLolLol:
Bad - It is impossible to make the Kamikaze decals by overlaying. Another two hours down the drain for one pissed decal :(
Best - the frame is here and the parts are nice as I said.
The front wheel is done. Not tightened in this pic, but is now and needs minimal truing.
So yeah, some ups and some downs. Had I not got those Empire decals I would be pretty annoyed right now.
Midschoolfool:
Attempted to build the back wheel. Note attempted. Four hours. Turns out the Alienation have a larger ERD and the nipples I had left were too short. It didn't become apparent until the last 8 or so spokes, but yeah no way Jose. Measured up the hub, needed longer ones (I had pretty much worked that out any way :LolLolLolLol: ). Wanted something cheap. Spokes are not bloody cheap. I found these for ?8 odd. They were a fiver on sale, plus the shipping.
Given the rear hub is black I reckon they will look wicked. Black nips too ! :LolLolLolLol:
Midschoolfool:
Day two. A better day. How to make a very plain hub look better.
A finished wheel.
A very expensive brake.
New shoes.
And my favourite decals ever.
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