Craft Fair Prep

It has been an incredibly busy week coming off of a 4 day break.  Today I made it out to ship off what is likely the last round of eBay auctions for the year.

The last few days have been mostly in the shop getting ready for a craft fair at my wife’s work, Patagonia.  This is a good thing as it forced me into putting a few of my ideas for soft goods into reality.  Fringe benefit will be some market research. 

You have already seen the touring wallets, now in the shop.  The neck gaiters are a fantastic solution for a scarf that can not fall off while you ride, and are in incredibly versatile layering piece to have in your kit.  The first round is made from some nice merino wool, I have two different weights on hand.  Also, hitting the market tonight will be my first round of prints, limited edition of 100.  I plan to offer these four times a year, themed to the season.  This one is “Winter Riding – California Style”.  All of this will be hitting the shop in the next few days.

If you are local and have the time, the craft show is tonight in the firehouse at the Patagonia campus, north building, 4-7 PM.  I have been bumping into more and more readers as of late, and that is probably a good thing.  Thank you as always for your readership and support.

Have fun – Play outside!

Mid Day Escape

Yesterday was a perfect day to get out and ride.   Crisp clear blue skis with thin clouds.  The shipping and receiving team headed out to run some errands.

Once the hard stuff was done, it was off to the beach, 

This is the kind of weather we pay extra for, just a little chilly, but you can not complain if you are wearing shorts still.

 

Morning Test Ride

The rain stopped long enough that things could dry out this morning, and I would not feel guilty taking my buddies project bike out for a few morning pictures.

I am really happy with this build, Trek 613 650b conversion.  I am working on the detailed writeup today, should have it posted by this afternoon.  These older Treks are just fantastic bikes.

 

Sunday Standard

Back to the regularly scheduled Sunday ride to the Farmer’s Market.

 

Yes, it really was as nice as it looks.  The weather was perfect, the ride was longer than I planned, nad that made it better.  I look back and find it hard to remember a time when it was more fun to get the food for the week.   The food tastes better when you sweat a little to get it too.

 

Crazy Day

The Niner finally sold, did another Local TV interview recording session, 18 month progress for the little girl at child care, and still grabbed a minute or five to roll through the swap meet and by the beach.

The weather has been fantastic, cold mornings, but the days are about as good as it gets.  Momentum is building in with the bike commute scene in our local community.  Likewise I have had a couple of good meetings this week to keep the tailwind blowing on this venture.  Also, all the parts are in for a couple of builds I am working on and should have some progress posts in the near future.