well, not from scratch, but I laced a new rim to my front hub this week with a minimal tool setup using mostly zip ties on my fork for a truing stand and a cheap spoke tension meter though, to be fair, once I got the tension close I relied a lot upon the pitch…

A few thoughts on my first multi-surface ride with the Joe Appaloosa. View from the Oceanic Bridge towards Red Bank. I hate the cold. I hate being cold. I hate going out in the cold. From November until May I am cold. Which is to say that for me to get out for a ride…