RIP Kettlemans

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike solo: 4 (21.5 round trip miles)
skateboard with dog: 1 (2 miles round trip, 1 mile of that is completely downhill)
drove: 1

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 8
cups of tea: 2

food
bought lunch: 4
(wok, wok, cake and cookies, burrito, apple)
brown bagged it: 2
(Kettlemans pumpernickel bagel with jalepeno cream cheese)

MUSIC:

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Portland Water – Michael Hurley

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In the City – Chromatics

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Feel It All Around -Washed Out

RECENTLY OVERHEARD:
GREG: “I like this music because it feels like I’m traveling… I’m totally in Europe right now.”
JENN: “Jammin on a high speed train…”

(several minutes later…)

JENN: “Is this song from the Drive Soundtrack?”
GREG: “No, but I think it’s the same people. Fucking Ryan Gosling!”
JENN: “I know, everybody wants to.”
GREG: “Heart Throb!”

HOURS SPENT:
Metal fabrication: 12
Painting: 21
Cleaning:1
Administration: 7
Design: 7

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike: 6  (38.5 round trip miles)
drove: 1

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 8
cups of tea: 2

food
bought lunch: 4
(tuscan noodles, wok, burrito, apple, falafel )
brown bagged it: 3
(tastybite, cous cous, spinach salad w/chicken, left over chicken and rice)

MUSIC:

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Better Days – Gram Nash

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Statesboro Blues – Allman Brothers

RECENTLY OVERHEARD:
“My legs are getting too big for my pants again..” - Greg

HOURS SPENT:
Metal fabrication: 9
Painting: 24
Cleaning: 2
Administration: 14
Design: 6
Fitting: 3

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike: 6 (38.5 round trip miles)
drove: 1

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 7
cups of tea: 2

food
bought lunch: 4
(burrito, burrito, apple, soup, lasagna, donut)
brown bagged it: 2
(turkey sandwich, carrots, banana, pork tamales, dried fruit)

MUSIC:

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Rich Girl – Hall and Oates

NPR

RECENTLY OVERHEARD:
“It’s been hard living with a pregnant lady, I’m growing a sympathy belly.”  - Vega

HOURS SPENT:
Metal fabrication: 3
Design: 2
Painting: 24
Administration: 22
Cleaning: 1
Working with Customers: 4

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike: 4 (26.5 round trip miles)
drove: 2

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 9
cups of tea: 1

food
bought lunch: 4
burrito, burrito, burrito, cookie, cookie, apple, yogurt, steak tacos)
brown bagged it: 2
(sandwich, banana, yogurt)

MUSIC:
Sam Cooke Pandora Station

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Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen

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Sloop John B – Beach Boys

HOURS SPENT:
Metal fabrication: 11
Design: 10
Painting: 12.75
Administration: 21.25
Cleaning: 1

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike: 4 (24.5 round trip miles)
drove: 2

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 9
cups of tea: 3

food
bought lunch: 4
(breakfast burrito, breakfast burrito, salad with beets, oil and apple cider vinegar, breakfast burrito)
brown bagged it: 2
(mash potatoes and asparagus, spinach calazones )

MUSIC:

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One More Cup of Coffee – Bob Dylan

HOURS SPENT:
Metal fabrication: 11
Design: 10
Painting: 24
Administration: 4

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike: 3 (16.5 round trip miles)
drove: 3

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 12
cups of tea: 1

food
bought lunch: 4
(mushroom thing, wok, burrito, wok, veggie sandwich and brocallini)
brown bagged it: 1
(spinach and sausage calazone)

MUSIC:
De La Soul Pandora Station
The Steve Jobs Biography

RECENTLY OVERHEARD:
“If you don’t tell me who you are… then I’m not going to talk to you.” – Greg

HOURS SPENT:
Design: 12
Painting: 24
Cleaning:1
Administration: 12
Working with Customers: 2

Last Saturday was one of my very favorite road races of the year (maybe even #1 since we don’t ever do Banana Belt with the downhill finish anymore), Kings Valley.  At 75 miles long, with about the max amount of climbing I can handle before exploding (not much), about the max number of flat windy miles I can handle without tearfully expiring in a gutter somewhere, lots of pretty scenery, and better than average road surfaces, it’s got everything a fella could want in a road race.  It even featured skunk smell at one spot on the course this year, which I’m afraid to admit I kind of enjoy in a maybe-super-lite fetishy sort of way.  I mean, It’s not like I get all worked up over the smell or anything; I certainly don’t enjoy it in the same way I like the smell of cookies or puppy fur, if that makes sense.  Does it?  I should stop.

Anyway, Oregon Cycling Action has all the official race reporting you could ever want, but I thought it would be fun to fill anybody who cared in on some of the finer details.  Do you care?  Read on! (more…)

Between our pain(t) shop and our frame shop, there are currently 7 of us. What happens here other than building and painting bikes? Our domestic side? Here are our stats:

TRANSPORTATION:
rode bike: 5 (32.5 round trip miles)
drove: 2

CONSUMED:
beverages
cups of coffee: 9
cups of tea: 3

food
bought lunch: 3
(wok, wok, burrito, burrito, kale salad)
brown bagged it: 3
(leftover BBQ chicken tenders and potatoes, soup, sandwich )

MUSIC:
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE ON PANDORA…. ALL DAY
NPR

RECENTLY OVERHEARD:
“No thanks” – David

HOURS SPENT:
Painting: 32
Cleaning:1.75
Administration: 32

Scott emailed me (“shemailed” me, actually, according to his accompanying message.  cla$$y!) some recent pictures of my almost-bike.  They’re tough to look at. (more…)