Early years. The Nissan. Small and simple.
The early year. My trusty 1994 Nissan becomes a bike shop.
Customers love to watch. I actually encourage it.
Learn what these screws actually do!
That's one happy bike mechanic. Good looking too.... if I do say so myself.
I ALWAYS have the correct length spoke.
Enter... the Mighty T-Shirt!
Helicoils. If you can strip it, I can fix it.
Enter... The Van. 2008 Chevy Cargo.
The back won't look like this for long.
The pivot. Equally important on full suspension bikes as well as 150lb hinging toolboards.
The beginning of the workbench.
Work bench. Part deux.
Support cables for hinging work bench.
The ever important pivot.
The beginning of shelving.
This is why the pivot location is important. It's hard to move welded in brackets.
This bracket will support a 4'X4' hinged toolboard.
Building a "frame" for a bulkhead wall.
The bulkhead wall framing is complete. Also had room for one more shelf.
Race numbers for inspration.
The bulkhead wall w/ access door to the drivers compartment.
A view from "the business end" of the van.
Ride support for 2009 "Worlds Most Beautiful Bike Ride" Lake Tahoe.
Work mode. Doing a build for a proud new owner of a Santa Cruz Blur LT.
Doing repairs for Alpine Meadows Disabled Sports program. Test riding these bikes is always a hoot!
I learned today that the van is NOT a good snow vehicle. Fortunately we made it back to HQ without incident.
No group is too big.
North Face corporate triathalon. Squaw Valley, Ca.
