Originally Posted by
mlau
Actually, Jur, after reading your posts on the DownTube mini SA review, I wonder if I'm just being a nut.
While I have a feeling that I could do it, and do it well, I wonder if it's worth doing anymore.
Between managing patients, practicing root canals, and starting a goofy little "side business" to raise money for my sister's graduation present (establishing a "Matt Lau brand" of cookingware for med students who can't cook, and making jewelry).
(On the side note, if anyone's interested in commissioning custom jewelry, let me know. I'm thinking of inlaying swarovski crystals or opal carbachon's on my sister's future green ipod nano. I also do stock stuff like earings, pendants, etc, but I'm super busy with school right now.)
Yan's bike sounds ridiculously good. I'm 5'8, 165 lb (lost too much muscle), and I like to explore in conjunction with public transit (a small fold is great). I'm extremely demanding on my equipment (thus, I made my own PW Martin 000-12-fret guitar). If I can add drops and fenders, it'd be ideal.
Honestly, the crazy idea was just to meet a desire. The Swift folder frame is about $550, just out of my price range. But SA hubs in conjunction with everything else is really sweet. I may still build the bamboo folder in the future though...after reforming the US medical system, making millions of dollars, and opening my own business (it'll take a couple decades, wiht luck).
ps. Jur, I forgot to say that you're awesome. Aside from being in great shape, you managed to do some crazy touring on a small folder.
Hat's off mate!
Well thanks! *blushes* You're in a different league altogether! I get fatigued just reading all you do.
I have had my fair share of widely diverse hobbies... won't bore you with a complete list, some of the highlights were homebrewing (from scratch), recorder playing, pressure lantern collecting/restoring, woodworking, choc cake recipe designing, programming the ill-fated eBookMan, and as many I don't remember right now. But I didn't do them all at once.
But building a bamboo bike for its own sake sounds like just the thing to try out. I'd try it if I could lay my hands on some bamboo, but I don't hold high hopes...
