Heavy metal? Röckin about 39lbs of it!

Death, and taxes, I suppose!

Yayy, from meeee!
Also, that silent clutch hub was over a pound of weight in there! It was used (or at least purchased and then not used) by the Harvard fuel-mileage championship team on a diminutive prototype car, handbuilt from carbon fiber, until they settled on some BMX gear that could coast with less resistance. I hear that bike cops like them because they can sneak up on people without making noises. A good defense against this tactic is the "racing" rear view mirror I also put in the BOC. :lol:

Ha, I was talking about hubris as @southpawboston and I crammed stuff in. I tend to wax philosophical when I'm working on the impossible. To be fair, the flaps did not meet in the middle when we packed it.

Black and silver!

:twitchy:

Im going to need Godzilla...oh,no...there goes my sciatic-o...no no Godzilla...

I think I remember that Coda stem being in the BOC when it passed through my hands. I can't remember if I put Christophe toe straps in, but if I did, they had actual straps, so those weren't them.

@jPrichard10, your photos made me smile.

i stashed that coda stem in there when I had the box in the back half of last year. Glad someone nabbed it!

Well, unfortunately after a struggle with the postmaster, this will have to go out a day late. I'll pack it into a new box and see if I can get the top to close without a bulge!

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3fa0b31ce.jpeg



I dunno, looks fine with me.

the delay is fine by me!

@Chr0m0ly appears to have resurfaced on BF according to his profile statistics. Any news?

I'm back, I've been dealing with some personal things, and after I got those mostly back under control I've been avoiding BF out of embarrassment of abandoning the BoC without asking anyone to take over.

But I've been creeping the site without posting, I miss the community here. With the weather warning back up I've been pondering a build or two, and I think I'm about ready to pick my wrenches up again.

Sorry I dropped off the earth for a while. :(

I’m pretty sure people here are just glad you’re OK - I sure am! With COVID and all, you never know what’s going on.

Glad life is settling out again.

Chr0m0ly,
So glad to see you are back! I trust all is getting better for you. If you want to talk gimme a call 812-336-3283. I have tried to keep a bit of continuity for you during the absence Smiles, Dave

As a Crapmaster, you're outside the jurisdiction of the standard rules. Glad to see you back!

Glad to have you back. Carry on!

I was worried about you. Good luck ironing your things out.

Glad you're back !! Gotta do what you gotta do. Life is more important than a bike forum. ;)

Seconded...!

I believe the appropriate response to the above is, "Amen, brother!"

Welcome back, Chr0m0ly - even in just the little while that I've been following the thread (and eagerly awaiting my turn to add new junk to the box), I can see what a labor of love it has been. Glad you're back in the virtual saddle again.

I think the spirit of the BOC allows removal of some of the really crappy crap. I know that when I got it, I purged all the GS and Tourney derailleurs and stem shifters. Anything else like that which is likely clogging the bins at the co-op is fair game.


Chr0m0ly glad you're ok

The Crap has landed.
 

After acquiring the crap and a hernia from the doorstep, the refuse of wonder is at last being unveiled and evaluated.


As crap-dropped...
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...499a0026b.jpeg
After seven layers of protection are removed...
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d7177cfea.jpeg
Man down...!

Some familiar stuff in that box!

My take...
 

If anyone wants to rehab and use the Regina lighting, please let me know...I just thought it would be cool for the display case...

Remainder will be used for the Favorit when I get to it...

...the purple key chain and light were the gal’s take for attempting to refill the box...


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...781612cbdb.jpg
Shadowy take...


Repacked for use
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...42a9181714.jpg

Nice picture!!

I wonder where that lumino for a velo came from...

I recently began to wonder how such beautiful lights were made out of metal. A little googling around and I discovered spinning metal. Search YouTube and you’ll see some pretty cool stuff.

We humans have such an endless capacity of creativity, we just sometimes use it for the wrong purposes. The world could use more boxes of crap. :thumb:

Now that I am settled, put my name on the list.