WIBIMMERS

Found a 1993 Stumpjumper M2 on the curb this past fall. Retail on this thing was $1300 at the time, which is mind boggling. Was set up with 1.25" tires, bike computer, stupid åĕRő handlebars,  but otherwise complete and original. I cleaned off the 20 years worth of dust, change a bunch of stuff and I've been using it as my main bike for a couple months now. I feel a little guilty about it, because it's actually in really nice shape, and there's probably someone out there that has a huge boner to buy a rare bike they had, or wanted, when they were a teenager, but free is free.

Spotted this one a 2nd time in the past week or two; this time at west side woodmans.

Suzuki chaser

Feel old yet?

Odd swap...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/326297815389

https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/madison-bmw-isettas-from-1957/7789105307.html

School is back in session. Purple compact near campus. Parked in the shade, unfortunately.

I know it's a ways off, but someone is getting this foe WIBimmers secret santa:

Looks good. Jealous of those rackmounts on the forklegs. Not a super-rare feature, but not super-common either.

Nothing car related, other than to note that it will be moving from underground parking to a storage unit this fall. Moved out of the crappy studio into a nice 1 bedroom, and I'll have a new office soon.

Just accepted an offer for a new position at my current employer. No pay difference for now, and I had to give up my cube amongst the forklifts, bench grinders and cordless impacts on the manufacturing floor for an quiet office in R&D. Right about here:

It'll be rough, but I'm sure I'll manage somehow.

Jdesign said:

Whats up with the E21? it runs and drives good right?

It runs and drives.

The biggest issue is the large hole where the trunk floor should be. The trunk is not sealed from the interior of the car, so this results in a lot of dust/noise/exhaust/etc in the cabin. Still needs a proper tune. Cooling is barely adequate and I never decided if it's tune related, or if putting it on a dyno would cause it to overheat constantly.

Aside from the major issues, there are 100 smaller ones. Someday I would like to get this stuff sorted out and drive it more, but it's been a few years since I've had the ambition.

Overexposed dumpster pic from my ride to the farmer's market this morning. Picked up some excellent strawberries and sugar snaps. I'm moving again and I'm considering unburdening myself of the e21 in the off-chance that someone's been waiting for an opportunity to buy it.

New company, same problems...

Still sitting on this. Practically a barn-find at this point. It's underground parking power-washing time again, so I had to move it. The old battery was beyond junk, so I bought a new one. Started right up. Parked right outside my door, so now I'm forced to sit and look at it for a couple days...

""F" your gravel bike"

-1991 Bridgestone Catalog

I rebuilt my mountain bike again this spring. I got a clean 1991 Bridgestone frame from the Brazen Dropouts swap meet. Lugged steel, Tange tubing. I think the only original parts now are the brakes, rear derailer and shifter. Mostly use it for commuting and riding around Pheasant Branch, although I did take it to Cam Rock a few weeks ago. I don't miss my suspension fork as much as I thought I would, but my wheels don't come off the ground as often as the used to either...

About as often as this car get touched.

I feel you though.

Jdesign said:

Diesel e28

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1018627386255833/?mibextid=6ojiHh

I seem to recall having seen one of these motors in the past... just can't seem to remember where...

Remember discovering this video at random on some cable-access program during my high-school years:

The other kids were all about Brittany Spears and Christina Aguilera, but I would have preferred Beth Gibbons or Kim Gordon any day.

First records I ever remember owning:

Def Jams 45

Peter Frampton Comes Alive. Both of theses probably came from Goodwill.

And they were played on a Fischer Price turntable...

Oh, and this...

I lied.

In the interest of true vanity, there are a couple albums I bought 2 copies of because they were cheap and I figured they would gain value. Turns out I was right in both cases. Both of these were ~$8 records and now sell for ~$30. Guess I should unload them and make an amazing ~$30 profit after 5-10 years

Stoner rock. Both sides are ~20-minute jams.

This album is heart-breaking/infuriating. The pop-y 80's songs are all about a friend of the bands that went through a terrible relationship with some total d-bag and eventually died of an overdose. I really like this album, but can also barely stand listening to it.