Wanted equipment?

[gamecat]

Is there a list somewhere of equipment wanted by Bikerowave?

For instance, I scored a free paint sprayer (one of those reaaaalllllly heavy wheeled models) at a post-garage sale giveaway yesterday. Not sure if that's usable for bike painting or not....

I'm in the habit of watching the CL free board and I'd be happy to keep an eye out there and other places....

[Steve Mattson]

We've been looking for a decent trailer we could use to travel with a kit of supplies, tools, stand and pop-up to various events.  Like SM Farmer's Mkt on Sundays.
The Mother-of-all holy-grail of tools: the Phil Wood spoke cutter. 
There are a slew of bike machining tools we'd like to possess.  Various reamers, thread-chasers, dies, taps, frame straightening, drop-out aligning tools.  All cost a bundle. 
This is one reason we'd like to do the fundraiser.  So we could as Merle Haggard used to sing: "If we make it through December..." i/e: get through the winter slower season.  And buy a couple dream tools.

[gamecat]

I'm assuming this would be an auto trailer, yes? 

Like this?

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/rvs/916434386.html





Or something more elaborate, like this?

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/cto/916323856.html


I'm assuming the latter. Every so often open trailers are sold really cheap or given away. The enclosed ones rarely get under ~$1300, from what I've seen. More if you want to be able to stand up and work inside it.

[Steve Mattson]

Yeah. Those are a bit big. Think: kid carrier at the beach sized trailer. 

[JB]

Bike trailer, not car trailer is preferable.  We're just looking for something to lug about 40-50lbs of stand and tools around.

[MaxTheHeathen]

I've got a cargo trailer gathering dust in my shed I could donate, just needs wheels. I'm also down to haul tools on my Big Dummy. I'd love to setup up with air and a stand at mustache bridge some time.

[david_f]

I've got a cargo trailer gathering dust in my shed I could donate, just needs wheels. I'm also down to haul tools on my Big Dummy. I'd love to setup up with air and a stand at mustache bridge some time.

So why is it called "mustache bridge"? 

[JB]

http://www.ibikeu.com/wiki/index.php/Mustache_Bridge

The name "Mustache Bridge" came about during a Pier Pressure ride on August 12, 2007. Select participants of the ride had with them face paint from the previous night's Clown Ride and decided everyone should have painted facial hair of some nature. At the last Pier Pressure stop, which is almost always Mustache Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist barricade was established. The only way a person could cross the bridge was if they had facial hair (painted on or real).
This spawned the "Mustache to pass!" phrase that then became permanently attributed to the bridge.

[Steve Mattson]

What kind of cargo trailer do you have?  Something we could tow behind a bike?  Let us know!

[mihai]

I always thought the CrankMobile aka the BikeCar could be great for such promotional events.  At least two people with strong legs would be necessary to pull extra cargo.

[paul]

i just built a pretty sweet bike trailer..

converted a dual kiddie trailer w/ an "unflippable" hitch to a dump truck style trailer. tested it with over 100lbs. very nice :-)

BRW can use whenever; it's in my garage..

[EricW]

As a likely participant in outreach, I have arranged to borrow a kid hauler bike style bike trailer as needed. It lives at Venice High. It's good for the portable stand and a tool box and another box, about 50 lbs max.  Probably needs a rear axle hitch adapter and a flag.

Happy to haul out to the bridge (see my logo  ) some sunny Sat. or the next outreach event.

Didn't bike right using cars to haul stuff for AltCarExpo

EricW

PS I just donated a set of drill bits and we seem to alway need 15mm wrenches...

[ScottS]

The Mother-of-all holy-grail of tools: the Phil Wood spoke cutter. 

FYI-

The Arcadia shop is the only Helen's shop with a Phil Wood spoke cutter and we NEVER use it. It came with the purchase of Pro Bikes, the name of the shop before Helen's bought it. It seems to be very finicky which may or may not due to operator error. In any event, we (and almost every other shop I know) find it much easier to carry different spoke lengths. It's pretty old and I hear the new ones are a bit easier to use.

-ss

[david_f]

The Mother-of-all holy-grail of tools: the Phil Wood spoke cutter. 

FYI-

The Arcadia shop is the only Helen's shop with a Phil Wood spoke cutter and we NEVER use it. It came with the purchase of Pro Bikes, the name of the shop before Helen's bought it. It seems to be very finicky which may or may not due to operator error. In any event, we (and almost every other shop I know) find it much easier to carry different spoke lengths. It's pretty old and I hear the new ones are a bit easier to use.

-ss

Scott,
Let us know before they throw it away so we can go stand in the trash bin to catch it.        

[Steve Mattson]

Why not retire it for them Scott?  We could maybe work it out with the help of Phil Wood, and get it to work well again.  My experience of it in action on a trip recently where a small shop had one and I saw it in action, I was left feeling in awe.  It was an old one as well.  Any other "old" tools over there in Arcadia they don't want or don't understand?
Hmmmmm?