Thursday, February 4, 2010

Good times and random stuff happens


Wow back in Barrie already. Visited the fam today, drove out Wednesday after work with the promise of banana loaf and epic Monopoly games. Good times were had, really the fact that I dominated in Monopoly is not a very important point but I did. Drove back this aft and boy howdy is my car ever caked in salt. Sister (in law) exceeded my expectations with request of a life-like portrait of myself riding a unicorn and decided a hippopotamus wearing tiny shoes was much more appropriate. I must say I now completely agree.
On another note, I was doing up the dishes tonight getting ready to make some spicy black bean soup when my crock pot lid decided to spontaneously explode while resting in the drying rack. I heard the pop over my Ultimate Ears 700's as razor sharp shards of glass went hurtling in every direction. As much as I really like having tiny pieces of glass all over my food preparation surfaces I had to take an extra 90 minutes to re-wash the dishes and clean the crap out of my counter tops, sinks, appliances, and kitchen carpet (yeah who puts carpet in the kitchen???). Anyways I thought that was rather odd and hilariously inconvenient at the same time. Didn't stop me from making the soup though, just busted out the big pot and going retro stove-top and letting it simmer over night.
Anyways that's it from my exciting world. More bike parts are-a rollin' in so I will keep you posted on how the Anthem XBen build is coming along. Oh yes and 3.31 weeks until I leave for South Carolina :-)

That black round thing is actually the glass lid handle that was launched

Arrrrggggggggggggh haha

Friday, January 29, 2010

Sold - BlackSpire 26/38 chainrings



Up for sale are 2 brand new BlackSpire chainrings. Never mounted, just not what I was looking for. Perfect for 2x9 setup. Small 26t ring has standard 64mm BCD while 38t ring has 104mm BCD so you can mount them on the granny and middle ring positions on most cranks.

Price
38t - $25 (retail $75)
26t - $10 (retail $30)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Race Prep Pro special


Despite what is looks like out your window, spring is approaching. Compounded even more so by the fact that Feb 28th my spring officially begins and I will be gone. Get your bike ready to ride with a Race Prep Pro service in the next 4 weeks for only $80. I will have all of my stuff with me in South Carolina so if you are staying at the house you can get it done there. Regular price of $100 will apply.

Pricing:
Before Feb 28 - $80
After Feb 28 until May 1st - $100 (down South only)
After May 1st - $100 back in Ontario as usual.

http://bennosblogandmore.blogspot.com/2009/07/race-prep-pro.html

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sold - 2009 SID Team fork


Up for grabs is my 2009 SID Team fork off of my Anthem X1. It is in immaculate condition and was just serviced (though it really didn't need it). Used for less than 6 weeks. Reason for selling, getting a Magura Durin SL.

Features:
-lockout with carbon dial
-floodgate adjust
-air preload
-negative air spring
-BlackBox Motion Control
-post mount disk tabs

Steerer tube length - 21.4cm
Weight - 1475 grams actual
Price - $550 ($1100 retail)





Tuesday, January 26, 2010

No this is not a pawn shop.........

You might have noticed, and will notice more in the coming weeks, that I am putting some mountain bike odds and sods up for sale. All it means is that I am weeniefying my 2009 Giant Anthem X1. Getting kind of bored of buying pre-built bikes so thought I would have some fun and go custom.

For Sale - Race Face Deus stem


Selling a 100mm Race Face Deus stem. Came on my Anthem X1 that I picked up in October. Not a single scratch or blemish, could pass as brand new. One of the lightest stems on the market in this price range.
Can ship for $5 or pick up.
Price - $50
Length - 100mm
Weight - 145 grams

Sold - DMR Locking grips


Brand new set of DMR single sided lock-on grips. They have a lock collar only on one side. You can run the collar on the inside of the bar so if you like to ride with your hands right on the edge of the bar the collar won't bother your hand. Box was opened and I think one grip was mounted on my bike but the colour wasn't what I expected so I took them off without using them.

Delivery available for $5 or pick up.
Price - $10