Need your ass-is-tance!
Date posted: July 7, 2006
Well, I got another bug in me to build. This time it’s building a tandem bike. Here is the story so far:
I think to myself after seeing a couple of tandem bike websites; “you know what, I could build one of those!” And I was off researching different designs and gathering equipment(an extra bike from Sue). I got everything together and started my adventure. Well 2 hours into it and I strip out a bunch of threads on the crank(the pedal), which makes it so I can no longer get the crank off the bike. So I try everything in my repretoire to get the damn thing off…no luck. So using the cave man instinct, I bashed the thing with a hammer. Well in my excessive “bashing” I bent the $#%^ out of the frame, turning the frame into a scratched and marred paper weight! Son of a ….!
So on to the assistance part. I need another donor bike. If you know anyone that has a mt. bike they no longer want, please let me know. I need it to finish my tandem!
But the funny part about this whole story; I don’t NEED to build a tandem bike. I have a perfectly good one coming to my house by the end of this month! So why the crap would I do this to myself?!? I think it was passed down from Grandpa Ivie. The dreaded “I can build that!” syndrome!
Thats great Brian, That really is an awesome project for you to do! So the question isn’t “can you make it?” but it’s Can you ride it? it would be kinda silly for someone to make somthing they can’t ride LIMHOL (laugh in my head out loud)
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 7th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
Well I have a bike but you would have to come back to Denver. Until then it will remain hainging in my garage.
The boy who cried Gongey said this on July 7th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
Now that I think about it, even if you did fly here I don’t think you would fit it in the overhead compartment. Also I am not sure if it is a “mountain bike” all I know is that it has 2 pedals, 2 very flat tires, and if you head bang on it you WILL hit the curb and slide across the grass for a couple of yards. I know what you are thinking “who would be stupid enough to head bang on a bicycle”. all I can tell you is SHUT UP I will stab you in the face!!!
The boy who cried Gongey said this on July 7th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
I will put in an order at work…I am sure I can get my hands on one or two or three…I have drill this weekend but will be back to work on Monday so…..hmmmmm let me think divide by PI, multiply by twenty thousand, minus 7 for work, add 12 for not working…Subtract infinite, should have it to you by Thursday…..OH MAN! Forgot to carry the 1, should have it to you by Friday, you can check my math if you want but I think I am right. Math never was my strong subject, I am more gooder at english. I talk more good than I can add,
Semi Gongey said this on July 8th, 2006 at 2:23 am
LOL!!! Head banging on a bike?!?!?! Too bad you didn’t get that on video, that would be a hit on the Internet. Oh yeah, I currently have enough holes in my face, so please don’t stab my face.
Scott, yeah your math is correctly correct. If you can get me 2 bikes that would be great, if not, 1 will do just fine! By the way, my Engrish is the most goodest. Fa rararara ra ra ra ra. Deck that hars with bawrs of fawry.
Gongey said this on July 8th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Haha! I think that happened to me and my family one time around christmas when we went to cafe kim! lol Oh yeah brian you didn’t answer my question…. it was the first entry too!
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 9th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Yes of course it will be ride-able!
Gongey said this on July 9th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
GRANDMAS BACK!!!!!!
Gongeylittle said this on July 10th, 2006 at 7:48 am
RANDOM! I”m serious what does grandma have to do with bikes ?
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 10th, 2006 at 9:53 am
Is your Grandma Lance Armstrong?
The boy who cried Gongey said this on July 10th, 2006 at 10:23 am
That would be odd.
Gongeylittle said this on July 10th, 2006 at 10:44 am
Well how would that one work out? lol nevermind I don’t think I want to know……
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 10th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like…
Queen said this on July 10th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
HMMMMMMMMMMMM
Semi Gongey said this on July 10th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
really were do people come up with these songs?
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 10th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
You know… one day I wanted to ride my bicycle and I just thought… hey that would make a great song!
Queen said this on July 11th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
So how did the band Queen find Gongey.com? Suspicious!
Mary said this on July 11th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Ya, um… nevermind
Gongeylittle said this on July 11th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
They found it through Spiritual Osmosis. Considering Freddy Mercury is D-E-D…dead. I followed Tobins Spirit guide to the “T”. The entire site is made from Cold-riveted girders with selenium cores AND the ironwork of the website extends down through fifty feet of bedrock and touches the water table.
BTW, I am Vinz Clortho. Keymaster of Gozer, Volguus Zildrohar, Lord of the Sebouillia. >:)
Gongey said this on July 11th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Oh yeah, Scott came through BIG TIME with a mother lode of bikes! So hopefully I will have a working proto-type within the next couple of days.
Gongey said this on July 11th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
yayy for scott! and Brian! you lucky guy. And thats awesome queen is talking with us! Well i’m not convinced about taht song about that bycycle…. it sounded familiar
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 11th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
I give up! I quit tyring to understand these, so i’m only going to respond if they are worthy of my response.
Gongeylittle said this on July 12th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
That one did’nt count
Gongeylittle said this on July 12th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
Did taht one not count as well? haha
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 12th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
You guys I need a new name… how about “the undead Gongey”? thats pretty good right??
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 12th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
How about “Gongeys are bitchin”
The boy who cried Gongey said this on July 13th, 2006 at 12:39 am
Haha You just got yourself busted!!!!! You are talking to a minor. please be careful.
Gongeylittle said this on July 13th, 2006 at 8:09 am
Whatchoo talkin’ about?! Bitchin’ is a good word. Ahh…it takes me back to the early 90’s. I can still see the people wearing pink and purple shirts with the word “Bitchin’” scrawled on it’s front.
Oh man those were the days.
Gongey said this on July 13th, 2006 at 9:36 am
Ashley is such a cute gongey, but sometimes I think blondiegongie would fit her perfectly. Ask ash about her bike tires. They are so un poppable they would make a great addition to your tandem if you should decide to make it an off-road version. Not sure if you can do a lift kit for a bike. that would be awsome!
Gonginus minutus maternus said this on July 13th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
hahaha yeah that would! “I have a 12″ lift on my bike!” Yeah it’s a chick magnet.
Gongey said this on July 13th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
Ash your cute! lol It’s not like I don’t say worse 0_0 haha……. And brian did you wear one of those Bitchin’ shirts? Were they really really tight? lol that would be funny to see you in one of them
Syd said this on July 13th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Chick magnet huh?
mary said this on July 13th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
I freakin’ quit
Gongey Blondie said this on July 13th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
By the way you can kiss my @$$!
?!?! said this on July 13th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Whooppss!!!!
Gongeylittle said this on July 13th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
HAHA! that’s just like your bitchin word.
Gongeylittle said this on July 13th, 2006 at 7:34 pm
okay now I’m totally confused with ppls names now …… Man this Family (and group of friends) are CRAZAY!!! haha I love you guys alot tho
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 13th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Ashley! I hope you were not the one to say kiss my***. Syd my name is litteraly what it means: gongy littles mom in latin(may be latin, sounded cool anyway. Subject to change) Bri, hope you have maintained cool and not stripped any more parts. Hint. pound a flat head screwdriver in a stripped screw and most the time it will unscrew. fyi for fun for those who did not know. :}
Gonginus minutus maternus said this on July 13th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
the bike is nearing completion! w00t
Gongey said this on July 14th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
haha okay I get it now! Thank you !
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 15th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Lack of posts grating on nerves…….lets just hope some guy from colorado doesn’t go crazy and start killing people.
The boy who cried Gongey said this on July 17th, 2006 at 4:30 am
Interesting….. What part of Colorado? How about SOuth Park ColoradO???
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 17th, 2006 at 6:51 am
OMG THEY KILLED KENNEY!!!!!!!!!
Semi Gongey said this on July 17th, 2006 at 7:51 am
“Who’s they?” you know…. they!……. they killed him! yeah….. they’re bastards!
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 17th, 2006 at 9:10 am
haha I hope I dind’t shock everybody with that last comment 0_0
¡¤§ ¥ ð µ £ £¤¡ said this on July 18th, 2006 at 9:49 am