Fred's Bike: Frankenbike #83 Austin Tx June 2012

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Frankenbike #83 Austin Tx June 2012

If you've never heard of Frankenbike well you should go check out!

It's a great swap meet that attracts all kinds of Austin cyclist. There are smoking deals on all kinds of parts from the vintage steel lugged road bike to the fixie, bmx, commuter or mountain bike. Today it was held at Cheer Up Charlie's Bar and Lounge across from Fast Folks Cyclery in East Austin. My son and I decided that we would go see if we could sell a few items and maybe find some gems. I sold a bike within the first 30 seconds and with my new found wealth I bought some great used parts, beer and lunch. We had a blast. The Lonestar was cold and egos were in check. When we arrived it was packed with no place to setup. We crammed in between two very nice guys. One turned out to be a long time friend and a friend. The other was the really nice owner of a small bike shop in North Central Austin called Monkey Wrench Bicycles. His name was Joe Ender and I saw him consistently give any kid an outstanding deal which made my day. After spending the afternoon next to him I would say it's worth a stop by his shop. The organizer Chris was running around helping folks, hanging out and having fun. All in all it is something that I plan on attending in the future. It is a fine example of what was, is and I hope Austin will continue to be. Check out Frankenbike!

Schedule for Austin, Texas

FrankenBike # 84 ~ July 28, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm
TG Jorge's ~ 2203 Hancock Drive ~ 78756

FrankenBike # 85 ~ August 25, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm
Cycle Progression ~ 2153 S. Lamar Blvd ~ 78704

FrankenBike # 86 ~ September 29, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm
Monkey Wrench Bicycles ~ 5555 N Lamar L145 ~ 78751

FrankenBike # 87 ~ October 28, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm
Clown Dog Bikes ~ 2821 San Jacinto Blvd ~ 78705

FrankenBike # 88 ~ November 17, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Longhorn Bikes ~ 2308 East Cesar Chavez ~ 78702

FrankenBike # 89 ~ December 15, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm
Austin's Yellow Bike Project ~ 1216 Webberville Road ~ 78721

FrankenBike # 90 ~ January 26, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~ FrankenBabe # 5 ~ Location PENDING
FrankenBike # 91 ~ February 23, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~ Freewheeling Bicycles ~ 2401 San Gabriel ~ 78705

FrankenBike # 92 ~ March 27, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Space 12 ~ 3121 E 12th ~ 78702

FrankenBike # 93 ~ April 28, 2012 ~ 10am-4pm ~
University Cyclery ~ 2901 Lamar Blvd ~ 78705

Friends Don't Let Friends Not Ride Bikes To Eeyore's
FrankenBike # 94 ~ May 25, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
BikeTexas ~ 1902 East 6th ~ 78702

FrankenBike # 95 ~ June 29, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Ozone Bike Department ~ 3202C - Guadalupe St ~ 78705

FrankenBike # 96 ~ July 27, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Waterloo Icehouse ~ 1106 West 38th Street ~ 78705

FrankenBike # 97 ~ August 31, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~

FrankenBike # 98 ~ September 28, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Yellow Jacket Social Club ~ 1704 East 5th St ~ 78702

FrankenBike # 99 ~ October 26, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Texas Blood and Tissue Center ~ 4300 N Lamar Blvd ~ 78756

FrankenBike # 100 ~ November 09, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Going to have an awesome, great party for # 100!

FrankenBike # 101 ~ December 14, 2013 ~ 10am-4pm ~
Austin's Yellow Bike Project ~ 1216 Webberville Road ~ 78721

FrankenBike # 102 ~ January 25, 2014 ~ 10am-4pm ~
FrankenBabe # 6 ~ Location PENDING

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Bike Quotes

As I get older the tendency to stick my foot up someone's ass is starting to subside. - Fred on Pump Track Pricks

The 29 inch chingaderra rolls best downhill! ~ Fred

I thought of that while riding my bicycle.

~ Albert Einstein on the Theory of Relativity

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving ~ Albert Einstein

If constellations had been named in the 20th century, I suppose we would see bicycles. ~ Prof. Carl Sagan

It never gets easier, you just go faster. ~ Greg LeMond.

~ Charles M. Schulz

The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. ~ William Saroyan Nobel prize winner

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle. ~ Ernest Hemingway

Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race. ~ H.G. Wells

Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia. ~ H.G. Wells

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking. ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Get a bicycle. You will certainly not regret it, if you live. ~ Mark Twain Taming the Bicycle. 1884

PEDAL. Pray Every Day And Listen. ~ Rev. Johannes Myors, The pedaling preacher

The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. ~John Howard

A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson

Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm. ~Jacquie Phelan

Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. The airplane simply carries a man on its back like an obedient Pegasus; it gives him no wings of his own. ~Louis J. Helle

The secret to mountain biking is pretty simple. The slower you go the more likely it is you'll crash. ~Julie Furtado

If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on. ~ Lance Armstrong

Never use your face as a brake pad. ~ Jake Watson

Refrain from throwing your bicycle in public. It shows poor upbringing. ~ Jacquie Phelan

When I was sick, I didn't want to die.
When I race, I don't want to lose.
Dying and losing, it's the same thing. ~ Lance Armstrong

"It is no longer a beast of steel,
no it is a friend it is a faithful
and powerful ally against one's worst
enemies. It is stronger than anxiety,
stronger than sadness. It has all the
power of hope." ~  Maurice Leblanc