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  So I am at CRC doing a favor and closing the shop. A guy walks in in a full kit (plum smuggler) with a flat tire. He says someone told him that I could change it quick. Well of course I can, so I take his tube and the wheel and fix his flat. I pump it up and hand it to him.  He turns around and walks out the door saying “thanks” on his way out.

  No consideration to paying for my labor, no tip for being a nice guy; nothin but the brush off and an un sincere “thanks”. You know me, I love to help out but I am no chump. 

  So I jump ship in Hong Kong and make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas. A looper, you know, a caddy, a looper, a jock. So, I tell them I'm a pro jock, and who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama, himself. Twelfth son of the Lama. The flowing robes, the grace, bald... striking. So, I'm on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks one - big hitter, the Lama - long, into a ten-thousand foot crevasse, right at the base of this glacier. Do you know what the Lama says? Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga. So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.  Carl Spackler

Shops now get Net 30 terms, oooh.

"Flat Black 29er Frame and Fork; Gray Specter graphic painted on downtube

    Has a stainless coffin for the brake bridge and the seattube has a big stainless plate on the back where it's been cutout. There is not another one of these frames around, it's the only one...

Black King h-set

Hope brakes with goodridge lines, front caliper is black and rear is silver.

Hope Front hub on Salsa rim and salsa QR, surly hub on salsa rim in rear bolt on.

Race Face Deus SS Cranks blk, x type

silver shimano clipless pedals

Surly Torsion Bar on salsa cro moto stem

rouge lock on grips...

niterider light mount on bars.

knog taillight on seatpost

axiom saddlebag

trail a bike hitch on seatpost too...

PLEASE help me get my cherry back! 612-741-7468. or 311 to get connected to the police.

Thanks very much.

JB

Of note: The a**hole that did this also removed my daughters training wheels and took them also.. I just don't get that.."

I have worked on this bike a few times and can help identify it. If you have any questions give me a call at the shop 612-886-3834

And this gets answered!

1 (612) 886 3834

Matt Duffin, aka "Mr Hero" found the trike! Julie and I went and picked it up and then Mark B and I delivered it Hendrix' Birthday Party. The whole this was pretty sweet.

When you see Matt give him a big wet kiss.

Matt Duffin, aka "Mr Hero" found the trike! Julie and I went and picked it up and then Mark B and I delivered it Hendrix' Birthday Party. The whole this was pretty sweet.

When you see Matt give him a big wet kiss.

  RAGBRAI is here!  The end of the day tomorrow is the end of me till the 28th. Repairs can still be sent in, but they won’t be able to be repaired and sent back till I am back.

  In case of emergency you can send me an email or a text message and I will try to get back to you.

  There will not be anyone at Shockspital to let you in because the whole company(Shockspital) will be sailing across beautiful Iowa. Marlin and Cyril will be sewing  their youthful wild bicycle oats for the first time all over the Buckeye states countryside.

  So have a good week, and ride careful; cause I won’t be here to help till I get back.

This bike is very special to it’s owner and it would be awesome to get it back for him.

Here is a description:

” It was stolen from the stop sign on 34th and Pleasant Ave So. (Minneapolis) The bike is red, made by RETRIKE, has a small black pouch on the back seat and two plastic tubs were recently bolted to the back for carrying stuff. There is a hand brake on the left side and I believe it has 5 gears. Hendrix and I appreciate you sending out the picture to your cycling community. Trust me I look for it all the time when I'm out biking. Maybe just maybe someone will spot it. “

You can contact Katie at larkingurl@aol.com

This bike belongs to Hendrix.

This bike is very special to its owner and it would be awesome to get it back for him.

Here is a description:

” It was stolen from the stop sign on 34th and Pleasant Ave So. (Minneapolis) The bike is red, made by RETRIKE, has a small black pouch on the back seat and two plastic tubs were recently bolted to the back for carrying stuff. There is a hand brake on the left side and I believe it has 5 gears. Hendrix and I appreciate you sending out the picture to your cycling community. Trust me I look for it all the time when I'm out biking. Maybe just maybe someone will spot it. “

You can contact Katie at larkingurl@aol.com or me at brose@shockspital.com.

Here is a picture of my bike : (
 It is a very new looking surly cross-check that has a three speed internal 
hub, brooks seat, coaster brakes, cork grips.
 Thank you so much for getting the word out. I really appreciate it!
 
 Megan Hoffman 
University of Minnesota
Department of Pediatrics
MMC715 420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

612-626-7071
 

This is the front and back of my new card; pay special notice to the map that details the location of the new shop.

  No, I do not want to be your best friend and closest confidant.  I have enough friends and I am really needy, together we would just hurt each other.

  When I say BFF I mean the Bicycle Film Festival!!! SHockspital is a sponsor!

Minneapolis July 9-12

Saturday June 28
PRE FESTIVAL FRAME X FRAME PHOTO SHOW/GROUP RIDE
Wednesday July 9
8:00 PM | Bikes Rock
Thursday July 10
7:00 PM | Program 1 - Breaking Away
9:00 PM | Program 2 - Fun Bike Shorts
Afterparty at Pi Bar
Friday July 11
7:00 PM | Program 3 - The Way Bobby Sees It
9:00 PM | Program 4 - Les Ninja Du Japon
Afterparty at Bedlam Theatre
Saturday July 12
1:00 PM | Scavenger Race
3:00 PM | Program 5 - Adventures For The Cure
5:00 PM | Program 6 - The Six-Day Bicycle Races
7:00 PM | Program 7 - Road to Roubaix
9:00 PM | Program 8 - Urban Bike Shorts
Afterparty at One On One Bike Studio

Look; I want you to quit clowning around and get yerself some culture! By a pass.

Buy a Festival Pass!

  Me and the lady did some trails w/ Mark and Sarge at the river bottoms to celebrate the fourth.

Check out my bike, it is one of my favorites…

  Me and the lady did some trails w/ Marke and Sarge at the river bottoms to celebrate the fourth.

Check out my bike, it is one of my favorites…

  When Shockspital sells a big item from our webpage we take $25 of the total and create a Kiva Loan. So when you look at this page you are seeing the results from a few Surly Big Dummy frames, a couple of 1" SIDs, and so on and so on.

  Now You know.

B Rose

Shockspital will be closed for the 4th but I will be in for a few hours on Saturday.

  I am infamous for my disdain of the phone.  It is really hard to get any work done when the phone rings all the time and I am just not all that chatty.

  Well then everything took a turn for the worst, all the sudden my phone does not get a good signal in my shop. It used to be fine and now I have to run all the way down the hall and up the steps everytime I get a phone call. Woe is me…

  Email is still the best way to get in touch with me, it always has been. Voice mail is currently the worst because my voice mail hasn’t worked for over a year. But the future is bright! In a few days I will have a real phone installed!

  This will be great for me because my cell phone starts ringing at 8 am and keeps going till about 9pm every day. Now there won’t be a phone ringing in my pocket all day long, it can ring in the shop all day long. 

Yeah, stay tuned and I will turn you onto my new number as soon as I get it.

Damnit! Sometimes Monday just kicks the crap out of me. Let me give you a small tip;

If you have a front disc brake on your bike, and there is more than 6mm of spacers between the fork and the caliper; then you have the wrong adapter.

This Saturday!

5pm till whenever.

Come on down,

If you feel the need to bring something you can bring;

• Sausage buns,
• ice,
• firewood
• food (we expect around 400 people)
• yourselves

I can guarantee a floor to sleep on for those making a long trip.

MSRP  $895.00

The mechanic always wins.

Today Girl Carl's bike was stolen. Keep an eye out for it. Contact one of us at CRC (612-822-4130) if you see it anywhere without a hot blonde attached.

Cyril

This kid has got it all; plays the violin and knows Karate. He is the real Steven Seagull. But hands off ladies, he is ours.

Sara

"The Intern" , she can fire an M-16 and operate a forklift. A killer instinct and a killer smile.

Marlin

Vagabond Extroirdinaire, plays the uke and fixes the fork. He is number 2 in the shop and number 1 in our hearts.

B Rose

Master of my own domain and master of your forks future!

The new shop is almost done!! I will finally be able to sleep at night!

This is the OG drawing. It is our guide.

  Totally green, petrol free delivery service. The house on the corner with the pine tree is mine. This bench went from there to the new shop via a piano dolly.

  The bench itself is rumored to be QBP's first packing table. I rescued it from the garbage when I still worked there. It weighs about 250lb and it doesn't give a damn!!

Marlin is running to Fedex with today's outgoing forks.

  This is a partial picture of all the product, parts, tools, gear and repairs that I have shoe horned into my tiny shop.  Things are a total mess right now, you want to know why? Cause we are move'n!  Just about 6o feet south and 4 feet deeper. As soon as we progress a little further I will give you more information on our new location.

  Also Marlin is back from Mexico! He is helping with the move and keeping the repairs moving in a positive (out the door) direction.  Because Shockspital is busy as heck right now.

  Shockspital is also going to bringing in Carver Bikes so keep an eye out for that.

   And you can see I am as stylish as ever in my new "One Less Car" sweatshirt.

  It is crazy here but I have to say, I love my job.

  Stay tuned for pics of the new shop and a true "pirate/x marks the spot style map" to get you there!

On a day we didn't have any snow.

She doesn't know she made the Shockspital Blog...

Here are some pictures Marlin sent me when he first got to Mexico.

Me and M.E. at Frostbike in February. The funny thing is I never knew I had a tattoo on my neck till I saw this picture.

NEW Orange Surly 1x1 w/ Manitou R7 Fork - In Stock!

So you want a single speed? Let me help you out. I will pick a frame and a fork for you; I will pick what I think is the best value for the money. It will just take a minute... DONE!  2008 Surly 1x1 in stunning Orange, with a Shocking Gray Manitou R-7 Elite fork.

Here is what you get:

1. 2008 Surly 1x1 in stunning Orange
2. Gray Manitou R-7 Elite fork
3. Black Cane Creek S-1 Headset
4. The frame is faced, chased, screwed, blue-ed, tattooed and ready for you!
   1. Headset is installed and ready to go.
   2. Bottom Bracket is chased and faced for easy installation.
   3. The Frame is Frame Saver-ed because that is how I roll.
   4. The frame is also waxed, because it brings out the shine.
   5. The fork is ready to go in the frame.
   6. I will evencut the steer tube for you if you know what you want.
5. The fork has been torn down and built up to guarentee no problems.
6. Free Shipping