Sunday, June 29, 2008

science project

i have a project i need help with. here is my idea. as most of you know i ride a pedicab,my pedicab has a headlight,tail lights,blinkers and brake lights. they all run off of a 12 volt battery under the seat. the problem is that i always end up with a dead battery if i dont charge it every other day...suddenly i came up with a great idea. what if i could charge my battery while riding my pedicab. i have seen the lights that rub on the tire and the faster you go the brighter the light gets but i dont think this would power all the lights i have. so anyone out there got any ideas?

Friday, June 20, 2008

crosstown weekend

here in Chicago people love there baseball, they love the cubs they love sox. so when they play each other its a damn mad house. lucky for me i need money and have a pedicab, its one of the biggest pedicab weekends of the year. ill start tomorrow working the game around 12 and ride till maybe 7 or 8 come home eat and then go out and do the bar crowed till 2 or 3 in the morning then get up and be back out for at 11 for the Saturday game and do it all over again...then there is the sunday game. ill let you know my mileage and how much i made. i need to pay for those new Adidas Adistar XC Ultra shoes i just bought,look for the review down the road.

cole


update:

the cubs swept the white sox in all three games. i try to stay pretty neutral on this weekend so i don't get beat up but i do like the cubs a little better but sox fans tip better.
now the pedicab highlights. Friday was good i gave some rides and cleaned up Friday night. Saturday was the big day, it was hot and busy. me and another guy ended up giving two couples a ride downtown which is about five miles away. we stoped so they could get a 12 pack and then took the path that runs along the lake shore all they way downtown.they loved it and gave us $100 each so that was cool. Sunday i was hurting and got a few $40.00 rides and one was a block from our garage,so i just gave up. yesterday was spent at my girlfriends house eating alot and sleeping all day.

three more games starting tonight. ill print in the morning and ride at night. like my brother always told me. "you gotta make hay when the sun is shining" and right now it bright out.

cole

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

moral question

if you seem someone riding and they have there helmet on backwards do you tell them? ive seen it alot more then you think and twice in the last day. help me out here i want to say something but im afraid it will make them feel dumb.


cole


part 2
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i also really want to have a proper seat height day just sit in the park with a few tools and adjust peoples seats for them, it kills me to see them working so hard. ooh ooh and chain lube.

Monday, June 16, 2008

yup, after a long delay and few tough weeks i got something new and really great for you guys. my camera broke so i borrowed my roommates and took some quick pics and they look pretty bad, ill have some new ones up soon, the shirt color is carolina blue, its almost a light blue. anyway check it out http://www.1lesscar.com/shirts/gearhead.html

we also have a few new reviews up http://www.1lesscar.com/reviews.html with a few more to go (did i mention i got a schwinn madison to review? )

we also got a new shipment of yanco hats in but there going SUPER fast so order quick! http://www.1lesscar.com/patches.html

and last but not least i got my reorder of stickers, the "pedal your fat ass off"and the " that suv makes you look fat" are back for now but sell out super fast. http://www.1lesscar.com/patches.html

also im working on getting the gas shirt back up but i need to remake it the prices we used were just two years ago and we made them high to make a point now there a bargain.

now go ride your bikes,its summer!

cole

Monday, June 09, 2008

price of gas

not to sound all like i know it all but im tired of hearing people bitch about gas and trying to make me feel bad because the giant suv they bought 3 years ago now cost half there pay check to fill. dont get me wrong,i know people do need to drive sometimes and i know that must be rough but please stop bitching and do something! take the bus,ride the train, car pool with your neighbors or god for bid walk or ride your bike. im just sick of hearing people cry and do nothing about it. so let the comments come in telling me im jerk but least im doing something about it.

Saturday, June 07, 2008

caught up

well i did it! im pretty caught up,there are just few orders that i still working on but everything is sent. we also made few changes on the web site so check it out. thanx again for your support,and please feel free to order what you want.

cole