And where's the ash trays???
chuckschmidt southpasadena,ca
On Mar 21, 2007, at 1:31 PM, George Argiris wrote:
> Didn't look close, but where's the magazine rack, and espresso
> machine??
>
> georgeargiris
> sandiego,ca
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Raymond
> Dobbins
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:20 PM
> To: Bingham, Wayne; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]New Shop and Invitation
>
>
> There are shops, and then there are SHOPS! Congratulations Wayne. A
> dream come true for sure.
>
> My shop like most others is a multipurpose room and nowhere near as
> charming as yours, but I expect it to look a lot spffier when I
> evetually do the floor in black and white checkerboard just like
> yours -
> love it!
>
> In the meantime, like Wayne, I would also like to extend a warm
> welcome to my home to any of the CR members who may be in the Miami
> area. Sorry, I have no guest room, but you can sleep in the couch, or
> I'll set you up in the shop for the extra ambiance :) And if you
> bring
> a bike, we can do a photo shoot!
>
> Thanks for the invitation Wayne and for sharing the photos. Make
> sure
> you post more as soon as they are available.
>
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami FL USA
>
> "Bingham, Wayne" <WBINGHAM@imf.org> wrote:
> Greetings intrepid retrofiles.
>
> The recent post about Workshops of the Rich and Famous, prompts me
> to do
> something I've been meaning to do for some time now. While not famous
> and certainly not rich, my shop in my old house was among those
> included
> on the site. But that was quite a while ago.......
>
> I have finally just about finished building my new shop, after moving
> into a new house about two and a half years ago. As some of you
> know, I
> had a fairly extensive bike shop set up in the basement of my previous
> house by the time I decided to relocate, but it shared space with
> other
> storage and functional duties (the laundry room was actually in one
> corner). I had always anticipated building a proper, dedicated
> space one
> day. My shop, christened Black Market Bikes so long ago that I don't
> actually remember when, was sort-of my alter-ego life from my normal
> job. It has never really been a "true" business venture, but I have
> done
> a fair bit of work for others over the course of quite a number of
> years
> now, including restoration, frame prep and assembly, wheel building
> and
> a lot of wrenching for local enthusiasts and local racers (when MJ, my
> wife, was among them and I was spending a lot of time around the local
> race scene). I also generally build up and sell a few bikes in any
> given
> year, and still sell and trade parts. I was actually selling vintage
> parts out of my garage before there was a CR list and, of course, have
> been plying the swap meet scene for many years. Any money made was
> mostly to support my bicycle habit, rather than to realize any
> profit. I
> also immensely enjoy working on/playing with/riding bicycles and enjoy
> hanging out with people with similar afflictions. When I moved to
> my new
> house, I launched plans for my new shop. The intent was to not only
> crate a display place for my collection and a personal retreat for me
> and my friends, but also to hopefully be able to continue providing
> services to others. I don't really know what the extent of those
> services will be yet, or how proactively I will pursue work over the
> coming few years. That remains to be seen, but I have some ideas I'd
> like to try as my escape from the full-time professional work force
> looks like it may actually be happening.
>
> Some of you have known about my shop, both in the old basement and the
> new emerging one. I thought those people and others might be
> interested
> in what I've been doing, so I've documented the project in an album on
> the Wool Jersey site. The project is not complete, but it is complete
> enough for now. It's been a labor of love really. I'm happy with the
> results, and happy to have a place dedicated to my interests and,
> hopefully, to the interests of others as well. The Wool Jersey album
> will be expanded and updated as things move forward and the shop
> evolves.
>
> Along with the "christening" of the new Black Market Bikes shop, I
> want
> to offer an invitation to CR list members both local and non-local.
> I've
> been thinking about this for some time now, and want to promote a kind
> of co-op within the CR list membership. This also fits in well with
> the
> "Evolution of the CR Community", and the "What we have learned,
> what we
> have done" thread started by Harvey Sachs late last year. Anyway, I'm
> officially starting the initiative here. My offer is an open
> invitation
> to the CR community who may be visiting, or want to visit the area
> generally referred to as the Greater Washington Metro Area. I am
> offering a place to stay, a meal, camaraderie, recommendations for
> resources and things to do in the area, the loan of a bike, maybe a
> ride
> and, obviously, lots of talk about bikes, to anyone who might be
> interested. All this is, of course, dependant on my schedule and
> availability, size of bike needed, weather, etc., etc. (typical
> fine-print disclaimer stuff), but I think you get the idea. I live
> in a
> very rural setting 55 miles west of Washington DC, with lots of nice
> roads for riding. It's a beautiful area with lots to offer (wineries,
> B&Bs, antique stores, etc.) and I'm close to home most of the time
> when
> I'm not traveling for business. My impetus for doing this is to
> foster a
> sharing of similar offers from others in the CR community, and to
> hopefully expand the CR network beyond the mail-list and the already
> established events we all participate in. I've done this in a less
> formal fashion in the past, but want to make it more formal, and
> hopefully prompt others to do something similar. It's an idea that
> probably started with former list member Chris Beyer on one of his
> over-night visits to my place long ago (beer was likely involved). He
> and I even talked about promoting this type thing more within the CR
> community. Sorry to have taken so long Chris, but this effort is for
> you!
>
> Ideas, comments, suggestions, questions about this initiative
> cheerfully
> accepted.
>
> The link to my Wool Jersey album can be found here:
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
> I can be contacted through my current list and primary email address
> (wbingham@imf.org) but that will likely expire later this year. I have
> another email account (blkmktbks@yahoo.com) that I'll be monitoring
> on a
> regular basis now as well. My snail-mailing address and phone number
> are:
>
> Wayne Bingham
> 37805 Clearbrook Lane
> Lovettsville, VA 20180
> 540-822-5104
>
> Ciao -
>
> Wayne Bingham
> Lovettsville VA USA