R.Perkins

January 8, 2022September 25, 2023R.Perkins

Bike frame fabrication

DIY blast booth today.

December 9, 2021December 10, 2021R.Perkins

Welp, lots of events got cancelled in 2020, and for whatever reason you can bet they all fell under the great viral umbrella of covid. Dirty Kanza is one such event. It has since recovered, but not unchanged. Now, renamed Unbound Gravel, I personally wonder if this is the same event I fell in love […]

March 8, 2020September 25, 2023R.Perkins

Recharging my battery. The wind blowing through the transmission lines is causing a vibration I can feel.

March 1, 2020September 25, 2023R.Perkins

Hill climbing inspiration by Mellencamp.

February 23, 2020September 25, 2023R.Perkins

Out for a ride.

Taking five at the river.

February 19, 2020February 24, 2020R.Perkins

The Gravel Road to DK200-2021

It’s hard to research gravel cycling and not soon become aware of a phenomenal gravel ride known as Dirty Kanza. Ok, it’s probably impossible. For those who haven’t heard of it, the Dirty Kanza 200 is a two hundred mile gravel bike race through the flint hills of Kansas. Since I discovered its existence, shortly […]

January 13, 2020February 24, 2020R.Perkins

You Don’t Need to go to the Amazon for a Clock, Pt. 2

Ok, we’re back, and the glueing went well. We’re all stuck together. Now, time to iron out the wrinkles. In this case, sand them out. Won’t take long, but I’m confident that I can still manage to suspend ample enough quantities of wood particulate matter in the air to cause me serious sinus distress. Yep, […]

January 10, 2020February 24, 2020R.Perkins

You Don’t Need to Go to the Amazon for A Clock, Part 1

So, my wife says to me, “I need a clock for my new remodeled office space you carved out of that teenager’s old room for me…a big ole’ one.” “Ok,” I says back. No point in arguing. I go to my old trusty stand-by–Amazon–because where else would I go? And by “go there” I mean […]