New bars, new brake levers, new chain and single speed cog setup. The Soho frame has standard dropouts like a regular road bike, but it also has a eccentric bottom bracket which allows you to adjust the tightness of the chain. took it out for a spin the other night and it was a really comfortable ride. The longer wheelbase and relaxed geometry makes for a smooth ride and with the new bars and a couple adjustments the riding position is a lot more like my cannondale road bike.Last night I went up to a local eatery and sat at the bar shooting the bull and watching a LA car chase live on CNN with the bartender when this guy comes in a sits down a couple seats down. After ordering my food, he started ticking and making noises. Either he had a nervous twitch or tourettes syndrome. He ordered a beer and then ordered some pot roast. I have had the pot roast here before and it is pretty good eats. His salad came out real fast and then his dinner came out a couple minutes later. He stirred it up a little took one bite and slid the plate back across the bar saying "Ugh this stuff is ice cold!" The bar tender took it back immediately and asked for another plate to be made up. He brought the original back and put it in the bus boys tub and told the customer "I'm sorry, but the manager is back there fixing you a new dish right now." The customer started making crude jokes about not wanting extra sauce or anything from a pissed off cook. The bartender kept telling him, dont worry the manager is taking care of it. They bring out the next plate and it is steaming hot. The guy stirs it up, doesnt even take a bite this time and say "This shit wont do, all this is is stringy beef. Pot roast should be in chunks." Mind you this is the way this dish is always served, and his first plate looked exactly like the first one. The bartender took it back and called the manager. The manager came over and took the dinner of his ticket and apoligized. The guy told him all this food was crap and he was just hungry and really wanted a steak. The manager asked him what he wanted and he would go back and fix it. The guy said he didnt want to eat here anymore and the manager left. THEN the guy sits there for the next 5 minutes busting the bartenders chops about he really wanted to order something, but he knew the cooks would just screw with his order and he didnt want anything extra in the food, if you know what I mean. At this point I finished my grub threw the poor bartender a fat tip and wished him luck.
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Nice bike! I have not seen that bottom bracket before, good idea. White makes a hub that does the same thing, for regular bikes with vertical dropouts. I haven't seen that either, but people I know rave about it.
Every time I think it would be cool to have a brewpub, I wounder if the occasional jerk would ruin the fun.
At least if you own the brew pub and someone turns into an ass you can show them the door. AND give them a whack with your presidentially issued thunderstick.
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