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Heeeyho Readers! Do you change your bicycle chain when it wears out? It's about time to get a new chain for the bicycle. Twice a year tends to be my average, depending on how much I cycle and weather

Heeeyho Readers! How was your cycling weekend, folks? Sunday is 'bout to end down here and a new week of cycling is ahead of us. How was your cycling weekend? Mine was full of head-winds — glorious Spring

Heeeyho Readers! Gettin' the needles workin' again. Almost late for #needleworkmonday! There's still time since the moon hasn't gone over our heads yet in far-away Southern Brazil. Right? Anyways. I've

Heeeyho Readers! My butt is off-line. Every-single-time! There's not a single day without asking myself why. Why do I put myself into such insane situations? Just like the day after a night of heavy drinking

Heeeyho Readers! Yup, we're at it again. As a brokepacker, not a money wallet either {laughs}-{read title}. Brokenness apart, working with leather has been quite fun, so I decided to use the last pieces

Heeeyho Readers! Got this question bugging me for ever! Most Hivers I know are here for nearly a decade, which means hundreds of posts have been created throughout our journeys. For most of us (too), our

Heeeyho Readers! What's in your pocket, minimalists? During my 20s, before knowing about the whole minimalist trend, I used to carry one of those regular men's leather wallets. As a rule of thumb, the

Heeeyho Readers! Are you into handcrafts? Twenty-four years ago, at the age of twelve, I used to make little leather key chains to sell around the neighborhood for 1 Real (~1 USD). Back then, dad took

Heeeyho Readers! A pocket-knife is going to Australia! Restoring and modifying pocket-knives has always been a hobby. Working on them is a great way to develop new skills while it brings back to life those

Heeeyho Readers! It's the end of a journey. Episode finale of our journey to build a bicycle is here. It's relieving to complete any project. At the same time, finishing leaves a creative void. Picking

Heeeyho Readers! Coming by with another SAK restoration Dad is the ultimate SAK (Swiss Army Knife) terminator. He says a new one is due... and I wonder why. It's gonna be his third 58mm SAK. Although his

Heeeyho Readers! Are you into tools and hobbies? Things were better back then. There was a day when people could learn different trades through magazines: mechanics, wood working, automobile repair,

Heeeyho Readers! Making a head badge for the monstercross. Ladies and gentlemen... spoiler alert! Readers will notice that our long-awaited project has been assembled {wow}. For a while, actually. Photos

Heeeyho Readers! Good ole ass-whopper bicycle ride, Sitting, legs up, bulking carbs back up, sleep-deprived, achy, and, on top of all, trying to figure out why the hell do I put my body under such stress

Heeeyho Readers! Are you excited about the Olympic games? It's that time of the year (decated?!) again — Olympic games! Waiting four years for the Olympic games is a lot more exciting than the boring soccer

Heeeyho Readers! More bits and bobs for the monstercross. Holy busy week! I've been running around like a headless chicken solving all sorts of problems — monstercross included. Just as I'm about to shoot

Heeeyho Readers! Are you into mechanics? This post was first planned as one of those specialized tutorial-like write-ups on how to service a rear derailleur. However, that might not target a wide audience

Heeeyho Readers! Lat's talk about transmissions! Today I wanna talk about transmissions. The mailman has just delivered the last tiny bits for the monster-cross, meaning the transmission is now complete.

Heeeyho Readers! Does your bike have a name? I've been fiddling on Photoshop to create a paint design for the monster-cross. Since this project's original frame manufacturer is no longer in business and,

Heeeyho Readers! Coming up with the promised tuned tuna fish pasta! Cooking any delici-o-rama meal is key to recover from a flu — although I can't really taste/smell anything {sad}. Feeling sick, sucks.