[manimal]

aahh, benefits of the job

I'm the official mechanic for our bike unit and the bike tools part of our grant was never used. so today my boss tells me to order $320 worth of tools/parts and whatever i need to maintain our fleet of 6 po-po bikes.

i knew that if i went with the big name brands of tools that i'd quickly be out of money so i opted for the performance brand team tool kit.

i had enough left over to get a park repair stand, plenty of tubes and some cables/housing from mikedsx's new shop

so anyway, i just thought it was pretty sweet that i not only get to ride my bike at work when i want, but that i also get to buy bike stuff with someone elses money!

oh yeah, we're also getting some new tech gadgets for the field so that we can use our dispatch software when we're out of the car. we just ordered these:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Palm-LifeDrive-Mobile-Manager-1044NA/sem/rpsm/oid/125733/catOid/-12964/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Manage your life: Access virtually anything from the palm of your hand. This PDA lets you carry Word® documents, spreadsheets, digital photos, MP3s and more. Easily transfer files from your PDA to PC and back with Dataviz® Documents to Go 7.0.

...Wireless-ready: Integrated Bluetooth® technology lets you communicate directly with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Sync with your desktop or use a Bluetooth-capable phone to send email or surf the Internet—it's that easy. You can even hook up from any Wi-Fi hotspot

i love new toys!!

 

[mastercycleman]

tax dollars at their finest!!!!

 

[Squeaver]

Sweet. I wish we had bikes in the Air Force, I would be all over that, but I don't see why we would need any. That's sweet, so you would keep that PDA in your pocket or something, and have a wireless bluetooth earpiece while riding on your bike, to keep in touch with dispatch?

 

[BKQuill]

tax dollars at their finest!!!!

At least it's not a $1100 1/2 inch wrench.

 

[Konabumm]

nice hookup

 

[N8 v2.0]

if u were in federal law enforcement, you would have gotten $320k worth of tools.

 

[elf 232]

ahh u lucky bum the lifedrive is so overkill for anyones needs of a PDA, and is this why i have to pay those bike shops 20$ to get my stupid crank changed??? so that you ppl can afford this stuff!!??

 

[Secret Squirrel]

ahh u lucky bum the lifedrive is so overkill for anyones needs of a PDA, and is this why i have to pay those bike shops 20$ to get my stupid crank changed??? so that you ppl can afford this stuff!!??

you're a retard. He's a cop.

 

[elf 232]

you're a retard. He's a cop.

ahhh ok lucky bum even so, and my comment on the PDA still stands

o yea and manimals avatar is disturbing meeeee....

 

[TreeSaw]

Sweet!

 

[binary visions]

Hey manimal, would you let us/me know how those tools end up working out? I'm always super leery of buying cheap tools but sometimes they'll work out nicely. Sounds like an awesome perk, though, to be able to work on bikes while being paid and with company sponsored tools!

Oh, and elfboy, I'm glad you both have a comprehensive knowledge of what manimal needs out of a PDA and great reading comprehension as well. Words like "bike unit" "grant" "6 po-po bikes" and "dispatch" might have tipped me off to the fact that he's not working for a local bike shop

Are you the kind of guy who walks into your LBS with a crankset you bought online and asks to have it installed? If so, it's no wonder they charge you $20.

 

[I Are Baboon]

No one's ever been banned for poor grammar skills, but god is it tempting.

 

[splat]

Hey manimal, would you let us/me know how those tools end up working out? I'm always super leery of buying cheap tools but sometimes they'll work out nicely. Sounds like an awesome perk, though, to be able to work on bikes while being paid and with company sponsored tools!

A couple years ago. I won that tool kit for getting 2nd place in Points for an Overall Race series. I must say I have been very happy with it. the only Problem I have had with it was I broke the chain in the chain whip, but that was an easy Fix.

 

[sanjuro]

Why don't you try to work a deal with a LBS?

And I would buy a workstand and a Park tool kit with leftover money.

My advice: keep the tools locked up at all times. Allen keys and other small items always disappear otherwise.

 

[jimmydean]

Nice work. Now all you need is to get some cool work shirts with a sew-on badge!

Here I thought it was going to be a thread about the Park TP holder

 

[manimal]

Why don't you try to work a deal with a LBS?

And I would buy a workstand and a Park tool kit with leftover money.

My advice: keep the tools locked up at all times. Allen keys and other small items always disappear otherwise.

did you read my post at all? we'll be purchasing everything except the tool kit through my LBS, a brand new one owned by a fellow monkey that hasn't even officially opened for business yet. it's just not practical to take 6 bikes to an LBS for basic maintenance when i can do it myself, besides, the money was already alotted in the initial grant fund. the bike shop i'm buying the parts through isn't exactly "local", about 30 minutes way, and i feel much more comfortable wrenching on the bikes myself than taking them to the closest shop and i DID by a workstand w/ the money...re-read the first post.

as far as the PDA use goes, we have some older models that we use now but they suck! i use exel and word docs all the time when i'm out of the car but our old ones are so slow that it takes 5 minutes too load a simple excel file. these new ones will allow me to more rapidly access my MS office files (remember, i work in the housing authority (HUD) unit so i have resident rosters, banned subjects lists, lookouts...etc.) and i will also be able to upload suspect photos (and my music of course ). the best part is that it works with our dispatch software so i can perform records checks, view call notes and all of the other things that i do from my car.

squeaver - uh...i keep in touch w/ dispatch via a radio. the pda just lets me view the call instead of trying to remember all of the details from what came over the radio. i can view who made the call, what type of calls have come from that location in the past, if there are any "alerts" or warrants on the residents.......stuff that you can't get over the radio very efficiently.

 

[sanjuro]

did you read my post at all? ...re-read the first post.

Uh, I'm stupid....

 

[I Are Baboon]

I think manimal should place a call to the SFPD and have sanjuro arrested.

 

[manimal]

I think manimal should place a call to the SFPD and have sanjuro arrested.

nah, i wouldn't do that to the PD man...they have enough hippies to deal with

 

[sanjuro]

nah, i wouldn't do that to the PD man...they have enough hippies to deal with

llololol

 

[mastercycleman]

ahh u lucky bum the lifedrive is so overkill for anyones needs of a PDA, and is this why i have to pay those bike shops 20$ to get my stupid crank changed??? so that you ppl can afford this stuff!!??

Your a retard, you cant change your crank....

 

[SkaredShtles]

No one's ever been banned for poor grammar skills, but god is it tempting.

Please. Do it. Set a precedent.

Please.

For the love of God.

And then ban me. I need to get some work done.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Your a retard, you cant change your crank....

Whose retard? Are you Italian?

 

[jdcamb]

Good choice on the kit. Bike cops here in rochester rock the house. Saw one downtown directing traffic during a snowstorm.