#chrome messenger

[hrkoelle]

Chrome is awesome!

[mylifemoveson]

Spent so much money,

These last couple of days ive spent so much money! I paid for my new frameset thats worth 440$ on sale for 350$! A brand spankin Grey and Black new Chrome Citizen Messenger Bag worth 150$ for 119$! Fuji track drops for 20$ with grips worth over 50$+ retail! New Silver/Black Skullcandy headphones for 10$! and spent over 50$ on food! Haha, and thats just the beginning! Im getting a mavic wheelset laced to Formula hubs W/ 17T Cog/Tires and a brand new 46T Sugino messenger crankset with Sugino messenger bottom bracket both for 200$! After that, i have to get a seat, pedals, cages, and a chain. If all goes well, i should have my bike finished by mid February or late January. I'm soo excited to see the end product of this bike :D

[scottsil-blog]

The Things I Carry

I've always wanted to do this, and my recent bag switch was a good excuse. Here are the things I carry everyday. Click for a closeup!

It all comes to just under 14 lbs of pure nerd preparedness. Here are the specifics (BTW, I fully endorse every product I carry):

Chrome Night Citizen messenger bag

Marker, pen, pencil, extra lead, eraser

Sketch book

Right angle

Apple in-ear headphones

iPhone USB cable, iPhone charger

Cork screw

Nail clippers

Advil & melatonin

$0.79 in change

Glo & Ember Bontrager bike lights

Gerber Paraframe I knife, paper clip, hex wrench

Stack of membership & credit cards

Business cards

Apple Magic Mouse

Square card readers (x 4)

DVI, VGA, HDMI dongles for Mini DisplayPort

1/8" aux cable

Nyquil, Dayquil, Sudafed

Granola bar

Aveeno hand moisturizer

45W Magsafe adaptor + duckhead

13" MacBook Air + Rickshaw sleeve

Amazon Kindle 2

18oz Klean Kanteen water bottle + H20

Dental floss, chapstick, Wrigley's Spearmint gum

Fingerless gloves by etnies

Patagonia Torrentshell jacket