Monday, April 22, 2013

Thanks, we're OK

Thanks for all the emails and Facebook messages from so many of you concerned about us. Yes, we are OK. Had a scare early Friday morning when a power surge hammered our breaker panel and we were without power for awhile. We worried that there was damage to our breaker (every one of them was tripped) and there was some sizzling.



Hydro crews were already down the road working on something and power was restored within a couple of hours. Then the furnace wouldn't blow warm air and our outdoor portable shelter was covered in snow and we had to push it all off by hand around 1 am. The wind was unbelievable.



Our cell phone service went out, then the power was on and off again for part of the day which made our Internet connection non-existent for awhile, and I got stuck up to my waist in snow, while being pounded relentlessly by the wind.

Thank goodness we have a wood stove or it would have been pretty chilly in here. The furnace still isn't working properly. It's been an interesting 36 hours for sure.

We couldn't get out of driveway and our road was completely covered with more than a foot of snow. The plows couldn't keep up with the onslaught of white stuff and wind gusts. Snow drifts are waist deep in some areas of our property.

The snow has finally stopped for now and the sun peaked out around 6 pm, but there's more snow and freezing rain in the forecast and the wind hasn't let up.

So, we won't be sending out any parts orders until late next week, but that will depend on the weather and road conditions. Highways are too treacherous. Thanks for understanding.

There's more snow and freezing rain coming for part of this week, but we should see positive double digits later in the week and weekend, so maybe spring is on the way after all.

More good news - the furnace is working now.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Bike builders news April 16



 Feature article by RadicalBrad of AtomicZombie.com: 
Build the HighLander Chopper

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 Head tubes and bottom brackets for your bike projects - pre-order now 
 
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Spring Special - Save 10% on all bike parts
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 Bike builders community chat - hot topics of conversation 
Bike builders gallery new additions - recumbents, trikes, motorized bikes, choppers & more 

Builders Feedback - we love to hear from you.

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Hub flanges and axle adapters for your bike projects - shipping worldwide 

Free DIY tutorials - most available in PDF format

AZTV webisode - There and Back Again: A Zombie's Tale
 
This and archived newsletters are here.
 
 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Update - Head tubes and bottom brackets for your bike projects

We are updating the AtomicZombie store to begin accepting pre-orders very soon. Because we do all of this in our spare time, we have to direct our attention to our "real" jobs and thank you for your patience.

AtomicZombie is a two-person operation - Brad and Kat - and there are only so many hours in day to get things done. We're doing our best for our AZ family and aim to keep expanding our worldwide community.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support.

Yes, head tubes and bottom brackets are being made as I type this. We expect begin shipping orders in late April or early May.

However, we will be accepting pre-orders within a week. So, stay tuned to the forum, AZ newsletters, blogs and social network sites like Facebook for announcements.

Monday, April 1, 2013

AtomicZombie bike builders news - Part 9




 Feature article by RadicalBrad of AtomicZombie.com: 
Building a Velomobile - Part 9
Building the side panels and determining velo width.

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 Head tubes and bottom brackets for your bike projects - coming soon

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The Combuster - a V8 Powered Bicycle!
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 Bike builders community chat - hot topics of conversation 
Bike builders gallery - new additions:
recumbents, trikes, choppers, cargo bikes & more 

Builders Feedback - we love to hear from you.

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Hub flanges and axle adapters for your bike projects -
now shipping worldwide 

Free DIY tutorials - most available in PDF format

AZTV webisode - There and Back Again: A Zombie's Tale
This and archived newsletters are here.