Illinois custom bike builder says thanks

This email from bike builder, John, in Illinois:

"THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU

Found your site last year and started hacking. I've been a bike rider for most my life now I'm building and riding my own creations.

I've been showing at local bicycle shows and won two trophies last summer thanks to your inspiration.

I just finished #6 and am showing it next Saturday. I also created a web site for my bikes www.moonzgarage.com. Thanks to you.

I've sent a couple of pics to the Atomic Zombie builders gallery. I can't wait for the updated version on your website so i can send in the newest project.

THANKS AGAIN."

Thanks for your email, John. Nice work! Cool web site, too. Congrats on the trophies.

Service disruptions due to winter storms

Christmas was an interesting and trying time for many folks in the Great White North and parts of the United States with blustery winds, snow, ice, rain and frigid temperatures.

Yes, there were power failures and service disruptions in many parts of the North America, including us. Over two feet of snow, drifting snow that blocked roads and sidewalks, temperatures in the -30s and -40s, yep we had it all.

That's why some of us garage hackers have to hold off on bike building until spring. Sometimes we can't even get into the garage because there's too much snow in the yard!

So, it's no wonder that some of you may have noticed a bit of a disruption on the main Atomic Zombie web site over a few days last week while crews worked tirelessly to restore services. Thanks to those dedicated folks, the downtime was minimal. It could have been much worse. Thanks for your patience during those few days of frustration. Everything seems to be working OK.

Greetings from Germany

This email from Klaus D. in Hannover, Germany (some editing was needed due to translation issues):

"Hallo from Germany. I am Klaus. I build bike choppers like Atomic Zombie. I will send you pictures when I paint them. I go on the bike building forum and get too many ideas, then I change my mind! There are so many excellent ideas there. Many bike builders who help other people like me. I learn a lot about welding and it is helping me build better choppers. I'm working on a recumbent chopper and got many ideas from other bike builders. It is a nice group of people. That is so great you have a bike building community like that!

Thank you for the great web sites. I like the new Atomic Zombie web site, too. It is much better than the one you had before. It is easy to use and I like those discounts, too. Now I can buy more plans and build more bikes!

Happy New Year to my Atomic Zombie friends. I will be talking with you in the forum.

Your friend, Klaus D."

Thank you, Klaus. We look forward to seeing your bike projects. Feel free to post about your bike building progress in the forum, too, so we can see what you're building. Thanks for your feedback about the new AZ web site. Happy New Year!

Ringing in the New Year - a new era begins!

We tried "ringing" in the New Year, but we had a "hitch".

Happily sipping champagne and looking forward to starting a new era together as an officially married couple!

This is the best New Year's Eve ever!!!