I could purchase this attractive half-pint container of boiled linseed oil at a high-end art supply store or I could purchase a quart at any hardware store for just a little bit more. Just like buying a fancy green tube of Phil Wood grease at the local bike shop or buying a mondo tub of grease at any auto parts store. Now’s the time to ask yourself, What would Ron Sutphin do? It’s a quick cost-benefit analysis, taking into account margins of utility, unused inventory, hip-cool-trendy-nowness, waste and stupidity. How much boiled linseed oil does a weekend warrior need? Well what weekend are we talking about? Do you think the clerk at the art supply store will chat you up about spoke prep? Or the clerk at the hardware store will want to talk about mixing oil paints? Do you think the threads on your bottle cage bolts know who Phil Wood is? And and and finally, do you think the guy at Schucks cares if you’re buying a half gallon of multipurpose blue marine grease and you’re wearing your bike helmet in his store?
SpokePrep it’s what Larry would do
You might say red you might say blue
I’d say non-drive side and then drive side
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