As the next chapter in my life seems to be organically developing there has been a few bikes passing through my work stand. The common theme is small bikes for ladies that do not have wacked out geometry angles, more on this later
(just re-read that, it is the angles on the bikes, not the ladies). My wife is 5'3" and in the quest for champagne on a beer budget I have managed to keep a list of the bikes from the past that can be refurbished to suit. The latest bike in the stand is a near NOS 91 Bridgestone RB-T size 50cm, this one is for a friend:
All this one still needs is a touch-up on the wheels and it is ready to go. That, and I may switch out the tires to some wider Pasela rubber. unfortunately the original Avocet tires were not serviceable. Yes, I know the garage is a mess, as always a work in progress.
On other notes, I am hoping to pull this
ride off this weekend, time and heat wave conditions will tell the tale. Either way there should be some good pictures next week
Have a fun and safe holiday weekend. Play outside and enjoy your family!
This morning I did a quick warm up along the coast, and then up into the hills for some last-minute intervals. Really a quick fitness and bike check before I head out on an out-of-town long ride this weekend.
The park on the hill above town is a great way to squeeze in about 1000 feet of climbing and descending in 5 miles. All went well, neither the bike nor the motor failed, and time to sort and load the gear.
It looks like it is going to be a banner weekend with high pressure setting in and the clouds and fog gone for a bit.
Nothing New June 29 2011, 0 Comments
Cool and overcast, with another hump day run to the swap meet. I decided to ride the little bike before it starts it transition to a new home, spreading the 650b love.
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One more from this set up, I am really stoked on how these turned out.
Things are starting to warm up, the fog peels back some days and the light is starting early.
Have fun and ride!
This morning presented a couple of hours to squeeze in a ramble around town, I wanted to check out a park that I thought might be a gateway to some fire roads, but that did not pan out. The Fog and mist were pretty thick....
Riding back across town I stopped at the farmer's market to pick up some fruit, then headed over to the flea market. Each week seems to keep getting bigger. THis time there were more vendors with bike junk, and definitely more guys skimming for stuff to flip. I was still able to haul some decent loot.
I was able to squeeze in a quick hour spin up the coast this afternoon before dinner. The sun came out, and I was blessed with blue skies for a bit...
The fog was not far off though, and closed back in before I made it home
The drop bars were not the setup of choice for my wife. I figured that was going to be the case and had a set of Nitto Albatross bars and NOS Specialized dirt drop stem on hand and ready to go. The grips and levers took a bit of time to get together, but the finished product looks pretty darn good in my opinion.
The only other thing swapped out so far was the pedals, as with the drops, clips and straps are not here thing at the moment. The luggage is in the design phases and fenders may show up before the next winter rains. I entertained the idea of a 650b conversion, not much to gain for her so we are going to hold off.
This is a fantastic bike, I wish you could still walk into a shop and buy something like this off of the rack for a reasonable price.
All this one still needs is a touch-up on the wheels and it is ready to go. That, and I may switch out the tires to some wider Pasela rubber. unfortunately the original Avocet tires were not serviceable. Yes, I know the garage is a mess, as always a work in progress.
On other notes, I am hoping to pull this 
