Thursday, June 12, 2008

6 months?

Well, I tried. Not on purpose, though. You know, that life thing got in the way. Anyway, here's something new to read:
The grocery store bike. This bears witness to how much of a bike geek I am. I took a late 90's POS Sports Authority (Oshmans) green Mongoose mountain bike, and gave it new life. I removed the gearing and rear brake, added a 1950's Bendix "red stripe" coaster brake and Wald rear wire baskets. The gearing is horrible, rear is 22, front is 48. Puts it around 60 gear inches. The chainline is bad as well, but what can I do? I put some 1.25" slicks on it, and cruise to the grocery store at night. I love night riding. It's peaceful and cool. A front basket is planned, and I need to get a blinky and front light.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

you are a huge nerd, but then again, so am I.