I'm only a few months into this old bike hobby and I'm lovin' every moment! I like the day to day search for that next new project. I like the time in the garage cleaning, greasing, tweaking and then standing back and taking in the style and the simplicity of the bike.
But by far the best part is the ride!! Taking something out on the road that spent the last 40 or more years just sitting in a shed or barn and putting it back to good use. I'm already up to my 10th or 11th bike, nothing real special yet, but every one has been fun prepping and even more fun using.
The first bike I bought about 3 months ago is a '38 Elgin. The wheels are in pretty bad shape so that bike has been sitting in a corner until today. After work I decided to pull the wheels off a '46 Cleveland Welding I bought last week. I cleaned and greased the hubs and put on a new set of tires and tubes. I bolted them on the Elgin and took it on it's maiden voyage. I put on just shy of 20 miles on that thing tonight! The ride IS the best part of this!
But by far the best part is the ride!! Taking something out on the road that spent the last 40 or more years just sitting in a shed or barn and putting it back to good use. I'm already up to my 10th or 11th bike, nothing real special yet, but every one has been fun prepping and even more fun using.
The first bike I bought about 3 months ago is a '38 Elgin. The wheels are in pretty bad shape so that bike has been sitting in a corner until today. After work I decided to pull the wheels off a '46 Cleveland Welding I bought last week. I cleaned and greased the hubs and put on a new set of tires and tubes. I bolted them on the Elgin and took it on it's maiden voyage. I put on just shy of 20 miles on that thing tonight! The ride IS the best part of this!