What have you been riding lately?
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Very clean look. Are the wheels aluminum or plastic?
I've only had one bike in 68 years without spokes.
Baggins the Nomad.
I've only had one bike in 68 years without spokes.
Baggins the Nomad.
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
Did a few trips up and down the block on Bonefish. Brakes are important I guess
This 1977 Raleigh Record 10 speed (Canadian made found that out from looking up the serial #) was given to me it was in pretty rough shape but with no rust when it made to my place. But after a complete tear down and cleaning deep cleaning!!!!!! I replaced the bottom bracket bearing set, installed new koolstop brake pads, new brake & derailleur cables, installed a slightly used ebay found chain-ring derailleur (vintage Suntour), new tires, tubes and rim tape, re-wrapped the handlebar with Newbaum's cotton bar tape and treated the handlebar tape with shellac and corked the bar ends. I then tuned and tuned I rides excellent the wheels are as straight as an arrow 0 rust good ole Arizona!!! This is a fun one to ride.
I got to try out a Swagman rack that was given to me with another trip to the track!
Had the place to myself again for the most part. A couple skaters were having fun in the skate park.
Finally tried out the gloves & helmet I got on sale when first becoming addicted to riding pump tracks. Perfect fit!
And have found Marcos hot dogs to be great recovery fuel after a workout. Lots of protein & Delicious!
(Spoiler alert!! Gonna try a recently reopened pump track in Broomfield later today I think.....)
Had the place to myself again for the most part. A couple skaters were having fun in the skate park.
Finally tried out the gloves & helmet I got on sale when first becoming addicted to riding pump tracks. Perfect fit!
And have found Marcos hot dogs to be great recovery fuel after a workout. Lots of protein & Delicious!
(Spoiler alert!! Gonna try a recently reopened pump track in Broomfield later today I think.....)
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
No dogs just ducks and debris in The Restricted Zone!
I gave my car a much needed hand scrubbing, which took longer than expected. Just went to the Superior pump track to spend a glorious Easter afternoon giving thanks for my blessings.
Some of my Dad's ashes are encased in blue glass as a "pocket stone". He likes it when we go to the track!
Some of my Dad's ashes are encased in blue glass as a "pocket stone". He likes it when we go to the track!
Another out of the the arsenal.......................................................
The weather here has finally warmed up so I got out for my first spring ride.
Not far from you just east on the 401 and yes finally
As I'm on the campground with the kids for a few days I took the opportunity to take El Capitan Terror out for a ride. I hit the local pumptrack first but as it was a bit windy it wasn't that much fun. Took a video nevertheless which is uploading rigth now. Might take a while as the wifi on the campground is veeeeery slow....
After that I headed over to my favorite spot a the lake of Sacrow.
I even bravely jumped in for my very first lake swim of the year. I made it only for a few minutes as the water is still very cold (two nights ago air temperature was still around freezing)
I spare you the rest of the video, as I only had the towel with me for bathing gear...
After that I headed over to my favorite spot a the lake of Sacrow.
I even bravely jumped in for my very first lake swim of the year. I made it only for a few minutes as the water is still very cold (two nights ago air temperature was still around freezing)
I spare you the rest of the video, as I only had the towel with me for bathing gear...
I've been using Rooster at the jobsite to get from one end of the project to the other. Spring! '01 Monocog 26
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
More time in the saddle with Duck Norris today
Sun was shining down bright down by the river
Ducky even made a new friend
Sun was shining down bright down by the river
Ducky even made a new friend
I think I'll drag this big wheel out and get in some saddle time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Righteous looking lake!!! Is Duck Norris a 24 in the rear and 26 up front? I have heard that configuration referred to as a Mullet...............................
That's the mighty st Lawrence River
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
Ingola knows, it's the St Lawrence, one of the biggest in Canada
As for the Duck, he's 26x26, that was just a trick of the camera angle.
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