2 Wheels Maybe

June was a great month for riding and a decent month for working on bikes, as long as it started early. 1 June Paul, one bad mama jama on a MTB (even when he wears the yellow pants) 6 June Got the nerve back up to ride the skate park 7 June Mae Simmons  (video here) The infamous plastic pasta spill dam loaded at the dam 8 June Buddy Holly (MH blog post here) 10 June 12 June Red Day at coffee 13 June  Grizz goes gnome-punk Spencer on the Klunker 17 June Goodbye, Hero8 ,amigo viejo! ( It was never the same after this video. ) Over Several Days Be-spoked The Yard Art Western Flyer is almost ready to fly again! DEVO {lution} (We were through being cool a long time ago.) 19 June 6:45AM at Mae is a slice of Heaven (video here) The Inner & Outer East Loop doing their Florida impersonation Laundry days are tough on the Hooz 24-26 June Porch Tomato Traffic is chill on these hot days. Phoebe had a rough month, but she's doing much better. The porch tomato had a rough month too. ...

I ran across two news articles this week that made me simpleton-on-a-simple-bike happy! Seriously, I am not kidding - heroes and role/roll models! Both articles tell the story of three guys who competed in and completed a 200-mile gravel grind on Walmart beach cruisers. Don't take my word for it, you can read the articles for yourself: Singletracks - They raced (and finished) the 200-mile Unbound gravel race on bikes from Walmart. Outside Magazine: These Guys Finished Unbound Gravel on Beach Cruisers from Walmart See, I didn't make it up! See, I'm not the only dork out there who rides a cheap/simple bike in places where people normally ride expensive/complicated bikes. It's downright exhilarating to find articles like this!  And they didn't do extensive upgrades. They even ran the stock tubes. (But they did add sealer, and all three completed the race without a flat.) I wrote a post about something similar on Mesquite Hugger several years ago. Lubbock on a Bike Jun...

I didn't get to ride much in the early part of the month, but there was still a lot of bike activity overall. May was a month with a big influx of fixer-uppers - lots of fun possibilities... Huffy Vintage 10-speed (looking for a new home after a little cleanup and tuning) Giant ATX760 (waiting for a resto-mod + new yellow paint) Mid-60's Western Flyer (Patina, Paint, or Klunker?) So much history in that paint I decided to go with Patina - a coaster brake hub and a new chain are on the way. Convert to 1-speed, add brakes + seat, find a new home? Better as a bike or a donor? After several great years, the Specialized went to a new home Godspeed, Abraham! Clapp Park  (May 22) A McAlister Lunch Ride (May 24) Maiden Voyage on the Single/Fixie (May 23) Alley Hopping (May 25) Lunch Ride at the Lubbock Lake Landmark (May 29) (I've posted a more detailed version of this ride over at Mesquite Hugger ) Okay, that's it for May. I'm hoping to have more to share for June and I...