January and February were two more surprisingly great months for riding here in the Hub City. (Every photo was taken inside Loop 289.) As the weather gets better so does the riding and the bike-building daydreams. 1.9.24 (Vaquero Lake) 1.10.24 (Clapp Park) 1.13.24 (OGB at Mae) I am excited to ride in March (regardless of the wind). Just having the opportunity to be outside as nature comes alive fills me with anticipation. Getting to ride a bike through it makes it that much more exciting. 1.17.24 Worksman Klunker near the icy Mae Simmons dam. 1.18.24 I'm enjoying this bike a great deal! Click here to see video from this ride I have this crazy dream of hosting a little klunker ride/race/jamboree with all my friends who ride klunkers. (That really just means Spencer and I would get matching T-shirts and ride around doing coaster brake slides on dirt trails.) I thought it might be cool to build a few extra klunkers so we could invite other idiots to ride with us. I just need to get my
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a (bicycle) workbench uncluttered
dreaming a work- bench ( uncluttered) simple? sure shallow? yes, tiny dream - start small I dream a work bench, wall-hanging wrenches waiting right means tight lefty (counter-clockwise - subversive) means loose sequential soldiers mark millimeter time, 10, 13,15, seventeen haggard, measured, vets the in-betweens shiny, anxious, scared, and scarless chainbreakers, cable cutters, crank pullers valve stem extractors, tire levers spoke wrenches - specialists crucial to the cause one corner a bike stand the other a vise (or a vice) Looking outward a rusted stack of bikes a Potter's clay a general's triaged troops or truly (to the worldly) unwanted scraps aluminum rubber and steel that once took s omeone somewhere (and might again if ever I get off my butt r ally those troops prepare for this specific
Bike Pics December 2023 (Lots of Klunker shots)
December was a surprisingly good month for riding. The weather was uncharacteristically beautiful and offered up warm days and clear skies. Mark and Greg at Mae Simmons for the OBG (Old Bike Guys) somewhat weekly ride. Good times! The Worksman klunker came out of storage, received a lighter Schwinn fork and a new lease on life! The original build on Rat Rod Bikes (Link) This is the bike I built for the Rat Rod Bikes Bike Build-Off in 2021. The original build had a very heavy fork and polo seat setup. (It looked better than it rode!) The remodel has made for a much better ride and it's been my primary rider since. Shakedown evening ride at Mae Simmons The Worksman is a pretty traditional klunker since it has a single-speed drivetrain with a coaster brake. I've been riding it at the local mountain bike trails. It's a blast to ride and much more capable than I feared. Not having a front brake or a freewheel has its drawbacks, but it has added a simplicity that I didn&
Bike Pics and Such November 2023
November 3 Aztlan Park November 7 Clapp Park November 9 November 10 Hey, it has pedals... (The Woodlands) November 18 Buddy Holly Park November 26 Always room for a microbus (Buzzbrews on 75 in Dallas) And that's about it for November. So, here's a little December preview: The old Worksman has a new/old Schwinn fork and is ready to klunk! I hope you're thriving and pedaling as much as you want to be! Happy holidays!
October 2023 Biking & Such
October was a busy month with too many moving parts, but I still squeezed in some good rides. Let's hope for more in November! 27 October 2023 Foggy morning breakdown at Mae Simmons A rough day for nylon gears 26 October 2023 One of my favorite alleys for commuting Dang those deceivers and elm beetles! 22 October 2023 See this solo ride on Youtube Kylie 20 October 2023 The Mae Simmons MTB shakedown ride 19 October 2023 Free klunker tires found in an alley (while Fido voiced his opinion) 17 October 2023 The HuffKlunk is upcycled to electric (once again) 11 October 2023 20 years she's put up with me! 7 October 2023 (Caprock Trail - South Plains to Quitaque) Mike gets swallowed by the Clarity Tunnel That's a hub-motor shadow Maiden voyage (22 miles of the Caprock Rails-to Trails) The crew! South Plains - trailhead 4 October 2023 Chacho ponders another month. May your November be better than my friend Matt deserves!