2 Wheels Maybe

Mae Simmons Park Part 1: The Joy If you're like me, at times your right-hand fingers tingle. Sometimes that means you need a medical checkup. Other times, though, it means your fingers are itching to build something. For me, it's a little of both. (And those fingers have been buzzing lately.) A few weeks ago I spotted this pic in a local ad - old Huffy frame $15. A week later I was (joyfully) riding this thing around Clapp Park. In between the before and after pics my fingers buzzed less, but my brain took up the slack. I started scheming and planning and digging through leftover parts. I dismantled a dumpster-bound donor bike and transplanted the parts onto the Huffy frame. As the bike came together the buzzing turned into something else - satisfaction. It felt good to turn two unwanted things into one wanted and useful thing. And with each ride and each tiny upgrade, the satisfaction grows. No, I'm not saving the world, and the bike isn't going to win any races or bea...

Yes, I know it's been a while. 2WheelsMaybe has been on a hiatus, but I've still been riding and gathering info for future posts. For those of you who've been hungry for more 2WM content, here is my first attempt at a mountain bike trail video. Enjoy, have fun, and keep pedaling, amigos! (All three of you!) I hope to see you again soon. Click here! May you be well and have a much better new year!

This past weekend we were fortunate enough to stay at a friend's lake house on Possum Kingdom Lake. And, of course, we took a few bikes. We took off from the PK Trailhead and rode parts of the Redbird Loop. The HuffKlunk at Possum Kingdom For those of you worrying that I'd join the fully-suspended dark side , you can rest easy. (However, budget was a bigger factor than fortitude or grit .) But the old Huffy held up well. Anything we weren't able to ride over can be blamed on donuts rather than bike parts. No bicycles were harmed and very little blood was spilled. In truth, it's a better diet I need - not a fancier bike. Find the map here I've had the PK trail map on the wall in my office for a few months - my Walter Mitty wallpaper. D and I rode the section circled in red. It may not look like a lot, but this was a sidebar on a family getaway, and a very good one! Spider moon at the trailhead gate Besides the spider, we saw several spec...