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The fog blew out last night and it was a perfect day to ride across town and explore a bit.
The temperatures are running in the mid 60s and there was barely a puff of breeze, so we headed off to a new to us play ground.
Post playground view back towards home. Tomorrow we head out even further to the farmer’s market. As she is getting bigger the range we can go while still having fun is getting bigger.
My wife’s bike is almost off to its new home now that she has fallen for the Sequoia. This bike has served her well and has many miles left in her. Originally a 700c bike that would barely fit 26mm tires, the conversion to 650b was transformational. It now fits 37mm panaracers with room for 45mm fenders. This being the smallest size it also sports a low trail front end geometry and handles like a dream with the load up front.
Last night I put 4 coats of garnet shellac on the yellow tape grips and the results are even better than I had expected. This weekend I will be running the new chain, cables and a few finishing touches.
Projects like this really are a lot of fun. A full write-up on the final build is soon to come.
Soliciting reader opinions on the pedal color, are the gold pedals too much or do they mesh well with the shades of brown throughout the bike? I like them, but am on the fence with a switch out to silver. Let me know what you think.
Signing off to get ready for our weekend in carmegedon as we head south into L.A. for our friends wedding. Have fun and get outside!!
This has been a busy week, and it is barely half past. Most of the bike time has been errands. No trip around town is complete though without passing by the beach.
Someday we will get back to surfing, for now it seems to elude us.
Back to the shop to complete some jobs.
The summer time fog rolled in late this year and is hanging around a while
It makes the light flat and the pictures challenging and quite undramatic. On the plus side it holds in the heat and makes for warm morning rides.
The Sunday standard ride for veggies, sunny at home but heading into the fog.
Nice day for a ride, the weather is warming up and the crowds are out in force.
Even then there are still some quiet moments.