Tag: bicycle

Ponies Make Everything Better

Today was a slow starting day for the Co-pilot, sleep has been rough lately with the teeth in the rear starting to make their appearance.  After yesterday’s long ride I thought we could go out on the river trail for a bit and see how long things hold up.  Once again the fog was pretty thick.

Things were going well at mile 6, but the fog was making everything damp.  I decided to pass on the playground and detour out along Canada Larga Rd.  I was thinking that some ponies and cows might make the morning a little more interesting.

It helped wake her up a bit, but like I sad we were slow starting….

after a couple hundred feet of altitude gain on the back roads the motor was feeling the slow start too, and decided it was time to point things back down hill.

The cows and bunnies were just OK, but scarring up a flock of birds was almost like a cup of coffee,

And then we were back to the ponies!!!!

Pure stoke!  just enough to keep her from falling asleep on the way home.  All in all we squeezed in about 14 miles in an hour an 15 minutes, not too bad for a loaded down xtracycle.

Biggest Ride Ever

For my co-pilot that is.  No opie to babysit today, I needed to go to the market, so it was time to expand the range a bit.  First stop was the swap meet.  The fog was back in full force this morning. 

From there along the coast to the other side of town.  Plenty of Co-pilot snacks make for a better trip.

Half way to the farmer’s market we took a break to watch a giant date palm getting pulled like a weed

Then off to get some fruit, veggies and meat.

Even with plenty of cheesy crackers and fruit samples, energy levels were fading fast as we headed for home

Overall he trip went great.  We pushed both time and distance further than we had before.  The dividends were a bike full of food, some tired legs and a serious nap for Co-pilot while I am catching up on things.

Have fun, and Play outside!!!

 

Cross Town Play Groung Ride

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.

In The Stand – 1991 Miyata Seven14

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!!