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What bike did you ride today?

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Yesterday I pulled out the '37 Colson from the back of the pile to have a bud relace the wheelset with some NOS Torrington spokes I had stashed away. Today I took it for a spin around the block and boy what a difference a nicely trued wheel makes :cool:

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Yesterday I pulled out the '37 Colson from the back of the pile to have a bud relace the wheelset with some NOS Torrington spokes I had stashed away. Today I took it for a spin around the block and boy what a difference a nicely trued wheel makes :cool:

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That Colson is lovely.
 
Trust me, my home town does not look this nice every day, These are photos taken from specific angles to maximise the nature aspect that I most enjoy in a photo. If taken at a different angle there will often be buildings in the background. I just choose to not include them. One of these days I will go on the exact same ride, and take photos from other angles.


A few days ago I made this last post, and today I went out on the same ride. On this ride I took photos from the less pretty side of town, although it was the same loop/ trip taken.

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The local bars are shut down, with no cars in the parking lots.

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What surprised me most was how empty the local train station was durring normal prime buisness hours. Here are a few photos of the train station.

Only one bike was locked up on the racks, and on closer inspection it looked to be a permanent rusty resident that may have sat there for years,

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I took this photo through a window of the train station without having to touch anything.

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Wow, its amazing how rapid times have changed. All these photos were mostly taken between 4:00 - 5:00 pm today 3/31/20. On this ride I did not have to get within 30 feet of any other people.

I did see a few other people, there was a single kid shooting some hoops, and a father daughter combo out on a tennis courts, but that was about it. Several cars also drove past on this ride.

I live in a suburb about about 25 miles west of downtown Chicago.
 
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