SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Chilly spring here in New England, so far. Hopefully a little warmer weather is on the way soon. I'm still enjoying this tall frame Schwinn Racer 3-speed on my evening rides.
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I feel some remorse...... Very nice Racer. Glad to see it is being enjoyed
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Interestingly, the conditions for riding this week have been the same or slightly cooler than when I began the season in the first week of April. It has been well below normal these past couple weeks.
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
It's pollen and dust season here now. But the weather is getting better and there's enough daylight for a pretty good length ride at the end of the day.
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I added one of the waterslide "Hat in the Ring" transfers from Bicycle Bones. It went on just fine by following the directions that came with the decal. I like the extra it adds to the frame.
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
A classic Birmingham era Phillips roadster.
kostnerave
Finally riding a big boys bike
I always enjoy seeing your bicycles. Beautiful!
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
A few days ago, I got to have a solid little race on the 1960s Schwinn Racer with an incoming thunderstorm to get back to my place in time to avoid the rain and lightning. The Racer made it back with about 10 min to spare, so earned its stripes.
One recommendation I have to make is that you bring a cell phone with you in your saddle bag and have a weather app/alert on it for lightning. When I got down to the lake in the next town over, everything looked OK. There were some clouds, but nothing serious that I could see from where I the park where I stopped. My phone buzzed and warned of incoming lightning and heavy rain. I figured I'd follow the phone's advice and start my return rather than going farther out.
It turned out to be the correct decision. As I left the woods and got on the main road, I noticed the dark clouds were approaching very quickly. Having looked at the weather radar on the phone app, and seeing the clouds moving in, I gave it everything to beat the storm back to my place. The Schwinn Racer performed nicely and I made it back with 10 minutes to spare.
One recommendation I have to make is that you bring a cell phone with you in your saddle bag and have a weather app/alert on it for lightning. When I got down to the lake in the next town over, everything looked OK. There were some clouds, but nothing serious that I could see from where I the park where I stopped. My phone buzzed and warned of incoming lightning and heavy rain. I figured I'd follow the phone's advice and start my return rather than going farther out.
It turned out to be the correct decision. As I left the woods and got on the main road, I noticed the dark clouds were approaching very quickly. Having looked at the weather radar on the phone app, and seeing the clouds moving in, I gave it everything to beat the storm back to my place. The Schwinn Racer performed nicely and I made it back with 10 minutes to spare.
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Nice, long ride on a good evening a couple nights ago. Plenty of hills to climb!
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Shady part of the woods in the evening...
