Thank Goodness for Westfield Wednesday.
I was thinking of how I was going to make it until the Show and Tell forum Sunday.
This is Ethel.
She's from Massachusetts but has lived in Canada for many years.
We met on line a couple of days ago when I saw her picture and profile.
She agreed to meet me at her end of the city after a short chat.
I like my bikes a little on the trashy side, so I bought the ticket and took the ride. A Bus and Subway ticket that is,.....The TTC, The Red Rocket. (Toronto Transit Commission)
I liked what I saw and after a short discussion and negotiation, it was agreed that she would come home with me that night.
As I staring across the Subway aisle on the ride across town with her my imagination raced with thoughts of all the things I wanted to do with her.
She wasn't much of a looker, but she had some attractive bits that all the boys would like to get their hands on.
I was originally eye balling the triple step rims and stand clip, then thought......I've never had a flipped frame bike and RRB Build Off 16 is underway and....and...and...
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Well, as it turns out, I was more respectful of old Ethel than I'd expected to be honest and left all her bits right where the good factory people put them some time ago.
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I ran short on grease to rebuild the Model D hubs and lent her a pair of hoops and shoes for the photos.
I added a misc pair of Chair pedals,
some Columbia grips, repaired truss rod and recovered seat.( with leather from a neighbour that I got while taking pics.)
(sadly, the seat has one broken saddle come spring, but still works for now)
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The spring fling with the lady from the other side of town is going well.
I don't know if she'll borrow a drop stand or get one of her own one day. I'm low one stand and one clip after shipping my 'spare' recently.
Nice old girl but she hasn't even told me her age yet. D94787 F7
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