What bike did you ride today?

[Saving Tempest]

Tempest all day...there may be some really good news and progress with Beryl tomorrow, weather permitting!

 

[Robertriley]

XXX - Sorry yesterday doesn't count Chris!!

C'mon switch 'em up every day now....

Anyways folks here's what he rode today, I hope!

I wanna see you rock the gill tank or is that special occaision only???

Maybe tomorrow....just for you brother

 

[dnc1]

Lo

Today was a looooooong freaking day.

I biked to work on the Columbia for the first time. She was absolutely lovely. My family threw on a kickback hub and I was enjoying the heck out of it...but I was told I can't keep it, so I don't want to get too attached.
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Around noon I biked to go rock climbing... Had a blast and climbed for three hours.
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(Love how it looks like my friend is going to poke my butt but she's really showing me what rock is next on my route)


Then I went to bike home. Got about 10 miles into my 11 mile ride today, racing a huge thunderstorm complete with the warnings on the radio...when I got a flat tire. I was crushed, because she had her original Lightning tire on up front. Sad day. So I walked her a mile up hill in shame, drenched from the 95 degree day, the ten miles biking, and the hours of climbing. (I could eat a horse right now...I swear )

I went to the bike shop to see if they had tubes my size so my friend could teach me how to put new tires and tubes on since that's the only thing I haven't figured out how to do. The guy pulls me in the back and sets my Columbia up on his stand and teaches me how. We've become good friends and I appreciate how good he has been to me. By the end of the night he offered me a job if I ever want it haha... I wish! But I may take him up on working Saturdays just so I can learn more. He was also offering to give me my own, possibly free kickback hub he has sitting in the back. We'll see...I want to find out what they're worth and work out a deal. Then I went along my way and changed my back tire on the lawn by myself.

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I'm exhausted! All I had was a bowl of cereal today...but dang was it a gooooood day.

Love the leggings!
Do all shops in the U.S. let you bring your bikes inside? It doesn't happen over here!

 

[dnc1]

XXX - Sorry yesterday doesn't count Chris!!

C'mon switch 'em up every day now....

Anyways folks here's what he rode today, I hope!

I wanna see you rock the gill tank or is that special occaision only???

Don't know what happened with that last post.
What I meant to say was, I'm not generally a fan of tank bikes, but that gill tank is very, very cool!

 

[dnc1]

Riding to work again today.
Took advantage of traffic free roads at 6am to grab this shot of some remains of the old castle in Wallingford town centre.....

Out on the '60's Vindec today, looking pretty in the sunshine on a footpath near Rokemarsh......

May tackle the "Quarry-Roubaix" ride around some of the city of Oxfords cobbled backroads this evening, should be fun!

 

[birdzgarage]

i rode my 55 western flyer today.all original except the tires and seat.have both.seat is uncomfortable and ugly,tires shot.

im in the middle of polishing it lightly.went to bigger tires and gonna swap out the rear cog but thats it.leaving it alone besides the light clean,polish and service.

maybe ill take it to the foothill flyers ride on Saturday. Hasn't been out of the hood since i bought it from cory.

 

[tripple3]

Do all shops in the U.S. let you bring your bikes inside? It doesn't happen over here!

I never ask... probably a lil' rude but I won't leave it outside. Other folks bring their dogs in stores so I bring my bike.
Walmart told me "No Bikes" once when I came riding into their lobby area; so I don't go there.

 

[dnc1]

I don't like leaving mine in too many places either. My local bike shop has a free bike park inside, I tend to leave it there when I'm in town. Otherwise it's two locks everywhere else, and preferably locked in places where people can watch it.
Railway stations over here are the most common places for bicycle theft.

 

[rcole45]

Great day at the beach today for a ride.

 

[tripple3]

Great mid week beach ride with @Cory and Hippie Mike and Jerry showed up too @hatz4katz

I rode my 1940 Western Flyer heavy duty that I love