I started the day only needing a 6 mile ride to reach 100 kilometers total on Barney and thereby complete the clunker challenge, but with September quickly slipping away I figured I better get on it with an after work ride. Because I had stripped Barney of his rack to put it on the Cresta GT I went bike messenger style with a bag to carry my lock and emergency kit.
My ride included Lincoln park which I entered via the back entrance to see the Sun not quite down.
Quiet paths and lots of big trees complement the view of the Puget Sound
And of course a ferry ready to leave the dock.
A 1/2 mile from home I stopped at Zekes pizza for a bit of dinner which of course meant a celebratory beer. A Scuttlebutt Imperial IPA.
Barney has been a good bike for this challenge not much of a clunker at all, that said I do look forward to making some changes now that the budget restriction is off and see if I can make him a bit more comfortable on rides of more that a couple miles.
Ride a Clunker. Smile. Repeat.
Yay Ryan! Now it will be interesting to watch the changes unfold.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking it will go on the back burner a bit with the new Nishiki to take you about town!!
ReplyDeleteCertainly as a rider but with the cold and dark and rain fast approaching it may get some time in the work stand
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