Sunday Musings and September plans

I decided to give the old workhorse some love and took the Handsome Devil to the farmers market.

Parked near me was a cool lugged Specialized Stump Jumper, probably late 80s, Brooks saddle, fat tires and an enormous saddle bag.

And I had a double IPA -Bomb Dot.com from cloudburst to round out my visit to the market.

Since I planned on a longer shake down ride I decided to add a barrel bag to the Cresta GT.

I also mounted the cateye wireless computer I got for the Cresta and while I didn't go 5 miles, threat of rain, I did get in 4.  The saddle stayed put and I could shift easily into the small ring, I did find that the handle bars were slightly askew and when using  the smallest cog there was a bit of chain skip so I loosened the cable tension a bit when I got back and fixed the bars.  Still loving the fit of this bike!

I would like to run a front rack on the Cresta and I think the Nitto M18 will fit the bill, you can get struts in various lengths and that should allow me to take advantage of the mid fork rack braze-ons. On bike forums there is allot of talk that a front bag allows for better handling than a rear rack amongst the Classic and Vintage touring crowd plus I can use my Rivendell Sackville Trunk sack that it set up for just such a rack.

September plans

Continue to ride the Cresta GT and maybe even do a mult-modal ride to work.  That might require me borrowing the Blackburn rack from the Trek 420 which I think would be a perfect fit on the Nishiki.

Once I get the bars wrapped on the Cresta GT I would like to get the Schwinn LeTour in the stand.  It won't get the full spa treatment but I will do the following:

• mount a rear brkae
• new brake cables and housing
• new chain
• wipe down and wax frame
• tune up; dial in brakes, shifting, true wheels, grease stem and seat post etc.

I am hoping to get it sold while the weather is still decent.

One more ride of about 8 miles on Barney and I will get to my 100km mileage goal for the clunker challenge.  I am also thinking of heading to bikeworks next weekend to see if I can find; a front wheel to match the rear, a different stem and maybe even thumb shifters.

Ride. Smile. Repeat