Winter in CT, so far… (Comments: 5)
Author: Joey Mac
Date: 6 January, 2009
Category: Car-free Living, Commuting, Connecticut, Custom Bikes, Joey Mac
So far, not much to report, that’s why I haven’t posted in a while. Let me tell you, CT ain’t got nothin on Rochester winters. There have been two snowfalls thus far which anyone would classify as “heavy”. Not blizzards like ROC is used to, to be sure, but everyone around here freaks out. The roads basically become closed save for a few plows and crazy people who think they know how to drive in the snow.
I still rock my way in like any other day… I may spend less ride time going no-handed and air drumming to heavy metal, but I still get there by my own two legs. And I have to smile when I pass someone begrudgingly cleaning off their car and trying to dig it out of the driveway.
Anyway, this has been my winter rig so far this year, a 90′s Schwinn Frontier a co-worker gave me in the spring because it was wasting away on his back porch:
before work - I call the bike The Final Frontier. I'm a nerd.
I got it pro-tuned last month at Renaissance Cyclery in Plainville, it’s been pretty good, even with those simple mountain knobbies. There’s some snow, but New England gets a lot of what is affectionately referred to around here as “Wintry Mix” (I had never heard of it so frequently before moving here). Basic translation is road slop. Got a decent clip on fender for the back. Can anyone recommend a good one for the front?
I also recently I upgraded my light situation with another Fenix L2D up front and another Planet Bike Superflash, so now I am running 3 total back there. And of course the Neon:
after work - neon's little dim up front... that's why I need a front fender.
in other news, I got a new project for the new year…
a late 40′s Roadmaster Luxury Liner… all original, all intact, as found in storage, I just cleaned up a little so far. It’s already up in the stand getting tinkered with. Original tires still hold air and all the moving parts still move, I realized that it was probably still ridable so I took it out for a test spin (before I completely dismantled it) and shot video because I knew no one would be believe me that it was still functional:
click to watch video
Besides being 60 years old and needing some fresh grease, it rides nice and smooth. Can’t wait to fix this one back up in time for plenty of spring cruisin.
Now I still need to work on finding more people to cruise with here…
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