Sophia on two wheels

Sophia loves her bike, and I love her desire for speed, and how much she appreciates her helmet!!

The Latest Edition

So, I figured that I was due for a bike stand, which I was. I headed down to MEC in Calgary and treated myself to one. No more fixing bikes upside down! Or by holding them between my legs. What a difference it makes to have a third hand, and a bike at the right height. It has totally made tuning up my bikes a much more enjoyable and efficient process.

It's also a great place to store a beer and your beer bottle opener. I vote for a Porter to be a great bicycle maintenance beer :)

Norco Single Speed

My Uncle Bill picked up this Norco road bike at a dump in Southern Alberta - go figure! After a little love, and a seat, it is now a road-worthy single speed. Ready to roll.

The 'New' English Glider

Here it is, after some love.

Raleigh English Glider

So.....picked up this old English Glider from a guy who said it belongs to his mother. This bike is not really my style, but I couldn't pass it up. I love the old fender, chain guard, and handlebars. I put new cable housing on, new cables, and got the wheels back into good working order. I am hoping to sell this bike too.

I am a fan of the crest on the head tube with the dove on it.

red bike

Well, I have been working on this red bike for a while. It's for sale, too. New brakes, new bottom bracket, new cables, new cable housing. No labels. I like that about this bike. It's just a red bike. It's a bit larger, 21 inches measured from the centre of the bottom bracket. One speed. Currently, its gear ratio is huge, so I am looking to change that, when the part arrives, or whenever I find it.

1981 Bianchi Campione del Monde

So, yeah....blog maintenance for me is terrible. Probably because no one is reading it, yet here I am. Putting up pictures of bicycles.

This is the 1981 Bianchi I got my hands on from someone in Calgary. On the bottom is the way it came to me, on the top is what it is now, a fixed-gear ride.

I simply flipped the freewheel hub around, so it's not a "true" fixed gear, but it still works that way. And it has no brakes, so it has to work that way.

I'll see if I can keep this blogging up.

JB