Old things
Some incipient mild panic at the relocated Penguin Villa. Ran some diagnostics on Squishy Llama and found out that the hard drive that has the system partition on it is going to fail soon. Happily (?) she uses ATA drives, so a replacement shouldn't be TOO hard to find. And I found a cloning tool, so relocating the system files shouldn't be too nasty a job, for a change.
Remember this?
Well, around August - just in time for the next race at Grand Bend - I got the project done.
Lovely and ratty, don't you think? The paint is a mix of primer, glittery silver and the original red under worn-off portions. The rust is carefully sealed under matte clear coat. Mechanically everything is new and good, though I'm having some problems with the 35-year-old DNB derailleur and will probably swicth over to a Shimano Tourney I have on hand.
Under the seat you'll see a small fabricated part. It's a towing lug. If something happens to the 3600 lb. Bel Air while racing I can hook it to the bike and tow it to the pits.
All the cables are located with cable ties. Probably switch it to hockey tape in the Spring. But the seat - carefully upholstered in duct tape - stays.
Only one negative: once she was built I found out that she's too small for me. By a lot. So there may be something new in the Spring...
In the meantime:
It's a pre-war CCM ladies' bike, also found while rummaging at the dump for sheet metal. I need to strip everything down to bare metal and build up, but I have all the parts I'm likely to need for the job. I even have a couple of complete Sturmey Archer 3-speed hubs, including one still in a 28" wheel. This one is definitely getting restoration.
Just need to find someone local who can strip the frame...
Remember this?
Well, around August - just in time for the next race at Grand Bend - I got the project done.
Lovely and ratty, don't you think? The paint is a mix of primer, glittery silver and the original red under worn-off portions. The rust is carefully sealed under matte clear coat. Mechanically everything is new and good, though I'm having some problems with the 35-year-old DNB derailleur and will probably swicth over to a Shimano Tourney I have on hand.
Under the seat you'll see a small fabricated part. It's a towing lug. If something happens to the 3600 lb. Bel Air while racing I can hook it to the bike and tow it to the pits.
All the cables are located with cable ties. Probably switch it to hockey tape in the Spring. But the seat - carefully upholstered in duct tape - stays.
Only one negative: once she was built I found out that she's too small for me. By a lot. So there may be something new in the Spring...
In the meantime:
It's a pre-war CCM ladies' bike, also found while rummaging at the dump for sheet metal. I need to strip everything down to bare metal and build up, but I have all the parts I'm likely to need for the job. I even have a couple of complete Sturmey Archer 3-speed hubs, including one still in a 28" wheel. This one is definitely getting restoration.
Just need to find someone local who can strip the frame...