New Wheel for the MTB

So I had been dreaming of scoring a new wheel for the mountain bike
so I could do a proper single speed conversion and choose a proper
gear anytime I wanted. What I needed was a cheep shimano style
hub. These run the free wheel in the hub not the gears like the
older set this bike came with. A quick look at craigslist provided
a $5 score of a wheel. Well almost, turns out this wheel was bent
but it gave me the opportunity to learn how to true and tension spokes.
A quick stop the the bike shop for some spoke wrenches and after loosening
every spoke cause someone was in there before trying the straighten it out
and f'ed it up I have a $15 wheel that spins as true as I could get it.


Nice Clean Lines Just How I like Them

Single Conversion Kit

khs

yes I now have a brake and a helmet
i'm getting soft in my old age

Safety

So this has been on my mind since I recently picked cycling back up again.
There are tons of moments that happen with every ride where a rider, that's
me, are put in positions that could be compromising. This occurrence usually has
something to do with a motor vehicle that has 4 or more wheels but that's not
always the case. It seems that there is a hate for slow moving bikes and that
getting to work, or the bar, or where ever you are going is much more important
than someones physical safety. These are just my thoughts here. My life has changed
drastically since owning and operating 2 wheeled vehicles in more ways than
I can count.

So I leave you with this comment made by mi cora a new motorcycle
rider in 2008. -Everyone should have to take the motorcycle safety course to
know exactly what it's like to be the vulnerable one on the road-

I think I'll up the ante with -Everyone that wants a drivers license should be made
to commute on a bicycle to and from work or school for 200 miles before a license
will be issued- Lets put everyone in the situation so they experience first hand
what it's like to be "that guy or girl on the bike"

So here is my latest edition, maybe a long time coming but better late than never.