This was the day before I lost patience, thought the paint was “dry enough”, then tore off a half-inch fleck while cutting the steerer tube.
Idiot move.hahaha… Now, I’ve a few long exams this week so that’ll keep my hands from wrench-itching.
left jersey pocket.
carlo,eskapador,siklista.
I ride my bike a a lot around an island in the middle of the Philippines. Most rides, i keep a camera in my left jersey pocket.
Slim legs for her..
I was in Manila for the weekend and went to Ave Maldea’s workshop in Cainta to pick up a fork I asked him to build a week earlier. He says he managed to sneak in my fork with all the other jobs on his list (track & 29er MTBs, I bet).
Now it’s primed and ready for a layer of flat/matte black coat.
sharing the outdoor rack with a mid-restoration Bianchi
off to be repainted
rhodeskc said: You can use specific base paints, e.g. Zinc. Chemically speaking, the paint will react instead of the iron, preventing rust.
mignac said: do you use anti rust spray?
Picked up a spraycan, read “primer”, and thought was all there is to it.LOL Good that I have a friend who restores bikes as a hobby. I’m bringing my frame over to his place next week.
thinking of getting a basket to get rid of the plastic bag habit
sis bought me a kikkerland bell from her travels..
from TIME Asia Magazine’s “Influence: A Brief History”
This is the 4th time I brought my bike to Manila and this is the 4th time I forgot something…this time its chain lube.
I’m riding on a borrowed bike this week, a Cannondale CAAD4 with a mix of DA 7800/7700 parts and Ksyrium wheels. Took her up to Mambukal Resort to try her out.
Sunday easy group ride with the oldie roadies…we passed this guy riding a backwards-pedalling bike.
postride
relaxing at my lola’s (now my tita’s) small garden w/ a thermos of green tea
Clean bike, ready for the Christmas Eve ride.
(natural fiber brush, dishwashing paste, old sock, and plastic ice cream container for the bike wash+ light oil to relube…no more cycling-specific stuff from now on)
I used to have a mountain bike built up as a 26” light tourer w/ a DIY backpack pannier.
With all the fixed gear touring videos I’ve been watching lately, I’m thinking of getting a cycling backpack and just ride somewhere. I think she’s up for it.
