Mike Mills

I got the pedals, and saddle last night. They're on the bike and look great, as are the toe clips and those rear-edge pedal flipper deedliebobs.

I forgot to order new straps, so those are now on their way to me. The ones I had are rather worn out and are being used for other purposes, anyway.

There's a set of VO stainless steel fenders in transit to me.

The paint looks great. It may not last but I am going to just go with it for right now. If it craps out, I'll fix it. I'll have a good reason to fix it, too.

I'm also painting the chain guard but this is not yet ready. It's getting a complete paint job not just scratch repair. I may clear coat that when done.

I just got a notice that my rear wheel parts are to be delivered tomorrow. That's great. I can build the wheel over the weekend. The bike needs on a rear wheel to be rideable. Right now, it's totally unrideable, as there's no rear wheel - the old freewheel equipped wheel was disassembled last weekend.

I swear, I'll post some pics, soon.

I'm looking forward to that first ride,... a lot.