Well, today is my last commute day for a couple of weeks - I'm off to sunny California to spend some time with my fiancee. We have plans to tour (by car) in the northern part of the state, up through Napa and on, which is new country to me. Luckily I have another bike which we can take with us, so it will be possible to do some rides.
The bike is fun - one of those old Schwinn 10 speed "racers", which is what we always used to call them before they were re-named road bikes.... My nearest and dearest found it in a junk store for $20 I'm guessing the bike is late seventies/early eighties - with those brake "safety" levers just for good measure! I remember as a kid in the 70's that other lads would saw these off a brand new bike because they were useless, and because they made your bike look uncool!

Unfortunately the original fork was bent, suggesting a minor collision, but I found a cheap replacement at a LBS. The rest of the bike needed a strip down, as the (obviously) original grease had set hard in the hubs/headset/bottom bracket. There was no sign of any serious wear, so all the original parts went back together just fine. At some stage the old wheels or at least the steel rims must go, as they give very uneven braking

Anyhow, see you all when I get back,

Good riding,

Ed