I decided on a chainguard. Originally off this Hawthorne 3 speed.



Close up of the textured paint I used and the old Arnold & Schwinn Co seat post clamp.




All the photos of this bike here.

I went riding with the Grand-Kids for the first time since sometime before Blake's surgery.

This morning with the boys.



This afternoon with the girl.



Can you figure out what I did in-between rides?

The fenders I first put on didn't match as I had overlooked the matching fender when in the attic the first time. Today I corrected that and then took it for a ride. If I decide to keep it together I may paint the fenders and add a chainguard.





Here is the paint I used. It has a rusty/patina'd look and feel to it. Went on really nice especially considering the cold temperature. Took 2 cans though to do frame and fork. Had I known I was going to use this paint I would have used a dark primer but when I primered it I didn't know what color I was going with and grey was the only primer I had on hand.

The other morning when I arrived at work this bike was in the crew room. Due to some shuffling around, there are different people reporting to my location now and I assumed one of them had bicycle commuted. Turns out he didn't but had brought the bike on his vehicle and was planning on taking it to a local path to ride after work.

What a nice looking bike. Almost makes me want to go buy a road bike.

This is a frame I purchased it at the first Midwest Bicycle Swap. I occasionally bring it down from the attic and build it up. Here is the first time and here another time to take to the Tour De Fat in Colorado.

On a whim the other night I once again got it down from the attic. It's pretty rough. I took the angle grinder and a flap disc to it then primered it. It was 50 degrees in the garage. Not good for painting.



Next night I painted it (again around 50 degrees) and started building it back up. The paint is a Rustoleum textured paint. Has a faux rusty/patina'd look to it I think.


More on it later.

Today we trucked our bikes to the big city and went for a 22 mile ride mostly along the Arkansas River path. Midway (21st & Tyler) we stopped and fueled up on Buffalo wings, a Prosciutto sandwich and beer at Old Chicago.
The weather wasn't as nice as we'd hoped it would be. It was cloudy, chilly and breezy.
The river looks pretty pathetic and is being overgrown with trees and other vegetation. The dam that normally keeps the water level higher and looking decent through the downtown area of Wichita has been taken out and a new one being built.

Video I shot at yesterday's dinner and ride.

Today we attended our bike club's 5th annual New Year's Day Pot-Luck Dinner and Ride. As always it was a great time. A lot of good food and the weather was pretty good with the temperature in the upper 40s. 25 people rode. One of the food dishes Nova made and took was a pasta salad made from the bicycle pasta I received for Christmas.