Target never disappoints. I always find a bike shirt of some kind. Last night I spotted these.

Ladies night shirt.


Boys shirt.


They also use bicycles a lot in their advertising. I believe this is a new sign. Don't know that the girls are riding the proper bikes for the terrain though.

The other night I put the new wheels I built on the Monark Mutt. This morning I went for a 20 degree ride to test them out. They ride fine.



This afternoon my Dad and I went to the Starbird Devlin Rod & Custom show where our bike club has bikes on display. I don't have any bikes in the show as I was mostly too lazy I guess to get my bikes ready and entered. I've always enjoyed this show (formerly the Daryl Starbird Rod & Custom Show) and would go with my parents when I was a kid. Here is just a small sample of cars and motorcycles at the show. I'll have bike photos later.

This old Schwinn inner-tube may have been puncture resistant but it wasn't resistant to the effects of age. When it was no longer holding air I tried to save it but it was coming apart at the seams. This thing was really heavy/thick.

Rode over to my parents house to wish my Dad a happy 78th birthday.



This evening I started building wheels from a couple of rims I painted a few days ago. The rear wheel I'm lacing to a Bendix Automatic (2 speed kickback). I hadn't laced a wheel in a couple of years. After a little refresher course from the late Sheldon Brown it was a snap.



The hub came from a narrow aluminum rim which I put together many years ago and wasn't using.

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.