Took the day off the bike mostly because of the weather. It would've been nice to get out for a few easy miles. Went over to a bike shop to check out the Giant Bowery. It's not that bad looking, but pretty heavy for an aluminum frame. I started messing around with my 1980's Schwinn Traveller. I can't justify getting a 9th bike, so since I finished up my De Rosas, and have them available for some fun in the sun, I'm thinking I'm going to turn the Schwinn into a nice winter single speed or fixie. The frame, fork and stem are all original. If I'm going to have drops, I need to change the stem to one that's longer. Making that decision is the first step. I think I'll build up some nice wheels, with good rims and hubs. That will be a little spendy, so I'll save that for the last project and just keep using the cheapos that are on there now. I've also got to decide if I'm going to paint it, or keep the original paint job, with scratches and licenses.
Considering the crappy weather I had a pretty good week with 301 miles.
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