Quick and unproductive but we're sticking to it

Managed to steal a few minutes in the shop, which had finally emerged from the snow melt. 

First on the list was cutting some scrap wood for the bike trailer. These are old softwood boards which had been part of a workbench in the basement. Cut to width I'll screw them to two rails and they'll slot perfectly into the trailer, providing a study base for hauling bags of mulch and groceries and myriad junk. 

 

 My driver and the inch and a quarter broad head screws I plan to use are in the house for another project so this will have to wait. 

 With a few minutes left I turn my attention to my klunker. A crustbike or adventure bike, whatever term you prefer this bike is my outlet for big dreams and plastic derangement syndrome. My commuter which you'll see eventually is full of sneaky plastic and modern conveniences, compromises I'm willing to make for the sake of my commute and because, well, it's still a hell of a lot better than a car. But even I can be reasonable on occasion so that bike is spared for the most part from my fantasies of arctic adventure, industrial utility, waxed canvas and leather straps and all that. Here's the klunker the morning after the blizzard, after taking a very important ride to the corner store for juice.

Anyway, for tonight I'm adding two bottle cages to the front handlebars. I had planned on having them forward if the bars, like an old touring bike. Imagining them filled with wine bottles like an old photo of the tour de France. Functionally though, it became clear this was a poor decision for cable management, and I realized internal placement would be perfect, given the long stem on these flat bars. The bottles will be well out of the way, not right up in my business like on a bike with drops. Theyre great. 

 

 

That's all for now. Happy you're here. 

Gassho