Bike Project
I bought a bike!
It’s an oldie, but hopefully a goodie. It’s almost exactly like the bike I had in high school and college. I was very fond of that bike and very saddened by its passing, apparently, into a pile of rust in my mother’s basement while I was off galanting in England.
So when I saw an old GT Timberline on Craigslist for a skant amount of money, I could hardly resist. It is the right size and everything. (Well it might be a smidge too small, it’s hard for me to tell.) My old bike was green and this one is blue, but that’s okay, I like blue!
It needs some TLC — it has a rusty chain and gears, cracked handles (the foam part), torn seat, and some rusty bolts, but the frame itself seems okay. Oh and it has a flat front tire. Not that I have a clue what I’m talking about!
In light of my cluelessness, I’ve decided this is going to be a project bike. I was initially going to take it to a bike shop for a tune-up, but I think it will be more fun to learn how to do it myself. After all, one of the fun things about bikes is their adaptability, right? I can put on a nice, comfy seat, maybe some cruiser style handlebars so my poor back doesn’t have to lean over so much, clean up the gears (or replace them), and basically have fun riding with my boy on some safe bike trails.
First course of action is to fix the tire! (I assume the innertube is punctured.) Then, we’ll see. Maybe a new seat and handlebars. I’m excited :)