Bike Touring

I was reading and that is the lame reason for not writing here!
I was reading about bike touring. I did consider it last year but after a lot of analysis, I boiled it down to a homeless lifestyle with a bicycle. The way the folks who go on really long bike touring trips, lasting several years, does approach the lifestyle I mentioned. But, there is a big difference. Bike tourists have a plan, a route and a goal and sometimes a way to produce income. Homeless folks don't have any of that. So, I think I will try biketouring pretty soon.

Couple of bikes came and left the stable during the unreported time. A Ross Eurosport, and Raleigh Sprite, which was a bit tall for me.

The GT Windstream is finally ready. It has a steel rimmed rear wheel that an unscrupulous rider of East European origin sold me knowing well that I will not be able to get the free wheel off as it is an outdated rarity. Also paid too much for the wheel and it needs truing. But I rode the bike around the neighborhood for a while yesterday.

The orange MGX MTB went to NYC to Summer Streets on 2 Saturdays in August. It has a broken spoke that I will have to replace.

The Fuji Supreme is ready to be built up. I am not spending any more time on cleaning and polishing it. I think I will put a moustache bar on it, the original stem mounted shifters and a couple of brake levers donated by a forum member. It needs a little truing too.

So many things to do and summer is gone.

Progress on Fuji

Sorry, no pics but the melted tires are off the rims, the brake levers and stem are wire brushed, and the frame and fork are cleaned and treated with an abrasive paint polishing compound. I think I will put a moustache bar on the bike and make touring bike out of it. Have new tunes and tires on hand, too. Am wondering if I should replace the spokes, which were galvanized and have rusted. But, that may be too much work for now.

Did a 20 mile ride on Friday evening, on Sat delivered a sailing book to a guy on the bike, too. It is cloudy today and may rain anytime. Cleaned and repacked the bottom bracket on the Fuji. Now I need to do the same for the hubs.