Confessions of an Urban Suburbanite

   So I am in the middle of my build of Big Red, everything is done except the back wheel. I am going to the Denver Bicycle Collective to learn how to redish my wheel and then spin on a track cog. They have a community bike repair shop and library of bikes to check out. You learn how to do things on your own and they have all the tools. right up my alley, it should be cool. Big Red was going to be riding on nice new rims but I decided just to do it on the cheap. I stripped Big Red (BR) down to just a frame and fork and removed every bit of grease. Nail polisher works well if you don’t have anything else on hand. Just don’t let it touch the paint. I took the ball bearings out of another bike and rebuilt the headset and did the same with the bottom bracket.BR now has shimano cranks from another bike and some big drop bars. I think it will work out nice. Pictures should be coming soon. Deathbike almost got me yesterday but didn’t let her take me down. Again I almost wrecked at a stand still. I have not taken my own advice and practiced track stands. Deathbike rides like a dream and I am getting good at standing up and pedaling and not thinking I am going to coast. Pretty soon I will rename Deathbike to Blue Velvet or The Bluebird after I have learned to ride with out close calls.