Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Week of Rain

It's been raining for a week here in SoCal.  The ground is super-saturated.  The cliffs along the ocean will be crumbling, the trails muddy.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Free At Last!

For the past year, my beach cruiser has been stored inside the pickup truck, under the camper shell, and firmly fixed to the BedSlide. All this means is that it is a total time-suck to remove the bike, do the minor re-assembly

  • Install front wheel
  • Find tool
  • Adjust seat
  • Adjust handle bars, both ways

And then reverse the procedure to put it away. Needless to say, I didn't use the bike much. And that, of course, is unacceptable. So just this past week, I liberated my bike from my truck, and all is right with the world.

Now I store the bike in my condo, where it is much happier and far more likely to be ridden, thereby bringing good things (joy, fresh air/sunshine, etc).


Monday, January 25, 2010

Beach Cruiser mods

The FJ Cruiser is just not big enough to hold the beach cruiser and all the other stuff I need when towing the Airstream trailer, so I upgraded to a Toyota Tundra.

The beach cruiser is in the shop getting a quick-release front wheel so that I can keep the bike inside the shell, front wheel removed, and fork secured to the BedSlide, and under the camper shell of the new tow vehicle. (Finally!)

See The Adventures of Airstream Mikie for more info on the tow vehicle.

Kickstand Magazine, for beach cruiser fans

I just got my first issue of Kickstand Magazine today, and it's excellent!

If you are at all into the beach cruiser lifestyle, then you probably want to check it out because it's only 9 bucks (ok, 9 dollars and 9 cents, but why the 9 cents, I have no idea). The bottom line is that it's totally worth it, with great photos, neat stories, and even the advertising is slick and informative.