its alive!!

yess ladies and gents, shes good to go. took longer than expected
but i guess that the problem with regular life taking time away from what it should be.
i still got a few finishing touches to complete. things are either in the mail or yet to be bought (new tires), now all i need to do is ride...

things done:
all rust on frame sanded and painted
headset cleaned and re-greased (will need to be replaced in the future due to indexed steering)
bottom bracket cleaned and re-greased
shimano bar-end shifters installed
new jagwire brake/shift cables and housing
new KMC chain

i also noticed that my rear wheel has quite some play in it. probably the bearings are shot im guessing.
going to address that some time soon....

another good saturday

i tested out Google Tracks today, an app on my android phone to track the ride. worked out great. lots of cool stats and pretty accurate. top speed - 30.2 mph on my singlespeed! elevation map is nice too. didnt destroy battery life neither. we also had a new rider with us, got him on a nice Surly Steamroller singlespeed.
enjoy the pics.

 at Stuyvesant HS getting on the west side

 pit stop for dumplings on essex

 shot from the manhattan bridge, they finally moved janes carousel over

 original location of carousel

interesting weekend

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thursdays route, over the Queensboro and back. we did have the intention of heading to central park to do a lap but had to turn around due to technical difficulties. good 30 mile ride nonetheless, minus the hiccups.
such is life...

 roadside assistance at its finest. caught total of 3 flats for the day. shout out to LIC bikes next to the
QB bridge for hookin us up.  support - http://longislandcitybikes.wordpress.com/

 QB bridge, shout out to the pizzeria right here. helped us out with some band-aids

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todays ride, a nice quarter century loop. weather is gorgeous. good thing i quit my job so i can enjoy it.

 technical difficulties of my own today. a quick patch kit repair saved the ride.
definitely a good investment.

 messing around with a new panoramic option on my phone. not perfect but, not terrible i guess

 rockaway beach. you can still see remnants of hurricane irene.

we're trying to do the escape from NY century. hope that will work out.
until next time....