Cycling is booming Québec, I think I have been waxed about this one ad nauseam.
What I found out recently though is that not only is urban cycling on a total roll, but sport cycling is literally exploding as well. Roading is the biggie. I have been hearing this from hubby's colleagues and all the folks I know in professional fields: golfing is ringard and for has-beens, cycling is in. Professional firms finally caught on with the idea that golf really sucks some boring dick that only older partners enjoy licking.
(Yuck, I know... I should stop being so gross... But, hey, the point of this blog is also for me to vent alright! I did have to suck these things up in my previous life...)
(Yuck, I know... I should stop being so gross... But, hey, the point of this blog is also for me to vent alright! I did have to suck these things up in my previous life...)
Younger folks are much more attracted to cycling, which, as a bonus, allows them to beat some serious partner's ass for once...
Anyways, hubby had been toying with the idea of getting himself a road bike after several of his colleagues have started investing in major ass jewels. Yet, how does one know whether they will enjoy a new activity unless they try it at some point? One cannot simply walk into a shop and drop big $$$ on a untried toy. Dilemma... Asked above-mentioned colleagues for a trial... Nice but not enough to get a trust worthy impression.
And then... Boom! Santa Klaus drops one in the chimney!
Can you believe this shit? Is this serendipity or what?
Ok, not so much Santa than a cousin moving in a new place and dumping an old wheelset left there by the previous tenant. A Raleigh Record, the most basic of all entry-level road bikes.
All red and proud.
I wish I knew which year it was made in.
"Vintage", as in old school, nobody-rides-these-things-anymore (not true). But hey, it's a free bike!
Always funny to see road bikes with kickstand. The previous owner was probably using it as a commuting tool.
It was made in Canada. Weights a ton, "high tensile steel tubing".
Some rust...
yet, it is in an almost perfect state. A tune-up, some new tape and there we go. Hubby will be able to play with it and figure it all out thoroughly.
All red and proud.
I wish I knew which year it was made in.
"Vintage", as in old school, nobody-rides-these-things-anymore (not true). But hey, it's a free bike!
Always funny to see road bikes with kickstand. The previous owner was probably using it as a commuting tool.
It was made in Canada. Weights a ton, "high tensile steel tubing".
Some rust...
yet, it is in an almost perfect state. A tune-up, some new tape and there we go. Hubby will be able to play with it and figure it all out thoroughly.
As I commented recently on Lovely Bicycle!, people do not tap family enough. There are literally a gazillion bicycles laying idle in folks' basements, attics etc. All we need to do is reach out.
