After our misadventure Dash has returned home with new front and rear tires and a fixed sticky front brake. Seems my near death experience was caused by a pinched tube.
The beast, Dot, and an empty space for the prince. Oh so lonely…
Now everyone is hap, hap, happy!
First things first:
The old front and rear rims, rusted and loose spokes, 37+ year old hubs, equally old wheel bearings –
The front tire
The rear tire
Once we got the call that the wheels were ready Dash and I raced to Newhall, CA to begin his pampering for our upcoming adventure. The following pictures show his transformation! Stainless steel spokes, powder coated rims, polished hubs, new wheel bearings and all sorts of shiny things…
Ohhhhhhh
Ahhhhhh…
Riding home was a dream. We both felt very sassy. Then, not more than 15 miles from home the rear tire went flat. I have never navigated with a quickly deflating tire at 75 miles per hour on a freeway, and I never want to do it again.
Here is the path my bike took, or at least how it felt. Imagine this is a 6 lane freeway…
Mr. Toad’s wild ride
What the hell!
At one point I remember thinking, “I’m going to go down” and then I said “the hell you are!” Wonder what the cars behind me were thinking?
Doesn’t look flat but it is. Poor Dash
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