a midway bikelog

I finally finished the bike trailer i started last year. I had it brazed and assembled, but it needed paint and a decent floor (though i used it a couple of times with a canvas floor). It’s made from 2 mixte frames cut up and re-assembled, a fork for the hitch and 20″ front wheels from scrap kid bikes. The only new parts are the tubes and tires, and most of the various mounting hardware.

I welded a really crappy mount for my 3-speed bike, but i’m planning to build a better one after my welding class. The threaded section of the fork looks like the weak point, it wrinkled a little when i tried to pull the fork legs to the side to level the trailer. Might be fine with typical grocery loads, it didn’t budge when pulling 100lbs of kid down the bumpy alley.

I have an ever-expanding crop of horseradish in my back yard that will eventually take over the whole neighborhood. It’ll be pungent, but i’m really hoping it’ll knock back the nettles some.

This is the main root of one of the bigger plants, which turned out to be 3 in one, and it braided itself nicely. You’re supposed to wait until after the first freeze to dig it up, but i needed some today for a potluck dish. The potluck season waits for no freeze.

A nice fall day for a ride.

Minnehaha Ave. from Bill Connell on Vimeo.

Visiting my friend David’s farm today, a beautiful sunset and moonrise. Seeing all the stars in the sky is one of the best things about getting out of the city.