Short video clips from our bike rides over the past week. Bike riding for fun and for errands. Riding roads, gravel and paths. Riding a variety of bikes including vintage and ratrod bikes.

New Bike Photo Gallery
I’ve put together a collection of 1 photo each of nearly every bike we have or had.
You can view the new gallery here.

Univega Rover Five Photos
Let’s Build A Rat Bike
In this video I build up the Univega frame that I bought at the recent swapmeet.

Gitane Grand Sport De Luxe
This bike was a freebie from the Midwest Bicycle Swapmeet. The tires that were on it were dry rotted. I had a set of 27″ tires already mounted to an aluminum wheelset so I just swapped out the wheels and it’s now road worthy. The original wheels were steel.
This Grand Sport De Luxe was a low end model from Gitane and I’m guessing this one to be from the early 1970s.












Riding Around Hot Springs & The Northwoods Trails In Arkansas
While on a recent trip to Hot Springs Arkansas to meet up with friends I had a little bit of time to do some riding. One afternoon I cruised around the city a bit and the following morning I rode the Northwoods Trails.
Riding Hot Springs Arkansas
We recently took a trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas to meet up with a long-time friend of Nova’s who lives in Texas. Although this wasn’t a “riding trip” we did bring our bikes which we almost always do wherever we go. I ended up with some time to myself which I took advantage of to do some riding. The first afternoon while the girls got a bathhouse massage I rode up to an observation tower and then around the downtown area stopping at Superior Bathhouse Brewery which I was surprised when I realized this was my first brewery visit in the state of Arkansas. Our last trip to Arkansas was more during the height of the pandemic and we didn’t seek out any breweries. Interesting note: Superior Bathhouse Brewery is the only brewery within a national park. I had their Dos Irish lager which is a Mexican – Irish lager which was really good.
The next morning while the girls’ sit by the air b&b pool reminiscing I rode the nearby Northwoods mtb trails. I stuck to the easy and moderate trails and had a great time.
We may have to return someday so Nova can do some riding and visit the brewery.















The Bike Swap Meet And What I Brought Home
The 13th Midwest Bicycle Swap Meet was this past Sunday. A brief look at the swap and what I came home with.
Bike Shorts 41 – The Windy Week That Was
A couple of 30mph wind days made for a short week of riding.
Bike Shorts 40 – The Week That Was
Short video clips from our bike rides over the past week. Bike riding for fun and for errands. Riding roads, gravel and paths. Riding a variety of bikes including vintage and ratrod bikes.