V - ya. i think somewhere my mind says that..but then you're talking to the person who just likes to buy wine.. and always has friends who weedle me to open it . but yes, i hear ya about just riding the thing but then i see these posts on craigslist that say "STOLEN!! Bike brand..." I'm on the penisula.

mimi - whoa.. you surprised me. how did you know one of the places i do like to ride is the library?

well, in the meantime, i'm waiting for my repair stand to show up so i can start to see if i can get more done on it and see if i'm going to repaint it.

i think i am. in some places the paint is nic'd enough that the primer is showing thru. so to prevent the whole rust thing i should probably re-paint?