Beautiful shots, Jay. I especially like the two F-86's. You just don't see that every day.
I had a bit of constructive fun yesterday. My wife's brother finally brought back my old Specialized Stumpjumper. It's a really old model, probably 20 years or more, and it's really HEAVY. (chrome-moly frame) Nonetheless, it's really a nice bike, and was expensive in its day. It has decent components, and would make an ideal cruiser for around the neighborhood.
Typical of the things he 'borrows,' it was in pretty poor shape coming back. Two flat tires, front brakes disconnected, wouldn't shift onto the little sprocket in front, etc., etc. Also, it was filthy/muddy.
I worked on it for a couple hours, replacing both inner tubes, adjusting the derailleurs, cables, and brakes. I gave it a really good scrubbing, oiled the chain, and a few other small things that would have annoyed me. It now looks and runs like new. It makes me glad I kept my bike stand. It sure makes that kind of work a lot easier.
I noticed my BIL looking at it last night, and I believe he's thinking I did all that for him. At some point today, I'm going to take it for a ride, and in so doing, hopefully remind him that it's MY bike.
