With help, I got the brakes done. Did a short test ride on the SchwinnFo (Not really "Schwinn", faux Schwinn, Schwinn faux = ScwhinnFo). Disappointed as it isn't nearly as fun to ride as the Huffy. Who'da thought! It just feels unsafe and uncomfortable. Cannot wait for the new Huffy parts (better handlebars and ergonomic grips) to come for the SchwinnFo, but unfortunately, the Huffy warehouse, apparently, is behind on shipments. Hopefully SOON! One thing I also noticed about the slightly wider handlebars, and more gentle curve, is stability. Never even occurred to me, until yesterday, trying to ride the SF with the (slightly) narrower bars. I am somewhat wobbly in my old age, and that bit of "widerness" (lol) helps a great deal! I was in my early 30s when I was racing. I felt that I was in my prime still. Now, I'm 60, and well, not so much my prime, obviously, or I wouldn't have bought a couple of granny bikes, lol. I NEED that stability! (And no, trikes aren't nearly as fun! I'm not in need of one of those... yet!) :D

I haven't made any videos about the bike building/repairing lately, cus really, I don't know what I'm doing or how it will go. I don't want to make a "don't do this video", I want to make helpful videos. So, since this is a learning process, ain't gonna happen... too much footage, too much editing. And I HATE editing.

Maybe if I find more trash bikes, and/or rebuild a bike... or maybe after I've cleaned up some of my old bikes, I'll make a video of the last one I clean up, cus I will have done it several times over. Maybe I'll make one here and there. Maybe not. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe never. :O

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