I Lost My Beast, Joe Got A Indian!

New owner's picture from Flagstaff ride.

April passed & I've been riding more each week. Most of the month saw me riding 3x Permanents per week... shorter routes from 63 to 100 miles per. Mid April I tapered off some due to selling the C'dale Beast  MTB 27.5+ to someone in Arizona.

The well staged Craiglist Ad brought several calls.. the normal lo-ballers and junk trade stuff. One lady from Arizona showed interest and was coming out on Saturday, April 9th. Couldn't get off work so it was back & forth till she got her PayPal account set up. Finally had Joe Morgan at Nytro ship it out via FedEX the next week. They have double thick boxes that are "oversize". I noted all the wrapped parts got stuffed in good order. Upon arrival, fork & wheels were re-installed and all went well. Beast rode the Whiskey Run in Flagstaff the next weekend. The new owner loves that bike!

Without extras, Joe's new Indian looked like this

Followed up that slo-ride week with a 4-banger week. Weather cleared a bit so I hit the Bike Paths, Peet's, checked out 11-Cities and also Walked The Dog down to Ocean Beach. On one of those shorties, I stopped by Nytro and Joe was all amped up over his new Indian Motorcycle. He and April were planning on lots of cruising now! On the home front, I suggested to Zaharah about making some bike scarfs for them (matching the Indian moto colors, of course). She rounded up some yarn and was off to the races on the design. They worked out good with April getting a matching cap. Good stuff.

Zaharah used "Starry Night" for Joe's scarfs

Weird weather pattern of late, so clearer days dictate the ride schedule. May started out good riding a Permanent  with Sam Thomas & Keith Olsen. Pre-ride, I gave Keith a good book called "Killing Reagan" & a 10 pak of SDRando Cards. Felt OK on the ride, but limited breathing with the mini brace. Took it off part way thru and could get a full breath again before chugging up Champagne climb. Main topic of conservation was the recent RBA quit. Don't know if any of us really understood what was going on or not. My feeling was that there were other home factors involved in this. I'll need to get back the new, full box of SDRando Cards soon or they'll be lost in the maze.

So. Santa Fe, Damon Ave. & Morena Blvd had construction delays.

Followed that Monday ride with a full Permanent around University Loop on Wednesday. Hooked up along the coast with Chris. He recognized me and we rode down to Del Mar Dog Beach, where he did a u-turn back north. Chris works at the Encinitas Animal Shelter and now is remodeling his house close by. I met him years ago down around Claimont Mesa during a rando ride while he was commuting up to work. I think he recognized my RUSA jersey!

Santa Fe Street is a mess with pipeline/steel plate construction as is Morena Blvd. Promised I wouldn't return this way and opted for the inland route via QUALCOMM bike path. Slight headwind past MCAS Miramar, but it was warming up to my liking. Felt good fighting the Black Mtn. Rd. climb and others to finish off the route. Only a 2-Tylenol day.

Some off & on rain for the next few days, so I guess it's time to replace the aging zipper in my home-made reflective vest. Also need to add the front 3-M reflective striping.
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-randorides