behind the wheel


Upgrade #2: Speedometer
2010/05/01, 14:27
Filed under: Bike

What happened to Upgrade #1? Well, I did that one before I realized that bike stuff is was a good blogging opportunity. You can see pics of upgrade #1, the Topeak Rear Rack, on Flickr.

Upgrade #2:

My friend and roommate Luke “clockspot” kindly donated this wonderful vintage (circa 1970′s) Stewart Warner speedometer. Now I get to see just how slow I really am! It is hilariously old school and looks awesome on the Clic. Even better, it seems to actually work! I rolled the mileage back to 5.4 from the existing ~500 in order to reflect only the miles I’ve personally put on the bike.  Also note the duct tape, I did exactly what I feared and picked at the loose edges of the bar wrapping. It was really starting to come off badly. This should be a good temp fix till I can afford new wrapping. Who knows, maybe this will make it less tempting to steal.

New(ly obtained) Stewart Warner speedometer circa 1970's

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