Don't worry, Granny's OK. She just got dressed up like Darth Vader and moved to the end of the bench. More concerning is the entire family that disappeared while he was getting his feet back on the pedals.

BS yourself. He'd put a Judy DH on it, who knows why or when, but if you're old enough to remember there were DH races before there were disc brakes. I can't remember what was on the back. I do remember thinking it was a damn nice riding bike, though, and that it would be a sweet AM bike, and wishing I had one myself.

I tuned up a Lobo in Toronto a couple of years ago. There's some guy still riding it around, v-brakes, Judy DH and all!

Back in Maine one time we pestered the guys at the tire store until they sold us carbide studs. No threads, and nice thin flat heads for the inside. I had to make a special hollow needle/punch but it worked great. Then as luck would have it the worst ice storm in history hit, and glazed the entire countryside - 14 inches of snow encased in four inches of ice. The entire state turned into a skating rink, and the dog and I spent all of January riding. Trails, fields, hills, streams, you could go anywhere. It was like riding through a crystal chandelier.

Shutup. Your blogs are all right. Cool pictures too. And go with bb7s for god's sake. Strong, cheap easy, and you can use your old brake levers.