Moved to a small town that's a lot more bike friendly than the suburban hellscape I previously lived in, and only have one car now. My wife works in the next city over so she gets the car, and I've spent my unemployed time fixing up my neglected relic and turned it into a daily driver. I needed a new derailer, brake housings and bar tape. Got that done and am gonna put some new tires once I start getting some paychecks. Tires are fine for now, but are very narrow and we have a lot of dirt roads and paths and I want some wider tires. Added a bag to the top bar that has a clear slot for a phone so I can nav around while I'm still learning the lay of the land. Also got an under saddle bag for a spare tube, a tire lever and a c02 cart. Got my hand pump attached to the same mount as my bottle. This month I've put 60 miles on it after not riding for at least 4 years and while my cheeks were killing me the first week I'm feeling great now. I thought riding down small roads would be nerve racking, but the roads are so empty people pass with plenty of room and are generally very courteous.
nice, i'm jealous :)
i always had to use a 29" MTB hard tail for commuting I used to have to jump gutters a few times because of cars trying to kill me and cut through parks etc because ..well, shit cycling infrastructure all around me
One time some idiot leant out the passenger window and yelled "get a car ya cheap cunt!" i gave him the finger in a friendly greeting and they tried to come after me, so i rode up on the traffic island, across the stroad, up the gutter across a carpark and down another street to get away as they were enraged by my friendly greeting and yelling "we'll get u ya cunt!" as they were stuck in traffic but revving loudly