Phase 2 of dunno how many

This time last year was all about the giddy up. I had a few months before the Distinguished Gentlemen's Charity Ride - and thank you again to those who donated to the cause. And despite my not making the ride on the bike, I did make an appearance in support of the effort, and the donations were certainly welcomed and appreciated. Yes, last year was all about my wanting to get the bike running in time for this ride. And after the electrical decisions, it became very much an impossible looking task to get done in time.

Or even running in time.

And it was.

[speaking of donations. I was able to raise enough that I was sent a really nice embossed poster for the event; great typography. So I will getting that one framed and hung)

Once I went with the decision to go the M-Unit route (still I think a good one, though it was a good 'long-term' decision, but the short term meant a lot more to figure out and manage. Two things I wasn't as equipped to deal with. Still in many ways am not.)

So, as you can see, the bike is now in my backyard patio area. The garage needs to go goodbye, since I've 'upgraded' to a larger apartment I really need to get rid of the monthly expense of the garage. There's enough room back there to work on it and I think it will be OK. A couple of areas that I've already recognized will be challenging- it's not very wide and I'm already bumping into things a bit. I also think when it's gonna come time to start crawling around on the ground I'm gonna need to do something different for the base/ground. I could just do the gravel, but that's not very comfy. As much as I'd love a bike bench, that's definitely not gonna happen.

I think my original idea from a year ago of just buying a 4x8 sheet of 1" plywood and throwing that down on the ground is still the best option. These stepping stones are nice enough but it's hard to get 30 of them all level and it's just a lot of work. I'm gonna need to be able to get dirty and get around this thing and for that I need it all to be stable and open.

The second thing? I will not have the garage LIGHT any longer. So gotta work during the day or solve that problem.

Maybe in the end these obstacles will just end up helping keep me on task. With a smaller window with which to work on the bike (the garage afforded me 24 hours), that might make me more motivated to take advantage of the fewer hours I will have available.

I know once I get back to it and start seeing results, the bug will return once more. A lot of other personal things happening right now, too. Plus the AZ weather for some reason is kicking my butt right now. Over 100 degrees when I'm walking my dog at 9:pm is never a good thing.

So the best thing right now- get all these organizational things sorted so that when the weather breaks, I can be ready to get some work done.