Gophers and Cheese

Here are few shots of my Schwinn Stingray lit up at night.  The original bicycle only came with reflectors and I looked for LED lights with a similar shape.  I especially like how the taillight tucks up under the banana seat.  I didn't bother adding a brake switch so I wired it up at full brightness as if the brakes were applied.  Taillight wiring runs along the inside of the rear fender and I ran the headlight wiring through the frame along with the handlebar-mounted kill switch wires.  Lights are simply powered directly by the battery (fused, of course) with a tiny on/off switch.

The  Dennis Kirk Garage Build Bike Show  was held at Running Aces Casino on Saturday, July 13th.  The Garage Build Bike Show has been around for a few years, held in Sturgis and Daytona, but this was the first one in Minnesota.  For the first one and some threat of storms, there was good turnout.

The 3rd pop-up location of  Heavy Thursday Summer Mystery Tour was Disco Death Records in the Uptown area of Minneapolis on July 11, 2024.

July 2nd was First Tuesday bike night at Forgotten Star , hosted by The Litas .  Last month was pretty much a rain out (but I went anyway).  This month certainly had clouds and a small threat of rain, which might have kept some people home, but it turned out to be a nice evening with a solid turnout.  Here are a bunch of photos: