Bike turned to pack mule

A few years back I was given this old bike by a friend of mine for helping them  pack up for a move across the country she couldn't take it with her. I have been riding the  bike pretty hard over the  years and shes been good to me but starting to show age and wear a bit. Come over the next year or so as money allows I am going to do a complete tear down and rebuild the old girl from ground up. As of right now it is an old single speed coaster brake nothing to fancy but shes fun to ride. But I live in a somewhat hilly area and planning to use her in the backwoods a bit and  riding off pavement so needs a few more gears so planning to upgrade  to an 8 speed and gonna rebuild  the wheel myself. Nope never done it before so will be my first try at a ground up  custom built wheel should be interesting. I will be adding more on this story as I go and will be posting pictures of the  build and tear down once it begins this is how the old girl looks before I put some primer  on to slow down the rust. Pretty rough eh? should be fun

Mentaly Bent

Sitting at home
In my chair
I am warm in my chair
I get up to
Go for a ride
On my bike
In the cold winter air

Cold at first
Till the legs start moving
But as I ride
And pedal the bike
I start to feel
Alive and warm

The wind in
My face makes
My heart race
I feel so alive
And so free on
My bike

Getting cold
Turning around
Heading back home
Is where I
Will be found

Back in my chair
I sit here and write
My bike is
Put away for the night

Till I feel blue again
I think I will stay in
Warmed in my chair
I sip on my tea

Wandering

Why do I wander? I do not know
To see new places
To meet new faces
I wander to free my mind and renew my soul
I wander by foot I wander by bike
Sometimes by day sometimes by night

Sometimes I wander without
leaving my home
I wander in my dreams
My thoughts become my feet and my legs
take me to new places I have never been

Why do I wander? I still do not know
Wandering with no place in mind
Wandering to see what I find

Lots of miles to wander still left to travel
Why do I wander? To set myself free
This is why I wander

Slowly working on it

Not exactly sure what I will be posting here but this will be a work in progress mainly some of my poetry and journal entries about my future bicycle rides and hikes. Check back for updates.