Yesterday felt productive, yet I still felt bored for more than half the day. My brother came home for the weekend, but he hung out with his girlfriend so we didn't get to chill too much. Let's get back to Sunday. When I woke up, I remembered my dad had a vintage Schwinn road bike in the backyard shed. I thought to myself, theres only boxes to move out and around. For a good hour and a half, I battled through small and big boxes, and some weird ass objects i've never seen before. I didn't know the frame was buried under 3 different bikes and wrapped around a vacuum tank thing. I swear, just imagine a vacuum with tank treads and an armor shell. After pulling the bike with all my might, it finally budged through and I came out victorious. Cleaned off the bike of dust and webs, stripped most of what was on it, except the kickstand which is welded on the frame and the cranks. I wanted to strip the rest of the bike so I can paint it (white) and slowly rebuild it. But Im going to spend much of my money on my upcoming bike, so it leaves me with nothing for the Schwinn. I think I'm just going to post it on craigslist and sell it for 100 bucks. I really want to sell it to a friend who is committed to build up this bike. I want to see how it looks after all these years. If anybody wants it, 75 bucks and its all yours. Just remember, a lost of work needs to be put into it before you can ride it. New wheels, stem, cranks, chain, handlebars, seatpost, seat, and paint. Probably around 200 bucks would put this on the road again.

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