another hot day in Sacramento

another hot day in Sacramento

Here you can see the Gullwing rear suspension that I added after I saw it at Interbike in 1994. Also visible is the Zound air-horn, with its pressure bottle in one of my handlebar water-bottle cages. The front panniers are the smallest Ortlieb roll-tops (old style), that I bought because of their waterproof qualities and excellent construction; but even with the bottoms of the panniers bound tightly with straps, they still scrape the ground in a moderately tight turn (as when rounding a corner at a reasonable speed). Click on the image to see a close-up of the front wheel detail.