Biking set-back

Of course, as soon as I post about Bike to Work Day, my bike dies on me. I was out riding around the neighborhood the other night, and all of a sudden, the pedals just let loose. They would move, but would just spin in place, not moving the wheel. After looking into causes online, it seems that I have an issue with my freewheel on the rear wheel of my bike. I bought it from Walmart a few years ago, and it's kind of rusty from spending a year outside (d'oh!), so I'm deciding whether or not I should invest in fixing it, or getting a newer, nicer bike.


I don't feel comfortable enough working on it to fix the issues myself, so will likely pay $50 or so to have a shop look at it, rather than buy another "disposable" wal-mart bike, or save up for a 'low-end,' but still expensive bike. I'd like to have the situation figured out by the 21st, so that I can participate in Bike to Work Day, but who knows if this will be possible. Oh well!


In art news, I've gotten the canvas for the office painting stretched and primed, the piece will be 30" x 48," so pretty visible on the wall. I'm putting together some compositional sketches, and will probably work more on this tonight. Will update with progress as soon as I can. Oh, also had some interest in some of my older works, so I may be listing more in the Etsy storefront soon. Just posted two pieces, "Jukebox Man" and "Damocles."


-Joe