Rizzy Simmons

I'm not a particularly avid bike rider but I accidentally always have at least three bikes in my basement. I have been wanting to build up a bike myself, tinkering in the basement. I just happened to find the perfect project frame in my neighborhood left out behind some trash cans. I got some wheels from a goodwill bike, re-ran the cables, cleaned everything up, and made it rideable (with help from friends and a lot of YouTube videos). It was a fun and whimsical project that I was excited to gift to my best friend.

I took off work most of the year 2022 to recover from surgery, so this was a special project for me during some of that down time. It felt good to be up and moving around and to be making something out of nothing. It was also a good warm up to getting back to work in the engine room and back out to sea.