New Tires for the 420

This past week, I bought some new tires for the old 420.  I'm not for certain, but I would venture to guess the old tires are the original tires - circa 1987 or so.  The tire size is 26-12-12.

I measured the tread depth of the old tires, and I measured 0.200 inches - right around 3/16 of an inch. 

The new tires are Carlisle Multi-Trac, and the depth is approximately 0.430 - about 7/16 of an inch.  That is a full 1/4 inch more!  Pretty amazing.

And they look real good mounted on the 420.  I expect much better traction, so I kept my wheel weights off.  That, and all my mole hills are pretty well mashed down anyways.

An Old Tandem Bicycle

Meet Daisy.  This is an early 1960s Huffy tandem bicycle.  If you know the history of our family, you know why Daisy has a special meaning to us.

I bought this dude off Craigslist this past weekend.  It drives real nice, and has been fun for the last couple of days with the kids.  

I hope the kids and I can use it often.  I also hope the kids and their friends use it with each other.  I think it has a certain cool nostalgic flavor.  

Now it isn't named Daisy just for fun.  It's actually painted right on the chain guard!