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T
10.24.2013
3.27.2013
Got out riding again today. Harry Moss park is right in my backyard and is an easy enough skill level I can enjoy it on a 26" rigid bike. It was my first time riding a seesaw. If I hadn't put music over that video you would have heard me exclaim "woah" ever time I went over it.
I tried out Performance's new Ultra Bib and the chamois was super comfy. Usually in an hour ride I am readjusting a chamois to not rub sensitive areas, but this one did the trick without an adjustment! It's a winner and the price is the most reasonable one I've seen for a bib of this caliber.
11.26.2012
Gingerly
Work hard. Play harder.
I worked hard this weekend. Friday was the biggest retail day of the year. I sold a bunch of bikes, got folks accessorized, and thoroughly worked my ass off. Following busy working days like these, I usually just rest on my next day off. But not today.
Today, I played. I took the Scott Paisley mountain bike out to the woods near my place. She rode beautifully. It was my first time riding the trails out there. It was fast & fun. I rode for and hour and a half and explored all the different loops on my own. I can't believe I hadn't done this sooner.
I had forgotten how important play is to me. I'd been wasting my days off, just napping & watching the boob tube. Then, I got hooked up fishing. I found a friend that makes jigs and has taught me quite a bit about fishing in the creeks and lakes around here. I caught the fishin' bug from him, and have been fishing several times a month on my own. I caught three bass two weeks ago, just a 5 minute walk into the woods from my place.
The woods are my new sanctuary. On my days off I can take my dog out there for a walk, grab a fishing pole and pull up some perch, or sling my bike down and tear up the trails.
I feel really good again. It's a high of 75F today, unseasonably warm for this time of year here in Dallas. After riding today, I came back, cracked my latest homebrew, cleaned my bike, and cranked the online stream of WTJU on TuneIn. The folks at WTJU always remember to give me a shoutout.
Oh - my latest homebrew. I was quite disappointed with it... until this week. I call it Ginger Minger. It's a basic pale ale recipe I took and played with a bit. I added a bunch of shredded ginger and fresh mint for the last 15 minutes of the wort boil. It was intended to be a late autumn beer... and it's perfect for that. Perfect for today. Play is rewarding.
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| My Ginger Minger & Scott Paisley MTB just before a clean & lube. |
Today, I played. I took the Scott Paisley mountain bike out to the woods near my place. She rode beautifully. It was my first time riding the trails out there. It was fast & fun. I rode for and hour and a half and explored all the different loops on my own. I can't believe I hadn't done this sooner.
I had forgotten how important play is to me. I'd been wasting my days off, just napping & watching the boob tube. Then, I got hooked up fishing. I found a friend that makes jigs and has taught me quite a bit about fishing in the creeks and lakes around here. I caught the fishin' bug from him, and have been fishing several times a month on my own. I caught three bass two weeks ago, just a 5 minute walk into the woods from my place.
The woods are my new sanctuary. On my days off I can take my dog out there for a walk, grab a fishing pole and pull up some perch, or sling my bike down and tear up the trails.
I feel really good again. It's a high of 75F today, unseasonably warm for this time of year here in Dallas. After riding today, I came back, cracked my latest homebrew, cleaned my bike, and cranked the online stream of WTJU on TuneIn. The folks at WTJU always remember to give me a shoutout.
Oh - my latest homebrew. I was quite disappointed with it... until this week. I call it Ginger Minger. It's a basic pale ale recipe I took and played with a bit. I added a bunch of shredded ginger and fresh mint for the last 15 minutes of the wort boil. It was intended to be a late autumn beer... and it's perfect for that. Perfect for today. Play is rewarding.
10.30.2012
4.24.2012
"You need some car free days"
Since moving to Dallas I've been driving to work every day. It has been taking its toll on me - until this past Saturday, that is. Saturday was the first day that I've commuted to work without a car since coming to Texas. I biked to the train station, hopped aboard for 15 miles ($1.75) and biked the rest of the way to work. On the way home I missed a train by less than a minute, causing my return commute to take 80 minutes.
Overall, it was fun. Tons of folks on the train talked to me because of how different my bike is from things they've seen. Everyone seemed to strike up conversation about it. The train did get crowded though.
Today, I'm armed with more experience. I know what to expect, how & where to pay for the fare, how to hang my bike on the DART, and a knowledge that it's less taxing psychologically on me than driving is. I'll be saving a bit of cash, too. My driving commute was costing me a gallon of gas each direction ($8 total), plus wear and tear on the car. My roundtrip now costs me less than $4, and I'll be getting some exercise and sunlight at the same time.
Today will be bike commute #2.
4.19.2012
The Cloud
I got my frame back a couple of months ago with the braze-ons. Looks great, but the canti studs on the back are too high. I can just BARELY get a set of brakes to hit the rim without rubbing the tire. If they were another millimeter higher I'd be screwed. Oh well, I got the work done for super cheap and it WILL work out, so no skin off my back I guess. I've been trying to get in contact with a personally recommended powder-coating company, but no luck. I'm sick of this frame sitting around unrideable , so I clear-coated it today and will get it powder-coated later after I get vinyl decals made for the logo.
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