Category: N.O.S.
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The Revised Stable
The big bad shifty pony. Continually, and I hope finally, refined. The no-coasting oldschool/newschool pony. Two more things: eventually I’ll add something besides endless bike, but right now things are being neglected (like Harry Potter reading and kitchen cleaning); and, 13.5″ bb and 11.5″ bb are waaaaaaay different. In a good way. Congrats to all…
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Le Week End
The saga continues. I’ve got a rideable bike now, and thought the number of things that need to be tweaks continues to grow rather than shrink, the unmitigated fun of riding such a superb machine makes such tasks a pleasure. Rain was the theme here in Arizona, along with occasional humidity the likes of which…
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Mo’ Bike
The Lenz in all it’s glory, in front of Selma. For the moment I put a bashring on, as I’ve yet to figure a way to surpass Shimano’s specs and make the triple STI work with the front mech. A work in progress. Riding tomorrow.
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Gravitas
Apologies for the contrast, but this is pretty wrenching. Make sure you have a strong stomach. It was a very womanly thing to do—to set your heart on a shag carpet, to trick someone into buying it for you, to rely on the fact that once it was installed, everyone would love it and forgive…
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Happy Birthday M!
Donuts for breakfast. My wonderful, wonderful wife is a wee bit older today. You know what that means… This past weekend Jenny and I had a conversation about the “happily married” bit from my mini-bio. It’s true; I am happily married. Arguments about food, cleaning, metaphysics and life goals aside, I would be a lesser…
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Finished (that would be me)
It’s done. Everything came together rather well, except two things. I can’t get the front shifter to work for all three rings, and the rear triangle is mis-set, biased a few mm’s to the nondriveside. Rideable, but disappointing. Things are being taken care of, but its been a far more emotionally taxing experience than I…
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Late morning interlude
Some review-type notes to fill some space, waiting to go back home and finish off the Lev build (I was up til midnight and had to throw in the towel). Anxious. Two new bits of gear made life easier last weekend, and thus get the 8+ hours of saddle time stamp of approval. First, my…
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Finitude
I happened across this a few minutes ago, and am, a bit belatedly, stunned by the finality. North America’s premier female high altitude alpinist, Christine Boskoff, has summitted six of the world’s highest 8000-meter peaks. Her ascents include Mt. Everest (29,028 feet), Lhotse (27,940 feet), Cho Oyu (26,898 feet), Broad Peak (26,400 feet), Shishapangma (26,397…
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Friday the 13th, 1800
The Slate River brain trust in action. Blair Choate, Fred Marmsatter, me, Fred Wilkinson, Craig Tuttle.
Bedrock & Paradox 