Bedrock & Paradox

Fantastic work by Fred M the day before the CBC. Blair Choate and myself showing evidence that this may be one of the best trails on the planet. I like to think of myself as a fashion icon.

If he could, Mayoux said, he would tell the riders, “Please don’t make it dirty. Keep it a real sport. It’s not important the speed that they do the Tour de France. The race is what is important.” Exactly. We all like to see the titans of our passions at the height of their powers,…

The Lev is going back to it’s maker tomorrow to get doctored, sad but better done now. It’s almost dialed in, but I’ve been spending waay more time than I care to wrenching lately. The end is almost in sight. Had a great shakedown ride with the new cockpit. May need a shorter stem (40…

If anyone out there wants to purchase, for cheap, a barely used left/front Ultegra triple brifter, do let me know. Otherwise it’s going on the ‘bay.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…