New stuff for the old bike.

It was a beautiful day to work on the bike. It needed it bad. I hosed it off and as soon as the tire patch got wet it failed and the tube poked back out.
Anyway, I built up the new rims. Easton two's with a PG990 cassette. They're not tubless. They are a big step up from the Rangers I've been running. Stiffer rims and sealed cartridge bearings. New tires and tubes.
I also noticed that I carved up the bash guards I taped on the carbon seat stays when I crashed. So, I'm glad I put them on. I put on new tape and good to go.
I also fixed the loose headset. Thanks for telling me how Brad, it worked perfect!
I hit the rr derailuer in the same crash. It needed some adjustment and I can't tell if its bent or not. Seems to be working but the heavy gears not so well.
New chain too. The stock one had a year of Michaux so it was time.
I'll bring it out Tuesday and see how it goes.

The Epic Hurricane Bill Ride

I was able to make it to Teaberry parking lot with about five minutes to spare. However,

I deviated from the intended ride at that point. We made a few wrong turns, got lost, kept going, saw Sasquach, entered the worm hole and as you can see we arrived back at the parking lot I'm not sure how. At that point Steve gave me a lift back to my car. I think it was 16-18 miles total. I'm wiped out and on my way to an afternoon nap. We'll see about tomorrow.

See you at The Next Ride!

Hurricane Bill Ride

Todays outlook goes from partly sunny to 80% chance of showers depending on what site you check for weather. Therefore, in an attempt to forget about the economy and health care for five seconds I hereby dedicate this ride to Hurricane Bill.

Provided nobody else shows up for some EZ fun, I intend to ride from Caledonia to Teaberry in one hour. Rain, shine, bees, whatever. Then I'll ride with the group back to the reservoir and head home. No idea how many miles it is but if you zoom out far enough on the map, these two places are pretty close together. The other thing is that, I'm not even sure they're riding back to the reservoir?! And the kicker ... I'm not even sure if I remeber the trails to get to Teaberry ([:o

See you on a ride soon!

We still using this?

Whats up. Just wondering if we're still using this blog? This was my first Michaux bike. Pic taken on the beginner trails.

New bike gear

Got a bash guard coming for the Prophet.  Hopefully this will help prevent any top of the log gymnastic maneuvers like the one I almost had Tuesday!  I'll lose the third ring but I never use it anyway.

Vacation?

Brian-you can't just take off for 10 days!

This post is a test

Just here conducting a test.