Author Archive

Spill Saturday, April 11th, 2009
My cold weather glove protected my hand from this scrape :) 

 

My cold weather glove protected my hand from this scrape :)

I’m happy that we’re thawing out, but I would really like to reschedule the rain for weekdays.  There’s more rain coming this weekend.  Last weekend I went for a spill off of my bike just as it hit the lifetime 500 mile mark.  My hands were well protected by my gloves, but I don’t think they’re “windproof” anymore :)  Taking it easy this week to recover I logged only about 30 miles.  But, I do have some new equipment in hand to talk about soon and it’s less than a week until Isaac’s bike shopping day!!

The Wheels Saturday, April 4th, 2009

The WheelsI’ve equipped last year’s commuter for tour duty.

-Road specific tires
-Rack and panniers
-Leather saddle

Rode 100 miles with this setup last week. I’m feeling every crack in the road, but these tires sail on smooth road. The panniers getting the weight off my back makes spending more than an hour in the saddle possible!