a slight ghordo in your bike.

33.2  miles
well it was bound to happen, my bike has begun to make an unidentifiable noise. it very much detracts from the overall ride experience when every revolution of the rear wheel brings that odd noise... of course that tell-tale sound of a spoke shifting under tension is a dead give away. for the most part, i can forget about the noise and enjoy the road ahead... i just have to remember to fix that noise before my next ride...

freshiness.

34.4 miles

taking new riders out on the old regular rides is a nice thing... and doesn't happen often. the roads i've ridden so many times with every crack and pot hole memorized are completely fresh to the new rider. it's refreshing to see the old route through new eyes.

crank stripper.

34.5 mi.

usually my rides go off without a mechanical hitch so when somehing does happen it is quite the event. today, a friend and i set off and within minutes he was having issues. as we limped back to the shoppe it became obvious this wasn't going to be a simple adjustment. once in the stand i popped the cranks off to find the aluminum spline teeth had been stripped out due to a loose crank bolt. very unfortunate seeing as though these cranks maybe had 100 miles on them. "this doesn't mean our ride is cut short", he said. "no worries", i said. i tossed on another set of cranks and off we went having ourselves a wonderful ride.