Biketalk for Friday Sep 10

Looking forward to getting some miles in this weekend.. felt real strong this morning finishing the first week back riding every day.

Fixing a sticky campy road shifter

Today an noon I'm going to attempt to fix this thing... it may be some dirt but  more likely it's the new bar tape I put on last weekend constraining the operation. Still to hot for a lunchtime ride on Friday but it's getting cool enough to think about it (another month)...

 

Here's the link to my blog w pics of the new paint job, turned out great! I'm thinking not put the Bilenky stickers back on, no one knows what they mean anyway and I kind of like the minimal look. No racks or anything on my bike now, it's nice and clean if you want to try a ride on a quality  steel frame bike let me know it's all yours!

What do you think ? My house is about 3:00 on this picture... make a run for it? I'm going to wait it our for another 30 mins and if it's not raining at 5:01 I'm going to make a dash for it... if it is raining?  I'll catch the 5:15 bus (out of my brain on the 5 uhv, fifteen!, remember that one!)

Riding on that new paint today... but it's looking stormy!

I'm riding the all cleaned up Bilenky with fresh paint, new bar tape, and every single component clean as new.. and guess what? Look around, it's thunder and about to rain big time! I'm holed up in the office downtown and we'll see what happens with the storm. Meanwhile, I'm going to put in a huge plug  for Ed Steidle at Steidlepowedercoating.com

Ed did a fantastic job and you cannot believe the prices, I told him he should raise his prices, he's at least $50 less than anyone else in town and his work is great! He's a small owner run business and I'm sure he'd be happy to have yours! Also, you can buy the powder yourself or have Ed do it for you... if you want to do it yourself lookat powderbuythepound.com

Hard to believe it but check these pics out with a fine zoom and you will see it's no  fluke!

Bilenky painting finished

I picked up the Bilenky yesterday and spent last night and today building it back up. I think it looks great! The powder coat made it a little snug to get the front hub back in place, but it's in there now. Tomorrow morning I'm looking forward to a nice long ride, as long as my ankle and stamina hold up, after a month without riding. More tomorrow after the ride! Happy HOLIDAY!

Aug 30 Biketalk

End of the trail for biketalk?
Let me know your thoughts, I think the biketalk concept may have run it's course. We have great participation in commuting and bike events of all sorts, and the intention when I started biketalk was just to raise awareness of cycling for fun, health, and transportation. What do you think?

I rode a little yesterday, about 5 miles 26 mins just slow coast up to target and around the neighborhoods. Still a little fragile (the ankle, shoulder, and hip) so I didn't ride in today as planned, can't really put a shoe on comfortably to ride. Maybe tomorrow or Wednesday for sure.

Dropped my bike off w Ed Steidle http://www.steidlepowdercoating.com/ for a green metallic powder coat Saturday, $50 + $17 for the powder the price is right we'll see how it turns out! I pick it up next Saturday, meanwhile I'll be riding the Kona. Now that I have a brooks on each bike (spring B-66 on the Kona) it's pretty easy to switch back and forth.

Planning to ride at least a 25 mile ride Saturday or Sunday on the long weeekend coming up, look forward to that (it will likely be Sunday if I get the Bilenky back Saturday I'll set it up Sat night). Found out after visiting 5 shops Saturday morning I have a Phil Wood bottom bracket which are very nice, I thought it was Campagnolo like every other component on my bike (except TA Cranks). LocoMotion Winter Park finally got it off for me.

Happy riding enjoy the long weekend! Cool Camping season coming up after the move settles late October and it starts getting cool at night I WILL go bike camping!

Back on the bike again

It was a little coast around audubon and over to target and back, but it sure felt good after 2 solid weeks without riding. The ankle wound still isn't all closed up, and it's a little creaky, but the shoulder and hip were OK. I think I'll take the vespa one more day tomorrow, then start on the bike again Tuesday. I'm riding the Kona Sutra, the Bilenky is at Ed Steidle powdercoating getting a fresh green put on, I'll pick it up next Saturday.

Once a month!?

Yeah that's the sorry truth, I'm not riding or camping or touring enough to feel like there's much of interest to post. Daily ride to work, but come on, well into the second thousand trips there's not a lot of fresh material there.

I look forward to the next trip and will be back then!