brisk summer days pass
hurtling along Burke Gilleman
a handlebar breaks

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So, I adjusted the seat angle on the fixie since I had it tilted back way too much. Which made it a touch more comfortable. But the important/amusing thing is I found out why one of the pedals refused to engageThere was a bloody little disc magnet stuck in the front clip on one side of my SPD pedals. No wonder only one side would clip in ( Read more... )

So, I finally got my new crank put on the fixie and fiddled the rear wheel into passable shape. After a quick ride around the neighborhood, I've determined I need a better left pedal on it. It's going to kill me (sooner than later) if it takes forever and a day to clip in like it currently is. I think I might ride it into work this week, just ( Read more... )

So I finally finished putting my fixie together and went out for a ride around the block. A little weird, kinda fun, and I was really glad I put a front brake on it. So, of course being the masochist I am, I decided to ride up to Dilettante and pick up some Passionfruit parfait. I was doing really well, though I was having some problem on ( Read more... )