Month: May 2019
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Beating the heat on the Arakawa
The Halfakid was out all night with his karate sensei, so I headed off solo this morning. My own energy was at an ebb and I knew it would be hot today, so I chose the Arakawa – Disney route: flat and not too long. From the start, I knew Kuroko wasn’t happy. There was…
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I know it’s the drink talking, but …
I’m committed to repainting Ol’ Paint by myself (or perhaps with a the hand of a pro or two … ). But having seen this video, when it comes time to have Kuroko redone I can’t think of anyone better than Rob I’d prefer to do it. For an artisan he’s amazingly voluble, and my…
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Shut up, legs
I set off with some trepidation for Yokohama this morning. I’d just done the Tokyo Landmarks ride yesterday, and I usually don’t ride two days in a row. But as I’ve got a big ride coming up with more than a couple of days in a row of riding, I thought it best to get…
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I’ll get the one in the turban
With just less than a month to go before Lejog, I’m testing out as much of the gear as I can to make sure there are no surprises on the road. I’d added a rear rack to Kuroko back in March, but I hadn’t yet tried it with the panniers (saddlebags, for you non-cycling folk).…
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Back in the saddle
I had my first ride in nearly four weeks today as Kuroko and I commuted. There were no mechanicals and everything went smoothly as I got used to a new Garmin GPS. It felt so good to be back on the bike that when I got to the office I made a little extra loop…
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Happy!
Kuroko has been idle the past couple of weeks following a challenging ride which brought out some noise from the bottom bracket. This was the new bottom bracket I’d installed to accommodate a new crankset. I figured I needed to tighten up the bottom bracket a bit — the instructions just said to make sure…