Month: April 2022
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Bolts and Polish
I went to the bike shop yesterday and got some M5x18 bolts to replace the shorter ones that had stripped out of Kuroko’s rear brake caliper. These turned out to be a perfect fit, and I soon had a working rear brake once again. With the brake sorted, I ran the derailleur through its paces.…
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The Ol’ Switcheroo
I’m working from home today and the weather is glorious. I don’t know when the urge to play hooky has been so strong. Telling the monkey on my back to chill, I took advantage of the warm sun to deal with the flat that happened on the way home from Hamura on the last ride.…
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Ill-Starred Century
I spent most of the day yesterday helping José install floor covering in his new flat, followed by far too much delicious pizza and fries for dinner. I got a lot of sleep last night, but my thighs were still tender this morning. It took 20km or more just to work out the cramps and…
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Some Love for Dionysus
I’ve started commuting on the bike again the past couple of weeks (although certainly not every day). It’s been good to get back on Dionysus and fight with traffic again rather than being squashed with the other commuters in the train. But Dionysus had been sitting unloved in the bicycle parking for a couple of…
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Serendipity?
My goals today were to get in some kilometers and to try out a couple of routes between home and José’s new flat. A welcome boon was an unexpected and accidental benefit from yesterday’s maintenance. I’d been casting about the past couple of days for a route. As recently as yesterday evening, Nana asked where…
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A measure of progress
Today is warm and sunny — a perfect day for riding. Or maintenance. Kuroko has been sitting unused in the Workshop in the Sky for a month now while I’ve been waiting for a good opportunity to take care of a few non-critical issues: Since I upgraded to a Di2 rear derailleur, I’m not able…