Month: July 2025
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Built and Wrapped
All the bits arrived this week for the Jumping Through Hoops project, including the custom-cut spokes. Rather than the Phil Wood spokes I had cut for Hornsby, I went with DT Swiss double-butted spokes, which are more appropriate for Kuroko anyway and match the rims and rear hub. I started building the wheels with the…
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Creative packaging
The ducks are queuing up for the Jumping Through Hoops project. This evening I received a very interesting pair of packages considering the contents. Even having them here in my hands, I’m finding it hard to believe there are fairly hefty sized tires in these boxes. The spokes are due to arrive tomorrow. I’m anticipating…
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Jumping Through Hoops
I’ve been holding off on some much-needed maintenance on Kuroko while I completed Hornsby. At last I can get started on this project, aided by the fact it’s too hot to ride. The following are all slated for replacement, more or less in order of urgency: I’ve known the brakes (front in particular) have been…
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Sunday I’m In Love
Following last week’s debut and my realization that the Corner Bar wasn’t working for me, and then yesterday’s trip to the bike shop for a replacement, today was the day for Hornsby’s second debut ride. And it went wonderfully. Dailing in After reaching the Tama River, I stopped at the first opportunity to dial in…
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Hornsby Take 2
Following Hornsby’s debut earlier this week, I said the jury is still out on the Salsa Corner Bar. It took less than a day for me to realize I wasn’t going to be happy with it, even wrapped in nice, padded tape. It puts the hands too far forward and too far down. Hornsby is…
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Hornsby Debut
After months of preparation, Hornsby finally made her debut today. There was some last-minute preparation: aligning the rear wheel and pumping up the tires. And then the Garmin mount was oriented wrong, so the unit was sitting crosswise atop the stem. I fixed that only to find the Garmin wouldn’t fit, with the stem cap…
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She’s ready
Following the failure to get the SRAM shifter working for Hornsby (although it had never been a problem with Dionysus), I took a couple of days to track down a replacement at a reasonable price. Since then I’ve been compulsively reloading the package tracking site and drumming my fingers on the desk loudly enough to…