Month: March 2026
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Sakura Running
We’ve had a rainy week, and then suddenly a turn for the better yesterday which left me reeling with sinus pressure. There was some improvement this morning, and I determined not to let it stop me having a good ride. I departed at 9 a.m., by which I mean I kissed Nana at 9 a.m.…
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The Snail is Back, B’s!
I had other plans on Saturday that kept me off the bike, but it was all to the good as there was quite a wind, and today was milder. I’ve been eager to get Hornsby out for a test ride following the drivetrain replacement (see Part I and Part II), and it was only a…
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While you’re worried about pumping gas
There’s been a lot of hullabaloo in the bike pump space recently, first with the emergence of rechargeable mini air pumps and then with the announcement of a couple of new valve systems. A power pump could be nice, but it could also leave me flat on a ride where I had multiple punctures or…
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Matched Set II
I took a pause in the Deore drivetrain swap for Hornsby when I had some alignment and clearance issues with the new derailleur. In addition to sleeping on the issue for a couple of nights, I consulted the shop manual several times to make sure I had done everything by the book. While I was…
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Matched Set I
With the memory of the shifting issues on last week’s ride fresh in mind, and with a belly full of the appropriate beverage, I decided it was time to change Hornsby from the SRAM drivetrain inherited from Dionysus and go instead for a roughly equivalent Shimano set-up. To be honest I’ve been contemplating this for…
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Kold kafun kaze
I wanted to get out on Hornsby to test out the shifting, which I’d spent some time sorting out in the Workshop in the Sky following an amateurish incident. The forecast was for a high of 13C today, but the sun was taking its time waking up this morning — it was still just 4C…