Month: June 2026
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Shook-up Ride
Today’s commute was something of a shakedown ride (or a shook-up ride?): the first time on Hornsby since I struggled to resolve the grabbing front brake issue. I’m happy to report it’s largely solved: perhaps 90%. And I’m coming to conclude the remaining 10% is a matter of just the tiniest amount of play in…
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Overcast shakedown ride
The initial forecast had been for rain all weekend and through the following week. Welcome to rainy season! But from yesterday, the forecast for today showed a chance of clearing following rain in the morning, so I made tentative plans for a short ride, perhaps from late morning or early afternoon. I woke rather early…
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From here to Asia
The forecast for today was for cloudy skies and a high of 28C. With that in mind, I aimed for an early departure and a short ride, get home before the hottest part of the day. Nana obligingly awoke before 7 and set to making onigiri straight away. I set out at 8 a.m. and…
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Frustrating brake maintenance
When I built Hornsby, I was happy to find the Equal cable-operated disc brakes in purple. At the time they were only available from the US, even though they’re manufactured in Japan. (They’ve subsequently become available locally, and yes, they’re cheaper here.) Installation was straightforward, and they’ve mostly worked well with little adjustment needed. Well,…
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Tora-san Café reprise
I’ve been meaning to get back to Edogawa for a while. It’s a nice, flat ride, although there’s more urban riding to reach it than the Tamagawa and the cycling paths are more iffy. There’s a nice rest area with shaded benches just past the 40km mark, and if I feel strong then it’s still…