…New Bike?… January 23, 2013
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So, I have been thinking about getting a new bike. After much deliberation and review, I’m going to email a local bike builder: http://www.andersoncustombicycles.com/index.htm
I’ll keep you updated. Mahalo.
…Tire Patch… September 9, 2012
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So, I patched my tire up last week in order to get home from work after a rear flat tire.
A couple days later, I put a little more air in the tire and was getting ready to ride to work when it blew up on me. Absolutely and catastrophically blew up. Sounded like a gunshot. Not the kind of gunshot when someone on a nearby farm is out shooting crows, but the kind where you weren’t paying attention at the range and the guy next to you let a shot off with a 44 magnum.
Lesson? Go back to the good patches with the vulcanizing glue. Don’t use the cheap pre-glued patches.
…Someone’s Touring Setup Video… September 9, 2012
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…August mileage… September 4, 2012
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So, I’ve finally settled into somewhat of a groove for commuting to and from work on my Surly LHT.
I managed over 135 commuting miles in August. With my varied, but often late shifts, many of those miles were riding home around midnight.
Really glad I ordered those spoke lights from Think Geek. They really attract the attention I need to be seen.
On tonight’s commute, I got my first flat in a long time. Got a little shred of green glass wedged into my rear tire.
Fortunately, I was able to patch it and be on my way. It was a good reminder to occasionally go through the items I carry regularly. Tonight I found my vulcanizing glue had long since dried up.
Thankfully, I carry a bunch of pre-glued patches. Specifically, I carry three packages of a dozen patches each.
Why? Well, if I keep them on the bike, I should always know where they are at.
Besides, over-prepared is still prepared.
…333… August 11, 2012
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Well, again it has been a long time since I’ve posted. Unfortunately, I’ve been hit with compulsions for hobby after hobby since retiring from the Navy. Since my schedule better allows me to pursue these… I have.
…and it shows.
At work, several of us decided to put together our own “Biggest Loser” contest. Weigh-ins were last week. I came in at 333 lbs. Yikes. Super yikes. Mega yikes. Really, I was speechless. But, as the song goes, “the race is on.”
I’ve committed to commuting the 10.2 miles to work by bike. I’ve committed to a better plan for food. I’ve committed to regaining my old self by losing a good chunk of my new self.
Here is a pic of my bike rigged for commuting, minus the Arkel bags:
So, what’s my goal? The same as my goal when I started this journey in Hawaii years ago… a healthy change in how I live and what I do. To be healthier and happier. To bike to work. To work to live. To live to bike. To get back on the bike.
