Having discovered that the Salsa CroMoto stem on my Ritchey had been recalled - apparently shortly after I bought it 12 years ago!! - I spent a goodly chunk of last evening replacing the bars and stem. The Salsa stem was a 120mm, paired with a Salsa "Short and Shallow" bar with 82mm reach. The stem I replaced it with is the original 130mm Ritchey that came with the bike back in 1996, and I just happened to have a black SOMA Highway 1 with 75mm reach. I figured between the longer stem and shorter reach, I'd end up close to the same place. I set the brifters based on 'tips level with end of drops'. and pointed the drops midway between seat collar and brakes. That's the starting point...

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Similarly, on my recent trip to northern WI, my wife and I took a short paddle in a tandem kayak.

When I got out there was fresh blood on my shoes, but no evidence of it's source :foo:

Ditto :bday:

Except I didn't feel that great...and I was slow...but hey, that was the longest I've ever spent on the shiny bike since I've owned it.

And I finally broke 1k on it :)

I did end up climbing to the highest glaciated point in the state of Illinois, so that was neat to discover


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I'm configuring my 1980 Trek 414 as a gravel bike. Originally set up for 27" wheels, and with 44cm chainstays, it is said to accept 45mm tires in the 622 size. I'll do some checking and might just settle for 38mm, which I know it will take.

Ah, so THAT'S 'shiny bike'! That IS shiny! Can you tell me a bit about it, since I missed its introduction?

That really is one shiny bike! :thumb:

Sounds familiar. Rub some dirt on it and carry on. :)

to be fair, that album was released in 1985 so I guess was 7. My parents were not hip to that scene. I did have a crazy Aunt...

You mean like when you spend some time doing yard work and there's dried blood on your forearms from at least 3 cuts you never noticed?

Looks like a lot of Addicts flogged their bikes good today. I see that I was at 5th on the Leaderboard for a while - yikes.

Family forum, mister! Reported!

I’m not a big beer drinker, but I bought a sixer of this last week and find it refreshing.


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Saw this gate across the hwy on my ride. Had to double back and take a pic. I wanted to toss my bike in front of it, too, of course, but there was a security camera so I thought better of it.

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Throwing back some wine at a local winery.

I'll whine when it's hot, I'll whine when it's cold
I'll whine about sunshine and about growing old
I'll whine about all things inside and out
You'll find that there's nothing I can't whine about
:D

What about eight tracks? And you're not fooling anyone lying about your age.

Who are you and what have you done with our shovel-loving Doug?

I did not:mad:
I had to work this morning, then helped Mrs Pirkaus plant new perennials in the side garden.
I enjoy gardening with her, but it ain't bike riding.

Today I did a ride mostly the same as one in May, and the one today says 500 more feet of climbing. wut

At least you got to do something that you enjoy.

Personally, I dislike gardening with my wife, and yeah - it sure ain't bike riding.

Go to Strava and try correcting the elevation on the lower of the two. Not that I trust in their elevation mapping, but it might be better than a clogged Garmin or whatever.

wut

Yeah, 700 miles would be a heavy week for me. Only 166 mi.