I agree that you probably should take up that RS10 set if you still have the chance. I paid $64 for just the rear wheel and I don't think it was as nice as those, and not a set. Thing with the freewheel is, it's gonna have to come off eventually...for wheel servicing or replacement as mentioned above. But, you could also try a modified 3/4" extension socket like mentioned above and see if it works for you, then just replace the freewheel with a standard Shimano Hyperglide freewheel and you should be good to go. Easy replacements and removals from then on.

Big personal milestone for me today, new longest ride! Today I joined up with the local group of cyclists and drove to Jacksonville, AL, where we rode to the Georgia state line on a rails to trails system which was about 26.5 miles, and back of course. 53 miles total distance for the day. As mentioned, a new personal record for me! Though I ride a lot, my previous longest distance in one ride is somewhere between 25-30 miles, over fairly hilly terrain.

Basically we went through the mountains and ended up in some pretty neat mountain passes. It was a fun ride, and pretty flat, which made the ride much better I'm sure.

I took the steel tank and had it loaded to the max with a bunch of extra gear that I ended up only using a little bit of. My bike was kind of overloaded compared to everyone else's, but I also never wanted for anything on the ride. Here's some pics:



Loaded up, and parked at the first stop. We stopped every 13 miles or so (3 stops in total) for butt pain relief.



First group of bikes (mine in foreground)



Second group of bikes, and some of the riders.



My steel tank again, except this time at the Georgia border.



Group of bikes and some riders.



State line! I made it a point to ride across that line before stopping. Now I can officially say I have ridden my bike out of the state.





Now, for some pictures of the stuff in between stops, once I realized we weren't going to stop and take pictures along the way. There were a lot of mountain rivers and other scenic stuff that I missed, but these pictures were taken on the fly and most of them sucked. These were the only ones that turned out good...



Heading back...



This was one of the many bridges over the old railroad trestles crossing mountain rivers. I couldn't get a picture of any of them cause it was too dangerous to do so sideways while going two across on these narrow bridges.

Apparently I can only post 10 images per post, so the remainder of the ride and pics will be included in the next post...
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