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Old 08-28-12 | 12:10 PM
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EKW in DC
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From: Alexandria, VA

Bikes: Trek 830 Mountain Track Drop bar conversion

After a nice week off, I'm back at it this week.... Full force, too. First calluses of the semester are today, so it's full time at the 9-5 (now 700-330) and then grad school in the evening.

Rides have been good. Despite some walking and a good hike at Muir Woods last week the cycling form is a little off, but it's coming back.

Successful experiment with mounting my bell now that I've gone to drop bars. I plan on making this a thread with pics. Basically, I took a plastic end cap from Planet Bike bar tape, drilled a hole through it and ran a zip tie through the hole so that the cap sick out to the side from the sources out steerer tube below the stem. It's a good diameter for the clamp from my old bell, which I screwed down onto the cap. I was pretty pleased with myself for that little brainstorm. It works great and doesn't look too Fred.
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